Recipes
Buttery and Crusty Herb-Topped Dinner Rolls
Recipes
November 14, 2013
Buttery and Crusty Herb-Topped Dinner Rolls
My mom makes amazing rolls. It's actually my grandmother's recipe and they're famous in our family. Any time we get together, those rolls are always requested. They're buttery, fluffy, and a necessity at any of our Thanksgiving get-togethers. Unfortunately, the recipe I'm sharing is not her recipe. No, I'm afraid that recipe belongs to the […]
November 14, 2013
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Decor
Decorating the Front Door for Christmas. Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.
Decor
November 14, 2013
Decorating the Front Door for Christmas. Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.
We decked the halls (okay, just the front of our house) really early this year. Back in July, Home Depot contacted me and asked us to participate in their Holiday Style Challenge this year. They sent us a room full of mystery boxes containing more Christmas stuff then we knew what to do with and […]
November 14, 2013
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Recipes
How to Roast the Perfect Turkey
Recipes
November 13, 2013
How to Roast the Perfect Turkey
Ok, I'm not gonna get into a long shpeal about the importance of the turkey on Thanksgiving (also called "turkey day"). Everyone knows the importance of the turkey, and we also know it takes more than gravy to fix a dry, flavorless turkey. There's a lot to go over in this post, but we'll cover […]
November 13, 2013
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DIY
Winterizing The Lawn
DIY
November 13, 2013
Winterizing The Lawn
We were recently invited by Ace Hardware to be a part of their first ever Ace Blogger Panel. It's exciting and new and the reason for my trip to Chicago (their headquarters) a few weeks ago. Ace's whole goal is to create a hardware store experience that makes you feel like you're getting help from […]
November 13, 2013
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Chris Cooks
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Maple and Bacon Vinaigrette
Chris Cooks
November 12, 2013
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Maple and Bacon Vinaigrette
I've never cared much for sweet potatoes, as historically prepared on Thanksgiving (marshmallows and all). I think my beef is that they are often overcooked to the point of mush, and lacking in the flavor department. And adding marshmallows, for me, only enhances the mushy mouthfeel. It's like I'm eating baby food, and I've always […]
November 12, 2013
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Inspiration
Project Book Shelving: The Plans
Inspiration
November 11, 2013
Project Book Shelving: The Plans
We mentioned after we painted the reading room, that we wanted to revisit it soon. Our books are still boxed up in the garage and we are anxious to give them a more permanent home. Now that our costume party is over and the bathroom is done-zo, we're ready to build some shelving in here. […]
November 11, 2013
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Chris Cooks
Homemade Cranberry Sauce Worth Serving
Chris Cooks
November 8, 2013
Homemade Cranberry Sauce Worth Serving
Perhaps one of the least heralded parts of the Thanksgiving spread is the cranberry sauce. There it sits on a plate, in the middle of the table, oftentimes still retaining the shape of the can it was extracted from. Dinner ends, and it's still there. Maybe someone cut a piece out of the corner, but […]
November 8, 2013
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Chris Cooks
Dijon Country Gravy Made With Turkey Drippings
Chris Cooks
November 7, 2013
Dijon Country Gravy Made With Turkey Drippings
I'm gonna try to make this post as quick to read as it is to actually make the gravy recipe below. If you're not a fan of Dijon, you can take it out, but I really encourage you to keep it in. It's not an "in your face" mustard flavor, and Dijon goes so well […]
November 7, 2013
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Recipes
Country-Style Herbed Mashed Potatoes
Recipes
November 6, 2013
Country-Style Herbed Mashed Potatoes
Louisiana is the first place I had country-style mashed potatoes. Boiled in salt water with whole cloves of garlic. Skins on, mashed by hand with a potato masher, adding butter, sour cream, mayonnaise (just a touch), and a hefty dose of seasonings along the way. They were rustic, had a range of texture, and were […]
November 6, 2013
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DIY
A Pop for the Patio Door
DIY
November 6, 2013
A Pop for the Patio Door
Every night, when we're tucking Greta into bed, she usually asks what we are going to do fun the next day. (The girl keeps me on my toes!) A couple nights ago, I wasn't sure. "Um, what do you want to do?" And she said, "I want to go to the store and get paint […]
