A Working Mom's Guide to Food, Family & Fun
Every good brunch deserves a big helping of roasted potatoes. We are brunch people for sure at my house. Whether at our own table or at our favorite Nashville brunch spots, I, for one, want crispy roasted potatoes on my plate wherever I am. Noshville‘s Silver Dollar Potato Pancakes are to die for with their [...]
So, our sweet Baby John Barton just turned 1. It’s so hard to believe that it has already been a year since the girls and I celebrated that baby boy’s birth with a festive Sip and See. Christmas is such a beautiful time of year spiritutally, emotionally and visionally and we knew it was [...]
Shall I describe this little ditty of a dish in two words? Well, okay then, here you go – delish and easy……let’s make it three words -delish, quick and easy AND perfect for your Christmas brunch spread. This time of year I keep crescent rolls in my fridge on the regular and however I choose to [...]
There are a few things in this world that no matter the diet nor time of day nor time of year that I simply CAN NOT resist. And here they are: pizza, rotel dip, hashbrown casserole and my all-time favorite sausage cheese balls. I rememeber being at Christmas party when I was kid and strategically [...]
Black Friday……I’d like to call it “Out of the Black Friday” because after all the food I consumed yesterday I definitely don’t feel in the black anymore. With all the leftovers in the fridge, it is time to make some of that food work for you……in a lighter way. I know you have eggs in [...]
So remember that delicious Rosemary & Garlic Infused Olive Oil we made a couple of weeks ago? Well, here is your big chance to use it. Since your oven is likely worked triple overtime by now, heat up your saute pan and toss in some asparagus coated with your Rosemary & Garlic Infused Olive Oil and [...]
Good glory! I love green beans. This is a fact – there is nowhere else in the entire country that can beat a Southern-style green bean. You will be hard pressed to find a plate at any Southern Thanksgiving table that doesn’t have soft, tasty green beans piled up “high as a cat’s back”. A [...]
Sweet potatoes? In bread? Why, yes! This Summer when Hunter and I went on our Mommy & Bear Bear Day to the Nashville Farmer’s Market, we picked up a loaf of the most delicious sweet potato bread from the Common Ground Bakery & Cafe in Pulaski. Words can’t describe the deliciousness of this bread. I [...]
I am going to break down my Thanksgiving table design into the S.T.A.R. method. Situation – I am hosting the Thompson family Thanksgiving dinner at my house, which makes me exponentially happy because I LOVE to entertain and be with my family. There is one rather substantial problem, though. Despite the years and years of [...]
A day at my office is a bit less than conventional. Our office is filled with all kinds of interesting creatures (myself included). If I could describe our office by tv shows, I would say that we are a bit of The Office meets LOL meets 30 Rock meets Flipping Out meets Parks and Recreation meets Curb Your [...]
Welcome to my blog! I'm Amanda and I am a busy mommy! When the work day is over I drop my heels at the door, slip on my apron and kick domesticity into high gear! I love my family, I love food and I love to have fun. Join me and we can celebrate the joys of life that bring us together.
