Hello friends. Welcome to another fine Sunday! As you read this I’ll be on my way to Puerto Vallarta Mexico for a short trip with my friends Whitney and Dean. The three of us turned 40 this summer and we’re all going to Mexico about it. I hope to cross surfing off this year’s Summer…
It’s so hot all I can eat these days is watermelon salad. Well… watermelon and anything smoothie like, and whatever leftovers I have cold from the fridge… but mostly just watermelon salad. I’ve done most of my watermelon eating this summer in the car between New Orleans and Houston. A little summer road trip always…
Friends, it’s Sunday! Feels good, doesn’t it? How has your week been? I hope you’ve been vacationing – I feel like everyone has been vacationing. This week, in the small work of living this life, I committed to eating the food from my fridge and pantry instead of grocery shopping. I have so much food…
It’s tomato season which means it’s time to eat cherry tomatoes like they’re candy AND it’s high time for tomato pie! My version of tomato pie is more of a tomato cobbler- super simple, topped with buttermilk blue cheese biscuits. Just last week my big sister Launa sent me a very urgent overnight package. Inside…
Hello dear friends, happy Sunday! It’s dinnertime on Saturday night and somehow I have popcorn popping on the stove. It seemed easier than microwaving leftover from two nights ago but in reality the popcorn will just be more fun to eat. I’ll find myself rummaging in the fridge for Second Dinner leftovers in about two…
Hello dear friends! Happy 4th of July weekend! I love this particular weekend of the year. It feels like we’re smack dab in the middle of summer with way fewer urgent Friday emails and more Mondays off. This week my heart has been with everyone affected my the condo collapse in Florida. It’s just the…
I’m a little behind schedule this year but friends, the Summer Bucket List is HERE! Just in time for a 4th of July weekend camping trip (don’t be too jealous, I’ll be in the Louisiana rain) and an attitude that’s eased into the heat and humidity. This marks the sixth summer I’ve shared my summer…
Hello friends. Welcome to a Sunday together! I’ve been in a flurry this week shooting the last of the images for the holiday magazine which means I’ve had more bundt cakes in this home than is normal for any non-bakery building. These are sweet little egg nog bundt cakes made with my favorite small bundt…
Hello friends! I’ve gotten a month into these thick summer days without one of my very favorite summer activities: relaxing with a juicy beach read under an umbrella with a spritz. I looked up from my Christmas-in-June haze and realized that I don’t even know what beach read I’m reaching for! Thank goodness for you….
I pride myself on having a few different love languages. Of course they all revolve around me feeding the people I love and while that may be downright annoying for someone say, sick with the flu, I’m ok with it – everyone is hungry eventually. Everyone needs an easy lasagna recipe, I mean… always, right?…
Hello friends! Things I’m thankful for this week include: These moody New Orleans summer days with their fluffy humid clouds, pink sunsets, and still steamy summer evening river walks. Well earned yoga savasana on my own hardwood floors. The Christmas tree I’ve had lit every night for the past two weeks and the homemade egg…
Hello dear friends! Welcome to (somehow) a Sunday in the middle of June. I swear the last time I blinked it was February and yet… here we are. We have officially passed the point of no return in New Orleans. It’s swampass summer and that’s that on that. There’s no beating around that bush. Over…
I’ve been a board certified adult for a few years (if not a few decades) now and can tell you a handful of things for certain. For certain we know that we are here, first and foremost, with the best summer cocktails on our mind: a Pimm’s cocktail. Adulthood comes with certain small joys that…
