Fresh Apple Cake
Fresh Apple Cake is a cold weather favorite. This is a simple, no-fuss recipe that comes together very easily with a few basic ingredients. This is a spice-like cake with a great contrast in texture from the soft-baked apples and walnuts. Fresh Apple Cake is...
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Sweet Potato Pie, Oh My!
Sweet Potato Pie is a southern staple whenever the holiday season starts to approach. Much like pumpkin pie, the texture is smooth and the flavor has some spice to it. I don’t remember a single Thanksgiving without Aunt Gay’s famous Sweet Potato Pie. I used her...
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Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps
These PF Chang’s-inspired lettuce wraps are delicious, healthy, and easy enough for a quick weeknight dinner. Everything comes together in about 20 minutes in one pan. More importantly, they are low carb, which means you can gorge on them shame-free! I’m constantly trying to come...
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Labor Day Weekend in Pine, Arizona
What makes for a perfect weekend getaway? I spent Labor Day Weekend in Pine, AZ with some of my favorite people. My friend Stacey was kind enough to invite us to her beautiful cabin, which is tucked away in the quiet little town of Pine, situated just...
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Home: A Week in South Carolina
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” -A.A. Milne in Winnie the Pooh Every time I fly home there’s one song lyric that always goes through my mind as those airplanes wheels touch down in Columbia – Alan Jackson’s...
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Banana Bread Muffins
Y’all, this is the best banana bread recipe I’ve ever tried! These muffins have a cloud-like texture with just the right balance of banana flavor and sweetness. My friend Lauren has been a little down lately, so to cheer her up I whipped up a batch...
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Hey y’all! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Let’s recap on the last few months! For starters, I completed my Master’s Degree in Public Administration at the end of March! It was a long and painful year and a half, but I finally crossed the...
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Oatmeal Whole Wheat Pancakes
Don’t let the title fool you, these pancakes may be healthier, but they are also packed with flavor and are incredibly fluffy and satisfying! The struggle is real. After a very gluttonous holiday season it seems like everyone (myself included) is trying to get back...
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There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays
Sitting here early Christmas morning watching It’s a Wonderful Life and drinking hot chocolate…George Bailey will always be the richest man in town. “All you can take with you is that which you’ve given away.” May the Christmas season fill your home with joy, your heart with...
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Sausage Balls
Greetings from South Carolina, y’all! Since I flew home, the last few days have been jam-packed with last-minute shopping, hanging out with my niece and cousins, and of course, spending every possible moment in Mama’s kitchen baking holiday treats – both classics and new recipes!...
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