For most of my life, Thanksgiving meant a house full of people: grandparents, cousins, friends — the smell of cornbread dressing, laughter echoing from the kitchen, and at least one relative asking if we really needed that many side dishes (we did). It was noisy, messy, wonderful chaos. A celebration that sometimes started days before …
Continue reading 🦃 Thanksgiving Traditions I Swore I’d Keep (and the Ones I’ve Had to Let Go)
I learned two things in culinary school:1️⃣ Butter fixes almost everything.2️⃣ So does grace. That’s not exactly what they wrote in the textbook, but it’s what stuck. Back then, I was the student who took laminated recipe cards a little too seriously. My uniform was spotless, my measuring cups were organized by size, and heaven …
Some mornings, I wake up and realize I’ve been running on fumes and iced coffee for far too long — the kind of days where gratitude feels like a distant luxury. But lately, God’s been reminding me that daily bread doesn’t always come as miracles or breakthroughs. Sometimes it’s just biscuits. Literal, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth biscuits …
Continue reading 🧈✨ Daily Bread (and Other Things I Forget to Thank God For)
💕 Love Languages, But Make It Southern! Now y’all know the official list — Words of Affirmation, Acts of Service, Quality Time, Physical Touch, and Receiving Gifts. But down here in the South? We have a whole different flavor of romance. We may not say I love you every second, but we’ll serve it to …
The 4th of July is one of my favorite excuses to play with food. And by “play,” I mean layer, drizzle, whip, and maybe sneak a little Cool Whip straight from the tub (don’t judge — it’s a holiday). This year, I’m serving up a Red, White & Berry Delight Trifle — easy, crowd-pleasing, and so …
Continue reading 🎆 Red, White & Berry Delight: A 4th of July Dessert Worth Fireworks 🎇
Honey without Flowers 