One of my favorite things to do is take a favorite recipe from a local restaurant and try to recreate something similar at home. Since I order the spicy crawfish dip at one of my local eateries every single time I go, I figured it was high time to tinker around and perfect my own…
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The Most Amazing Cajun Crawfish Mac and Cheese
Let me introduce you to one of my favorite macaroni and cheese varieties! This Cajun crawfish mac and cheese is modeled after a menu item at one of my favorite local eateries. The first time I had it, I knew I had to make my own version at home! And this crawfish tails recipe is…
Easy Soups to Make for Soup and Sandwich Meals
If you are a scratch homemade soups and sandwiches kind of person, this post is for you! Soups and sandwiches are the meals that keep on giving. It’s amazing how many meals a pot of soup and sandwich meat can make! Before you plan your next soup and sandwiches menu, check out our fun collaboration…
The 18 Best Tomato Soup Recipes for Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Looking for a homemade tomato soup recipe for grilled cheese sandwiches? We’ve pulled together a collection of the best! Which of these 18 tomato soup recipes will you try this week? We have instant pot tomato soup, basil tomato soup, slow cooker tomato soup, gluten free tomato soup, vegan tomato soup, creamy tomato bisque, dairy…
The Best Drinks Trolley Ideas and Gifts for Drink Lovers
I’m so excited to put together this post about my favorite drinks trolley and bar cart accessories! Most of us have some people in our lives who enjoy their whiskey or vodka cocktails. Play into that interest with these ideas for gifts for drink lovers. This list is also perfect is you are looking for…
The Best Pumpkin Pie with Sweetened Condensed Milk
If you are trying to find a new pumpkin pie recipe for your family, this pumpkin pie with sweetened condensed milk is the one. I modeled this pie after my popular cinnamon carrot pie that has been on the blog for years. It couldn’t be much more simple, and it it so delicious! There is…
Plan a Sweet Neighborhood Santa Visit and a Cookie Contest
Ho, ho, ho! It’s cookie time. It’s Santa visit time! It’s neighborhood Christmas cookie bake off time! Today, I’m sharing all the details about our neighborhood Santa visit that we organized last year as a special element to our neighborhood cookie bake off! A Christmas cookie contest in the neighborhood is a perfect event to…
Check Out This Modern Blue and Red Christmas Decor
If you saw my other recent holiday post, you saw I attempted a more calm color scheme last Christmas. For about a month in my home, I enjoyed the change to a gold and blue Christmas scheme. But by the second week of December, I was ready for more color. And this is the part…
Blue Christmas Decorations Ideas to Incorporate This Year
All is calm with thee blue Christmas decorations ideas. This past Christmas, I stepped out of my bright color comfort zone and went for dark green, hues of blue and metallics. I have the opposite problem of many people. Whereas many steer away from bright color, I usually steer away from neutrals and mono-color schemes….
How to Plan an Amazing Big Cedar Lodge, Missouri Getaway
If you haven’t marked off a weekend on your fall or early winter calendar to visit Big Cedar Lodge, Missouri, along with Top of the Rock, do it now! My family and I had the absolute best little weekend getaway to Big Cedar Resort in Missouri. While there, we took at afternoon excursion to Top…