Food from the heart
That potato salad? That’s perfect summer food, that is.
Roasted potatoes and luscious summer veggies all mixed and mingled up with…hold on to your hats…bacon and bacon drippings.
Yeah, I did.
I’m guest posting today for our good friend Stef over at Sarcastic Cooking, so head on over to snag this recipe! You’re gonna want to make this one pronto.
I’ve been sitting here staring at the above photo for hours now, waiting for inspiration to strike.
I’ve walked away from it and come back to it multiple times. I’ve taken breaks to bake bread, work out, chat on the phone with a friend. Still nothing.
The thing is, I just can’t come up with anything more compelling to say to you today than this: Make the danged cookies, they taste like pecan pie.
Lasagna in the summer?
I know, maybe I’m crazy. But lasagna is comfort food, and I can eat comfort food year-round.
This chicken lasagna is no exception to the comfort food rule. With a creamy white sauce studded with peppers and onions and layered with spinach, chicken, cheese and no-boil noodles, this lasagna is delicious, balanced, and easy to put together. Make it for company, or just make it on a Thursday.
Head on over to Food Fanatic for the article and recipe!
After a couple of months of trying (and failing – funny how life can really get in the way sometimes) to connect, Stef and I are back and collaborating in the kitchen again!
It’s not really a secret that we both love to snack and could (and have) easily make entire meals out of what most people would consider appetizers. And since we are now hurtling our way through summer, what could be more appropriate (or easier) to throw together than chips and salsa?
Confession: Things have been a little weird around here this week. I am making a last-minute trip to Indiana on Thursday to visit my 94-year-old grandfather who just got out of the hospital for pneumonia. Even though he’s out of the hospital, they moved him to a rehab facility, so he definitely isn’t back to 100% – prayers are definitely appreciated. In the meantime, since my cooking schedule got a little shifted around this week, in lieu of a recipe for today, I thought I would share some of my current favorite things with you!
1.) Have y’all heard of Noonday yet? Essentially, it is a collection of free trade jewelry and accessories that are made by artisans from countries like Uganda, India, Peru, and Rwanda. Noonday jewelry provides a pathway out of poverty for many families around the world, but also helps families here in the US raise money for adoption – when adoptive families host trunk shows, 10% of the sales go directly towards their adoption.
Pretty cool, right? Well, I recently won a $50 voucher for Noonday from the lovely Natalie over at Perry’s Plate, who just so happens to be a Noonday ambassador. I was so excited, and within 5 minutes of receiving my coupon code I had ordered this necklace and these earrings. Gorgeous, right? And they’re pieces that I can feel great about wearing. I have a feeling this won’t be my last Noonday purchase.
