Happy Pi Day, friends! I am celebrating with a round-up of some of pie recipes that have graced the blog in the past. We will start with one of my very favorites, brown sugar cinnamon and raspberry almond hand pies (aka homemade poptarts!). Next is my twist on the classic pecan pie – chocolate bourbon…
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chocolate cake with whiskey caramel buttercream and dark chocolate ganache frosting
Whew, what a name. What started as a simple request for chocolate birthday cake turned into chocolate cake with whiskey caramel buttercream frosting and dark chocolate ganache frosting, one of the best cakes I have ever made. I have said it before, but I’m not a huge cake fan. It is really the frostings that…
the great pie roundup!
Can you believe we are in the single digits for our countdown to Thanksgiving?! With only 8 days to go, we are right in the thick of planning and prep time. One part of the Thanksgiving feast that can be made ahead of time or at the very last minute are the desserts. Many desserts…
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I can’t believe Halloween was this week. I don’t know about you, but this week seems to have lasted forever for me. So much happened and the week isn’t over! Monday was Halloween, which came with lots of excitement and trick-or-treaters; Tuesday was get-everything-done-now day, because on Wednesday President Obama came to Chapel Hill and…
tennessee road trip
This past weekend Will and I went on a road trip to Nashville, Tennessee for a family wedding with his brother and his brother’s fiance. We stayed in the cute little town of Franklin, right outside Nashville, but made stops in Nashville and Knoxville on our way home. We didn’t get to see much, since…
fall foliage trips
Two weeks ago I visited a childhood friends in the mountains. It was the beginning of October but the leaves on some of the trees were already starting to change. With the cooler weather that has come this week, I keep looking around and thinking the trees should be more colorful here than they are….
7 ways to update your home for fall on a budget
I don’t get excited about spring and summer decorations, but when fall and Christmas roll around, I’m totally on board. I love the colors and textures of the season and the cozy feeling of wrapping up in a blanket with a candle burning after I come inside from a crisp evening. Growing up my dad worked…
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Happy weekend eve, everyone – it’s Friday. It has been another busy week where 100 emails seem to hit my inbox all that the same time with questions about things that aren’t even on my to-do list yet because there are so many other things that need to be done first. Here’s to Friday. via This…
fall bucket list
Now that fall is officially here and the weather is feeling more and more like the season, it is time to retire our summer bucket list in favor of a fall bucket list. We checked off everything on our summer bucket list this year, and I have the same hopes for our fall bucket list!…
fall outfit staples
Fall is officially here! It is still a little warm outside, but a few days this week have already felt like the new season. I can’t wait until it cools down for good! Fall is my favorite season for clothes. I love the layers, textures and colors that come with the season. Each year I…