living simply and embracing imperfection
I hope you love this Italian Style Pot Roast recipe as much as my family does! It’s got all the things going for it that make it a keeper: you can throw everything in a slow cooker and forget about it it’s seasoned with wine, garlic, and Italian herbs to change it up a bit [...]
I’ve included homemade pigs in a blanket on our menus many times, and they’re such a fun way to eat hot dogs that I thought I’d pass along how easy they are to make using my Quick and Tender Breadstick/Hamburger Bun Dough. Seriously easy- as in mix the dough (5-10 min), let it rest (10 [...]
This is a simple and flavorful weeknight meal I’ve been making for about 10 years. Well, not constantly for 10 years. You know what I mean. It pulls together in about 1/2 hour and uses things that can be found in most pantries. Plus, it tastes so good no one’s ever gonna guess it costs less [...]
This slow cooker soup is the perfect solution to a fridge loaded with a lot of odds and ends of vegetables to use up. Since it’s flavored with wine, garlic, and Italian seasonings I’ve called it “Italian Vegetable Beef Soup.” It’s a very flexible soup recipe, though, and you can use whatever you have on hand. And it’s [...]
I think I’ve mentioned before that I mostly a recipe-follower, meaning I don’t often concoct things completely from scratch. I like to adapt and tweak recipes, but I usually have a recipe that I start with. It’s just how I work. But this stew is all mine, start to finish. I had an idea of what [...]
This incredible French Beef Stew is hands-down one of my favorite recipes. Ever. If you’ve always thought, “What’s the big deal about stew?” then this is for you. I serve this for company often in the winter – it’s that good – and not only do I get compliments, most of our guests are practically [...]
I believe a cottage can be anywhere or anything (condo, ranch, farmhouse) as long as you have a "cottage mentality" which puts people above things, celebrates imperfections, embraces simplicity, and finds joy in everyday life. Thanks for joining me!
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