This recipe is part of a series of 12 Days of Christmas Party Food. You can find the other posts, including Frosted Chai Sugar Cookies, by clicking here. It’s not often that I get excited about a salad. I mean, come on, when there’s cheese and chocolate and hors d’oeuvres to be had, salads just […]
Easy as 1-2-3 Ornament Wreath
December 13, 2013 by
The other night, the gals from my church had our Third Annual Pinterest party. These parties are always so fun- we each made some delicious food we find on Pinterest, and we also make some sort of gift that we found on Pinterest and do a “Naughty Santa” gift exchange where we all take turns […]
I met the Pioneer Woman! & Frosted Chai Tea Sugar Cookies
December 12, 2013 by
So first things first- on Monday, my friend Hannah gave me the heads up that Ree Drummond (aka The Pioneer Woman) was going to be in Houston doing a book signing the next day! I was super excited but wasn’t sure if I would even be able to get in since it was so last-minute. […]
Venison Recipe: Sausage and Three-Cheese Lasagne
December 11, 2013 by
This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group™ and Barilla, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia #JoytotheTable http://cmp.ly/3/8vNxcO So if you’ve read my blog for long, you probably know that I live in America’s fourth largest city. What you may not know is that I grew […]
12 Days of Christmas Party Food: Classic Buttermilk Pie
December 9, 2013 by
Today is my grandfather’s birthday. He would have been 84 today. We lost him in March after he was diagnosed with cancer only about 10 weeks earlier. I miss him so much, so wanted to make something in his honor. He loved, loved sweets. Grandma (whom we also lost this year) always had a cake […]
The First Date, in which I could have scared him away!
December 8, 2013 by
Thirteen years ago today, I was nervously anticipating mine and Ben’s first date. Even though I was only 20, I was pretty certain this would be my “last first date” ever. Ben and I had become very good friends the previous eight months, and we were both pretty sure marriage would be in our future. […]
