This date night in box took me back to our spring vacation in Maui with its island vibes. Although the theme was island, the "adventure" part was sort of modeled after Olympic games - lots of competition which was right up my alley! Dinner While we were making dinner, we listened to the island playlist, … Continue reading Date Night In: Island Adventure
Hey friends! I finally got to travel to one of the popular vacation places out here on the East Coast, and I thought I would share what the Outer Banks is like for my West Coast friends and fam (or if you're an East Coaster who has never been). Matt and I got to spend … Continue reading Outer Banks, NC
Hey friends! It's the last Friday of the month, which means I'm sharing my latest favorites with you! This roundup has a book recommendation, a review on some new leggings, and a recipe I love. Hope you enjoy! This post contains affiliate links. If you buy something through those links, you will not pay any … Continue reading Feb. ’19 Friday Favorites
Hey friends! I haven't done a fine dining at home post for a while, so I figured it was time to share a new meal with you! I got the recipe for the main part of this meal from a recipe-sharing club I started at my work called The Finer Things Club (all you … Continue reading Instant Pot Blueberry BBQ Ribs
Hey friends! I hope you had a great Halloween last week - I sure did! In fact, I had no less than three Halloween costumes and four parties! I love having an excuse to dress up, hang out with friends and eat chocolate, so Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. This year, I decided … Continue reading How to host a murder mystery party
Hey friends! Sorry I missed last month's fine dining at home post - we went on vacay and it threw everything off! For this month's post, I decided to attempt to do something I've always wanted to make, but was a little scared to because I thought it was pretty fancy - a charcuterie board! … Continue reading Housewarming Party
Hey friends, sorry I have been off the grid for the last few weeks! Life has been pretty jam-packed lately, and unfortunately the blog had to be put on the back burner. BUT I do have some updates for you all, and once I'm done with my class I'll have some time to get back … Continue reading Best Brunch
Y'all. Warm weather has finally arrived in Virginia, and I'm hoping it's here to stay. My mood went up about 1000% this weekend due to the sunshine, so I decided to make a fun summery dinner for our friends! I have only cooked pork chops once before, but I found a recipe that looked amazing … Continue reading Spring Pork Chops
Hey friends! I wanted to make it up to you for not blogging as much lately, so I made an extra special Fine Dining at Home menu. I put some real effort into picking dishes that complimented each other. I may or may not have spent more than an hour agonizing over the perfect menu. … Continue reading Morroccan Feast
Hey friends, several of you who took my last survey said you'd like to see more food posts, which I was honestly thrilled to know because I missed doing Frugal Foodie Friend posts with my friend Esther! I was brainstorming ways to add more food posts into my blog, and I realized that I could … Continue reading Fine Dining at Home