November 6, 2013
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Chris Cooks
Scratch-Made Asparagus Casserole (my version of green bean casserole)
Chris Cooks
November 5, 2013
Scratch-Made Asparagus Casserole (my version of green bean casserole)
Full disclosure- I make my green bean casserole with asparagus, not green beans. BUT, this recipe would still be just as awesome with fresh green beans substituted for the asparagus. I was never a big fan of green bean casserole as a child. I think it's probably because it's usually made with canned green beans […]
November 5, 2013
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Toolbox
Cleaning Tile Floors Without Chemicals
Toolbox
November 5, 2013
Cleaning Tile Floors Without Chemicals
This post is sponsored by Wagner. Yesterday, we showed you the finished hall half bath. A lot of work went into the quick makeover and the results left us with a fresh looking and feeling space. The only things we didn't get to were swapping out the faucet (we'll find the perfect one soon) […]
November 5, 2013
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Recipes
Savory Cornbread Stuffing Recipe
Recipes
November 4, 2013
Savory Cornbread Stuffing Recipe
November has arrived, and with it my constantly salivating mouth. Wonderful imagery, I know. But it's no secret I'm a total indulger, and this time of year is what people like me live for (don't worry, I'm still being careful). And what better way to kick off this wonderful month than by sharing the recipes […]
November 4, 2013
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DIY
Half Bath: Afters!
DIY
November 4, 2013
Half Bath: Afters!
We're calling this bathroom done! ... For now. We still need to replace the faucet and eventually the tile floors, but those things will come. You can see lots of befores in this post, but here's a before and after side by side (and lots of photos following with sources at the end): The lines […]
November 4, 2013
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Decor
The Beaumont Coffee Table
Decor
October 31, 2013
The Beaumont Coffee Table
It's interesting moving into a new house and trying to make your not-so-old (actually pretty new!) furniture work. Our living room has 99 problems and the coffee table was definitely one. One that we felt like we could address before adding a fireplace and window--which we still hope to do within the year. The coffee […]
October 31, 2013
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Lifestyle
Pregnancy Update: 16 weeks
Lifestyle
October 30, 2013
Pregnancy Update: 16 weeks
I am just over 16 weeks pregnant and I've recently told Chris, "I feel like I just woke up from a coma." Pregnancy isn't easy for me. With Greta, I was diagnosed with hyperemesis gravidarum when I was 12 weeks along and it lasted until about 22-23 weeks. This time around, it hit right away at 5 […]
October 30, 2013
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Entertaining
Costume Party 2013: Party On!
Entertaining
October 29, 2013
Costume Party 2013: Party On!
Halloween arrived at our house just in time for our party on Saturday. But before I jump into a few details about that, I wanted to show you an updated photo of our front door with the trim painted Onyx, to match the door (and the kick plate removed). We love it so much more […]
October 29, 2013
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DIY
Painting and Planking the Hall Half Bath--Part II
DIY
October 28, 2013
Painting and Planking the Hall Half Bath--Part II
I feel like we have left you with a few loose ends when talking about the hall half bath. First, we left you with a photo of the paneling installed, but unfinished. And then Friday, we spilled the beans that while painting the paneling, we also repainted the walls. Anyway, without further ado, here's how […]
October 28, 2013
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DIY
A New Fixture and Paint-a-thon
DIY
October 25, 2013
A New Fixture and Paint-a-thon
We put in a lot of painting hours yesterday. The good news is, it's done! (The painting part.) The bad news is, it was so late (11pm) that I didn't get to snap any photos for you, so we'll have all of those pictures for you on Monday. Painting the planks took a lot longer […]
October 25, 2013
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DIY
Planking The Bathroom--Part 1
DIY
October 24, 2013
Planking The Bathroom--Part 1
Before I even start trying to break down this process for you from observing and interviewing Chris, I have to note--he did this one all by himself. We planned on adding planked walls to the lower half of this hall bath, but when? When I stopped throwing up all day. I wasn't sure. Last week, […]
October 24, 2013
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