I had to! I just had to make something with eggnog before the holiday season is over. The only question was, what do I make? Eggnog pancakes? Eggnog waffles? Eggnog ice cream? Eggnog fried rice? Just kidding about that last one. I almost had you there for a second, huh? Then it hit me: I should...

My favorite way to decorate our dining room is with food, of course! Don't get my wrong, I love flowers and candles as much as anyone, but there is something extra welcoming about creating a centerpiece that's meant to be enjoyed by everyone. You guys know we have a little cheese obsession. Th...

I know, I know, another recipe with whiskey. Last year it was this bourbon apple pie. Then, it was whiskey cinnamon rolls. And, most recently it was overnight whiskey applesauce. What can I say? Whiskey just sounds good in baked goods, especially anything with apples. Have you ever had a flavor...

This past weekend Emma and I took a trip to Colorado Springs to visit our bestie, Rachel. We invited Katie and Holly to come along too. It was a wonderful, mellow trip. We had the best time! We tried Smiley's for brunch and brought Rachel a peaches and cream pie. We spent a long afte...

So... adult Halloween parties. Let's talk about this for a second. You have the people who show up dressed to the nine in full makeup and super elaborate costumes, and then you have the non-committers who show up with cat ears or a fake knife through the head and call it good. Which kind are yo...

We are so happy to welcome Natasha Denness to the blog today to share her lovely home with us! "My boyfriend and I live in a modern, spacious, top floor apartment in Oxford, UK. It felt like home the moment we put the kettle on after moving all our worldly possessions up the two flights of st...

Do you have a celebration restaurant? You know, where you go to celebrate birthdays or big milestones? We have a spot downtown where we go to celebrate. I guess it would fall under the category of upscale dining, which we don't have a ton of in our little city. I think the fact that it is a fan...

Elsie and I have an inside joke about, what we call, the "pumpkin spice latte effect." It's our theory that right around the beginning of September everybody gets a little bit nicer/more considerate/happy. Us included. We are for SURE affected by the PSL effect. Why does this happen? What is b...