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With fifteen years as a food and lifestyle blogger, I’m excited to have you here! I’m passionate about traveling, sipping coffee in new spots, gardening, hiking with my dogs, and experimenting with new recipes. As a wife and mother, I’m always finding ways to balance family life with my love for creativity. I look forward to connecting with you!

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📸👩🏻‍🌾🥬:: 16 Years of Food & Lifestyle Blogging
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7 days of EASY dinners from ONE Trader Joe’s groce 7 days of EASY dinners from ONE Trader Joe’s grocery haul 👩🏻‍🍳🧄🥕 just posted a recap of these easy recipes and my grocery list on the blog! Comment “MEALS” and I’ll message you the link to the post! #traderjoes #easyrecipes #grocerylist #mealplanning #familydinner
I ran out of people to text photos of the roasted I ran out of people to text photos of the roasted chicken I made tonight, so I decided to give it some more love here. 🤌🏻My entire family devoured it, and my four-year-old even asked for more! 🤌🏻 I can’t wait to add this one to our weekly rotation! It was so easy! 👩🏻‍🍳 RECIPE BELOW!

🍋🧄🥕 Lemon garlic roasted whole chicken, the whole damn chicken: I added butter, shallots, carrots, celery, lemon, salt, and pepper to the bottom of my Dutch oven.

I used a 3½ lb organic whole chicken, removed the giblets, patted it dry, and stuffed it with 1/2 lemon, fresh thyme, garlic cloves, celery, and carrots.

For the lemon garlic butter, I mixed:

* 1/3 cup melted butter
* 2 minced garlic cloves
* 1 tsp lemon zest

I poured that all over the chicken, seasoned it generously with salt and pepper, added a drizzle of olive oil, and topped it with fresh thyme!

Into the oven at 375°F with the lid on for 1½ hours, then lid off for another 25 minutes. I broiled it for the final 5 minutes to crisp up the skin! Just watch it closely so it doesn’t burn. Cooking times will vary, so check early and make sure the chicken reaches 165°F.

I saved all the extra broth for homemade soup! 

#roastedchicken #wholechicken #fallfood #comfortfood #recipe
Go go power rangers💥🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃 #powerrang Go go power rangers💥🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃 #powerrangers
The recap is finally up on the blog 🎃🍂 filled with The recap is finally up on the blog 🎃🍂 filled with food, fall adventure, and life with the boys.
I didn’t come with a chill button. I didn’t come with a chill button.
Pumpkin spice crinkle cookies for a little fall ba Pumpkin spice crinkle cookies for a little fall baking. 🤌🏻🎃🍂comment “CRINKLE” & I’ll message you the recipe! #pumpkincookies #crinklecookies
Zinnias out, Dahlias in. 🍂🌸 #fallgarden #dahlias # Zinnias out, Dahlias in. 🍂🌸 #fallgarden #dahlias #fall
If you were to ask me what my favorite fall desser If you were to ask me what my favorite fall dessert is, it’s this one right here…my Pumpkin Spice Olive Oil Cake with Cream Cheese Icing🎃🍂 comment “CAKE” and I’ll message you the recipe! #pumpkin #oliveoilcake #pumpkinspice #fallbaking #pumpkinrecipes
A little fall baking 🎃👩🏻‍🍳 This is my go to cut ou A little fall baking 🎃👩🏻‍🍳 This is my go to cut out sugar cookie with royal icing recipe! Leaving the recipe in the caption (but extra details on the blog!) 

🍪 EASY NO CHILL CUT OUT SUGAR COOKIES

Cookies:
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
3 tsp vanilla
1 tsp almond extract, optional
2 tsp baking powder
3 cups all purpose flour

Cream butter + sugar until fluffy. Mix in egg + extracts. Slowly add flour + baking powder until dough forms.

Roll dough ¼ inch thick, cut into shapes + place on a baking sheet. Bake at 350°F for 9–10 minutes. Cool completely before icing!

Royal Icing:
5 tbsp meringue powder
¼ cup warm water
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tbsp vanilla

Whip meringue powder + water until foamy. Slowly mix in powdered sugar + vanilla until smooth. Add water to thin or powdered sugar to thicken.

Decorate, let the icing harden + enjoy! 

#sugarcookiedecorating #royalicingcookies #dyefree #fallbaking #cookies
Finally got around to posting photos from our end Finally got around to posting photos from our end of summer family beach vacation on the blog! Link is on my stories 💙 sharing where we stayed & where we ate! #seabrook #southcarolina #familybeachtrip #kiawahisland
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