If you start your plants from seeds you probably have piles of seed packets lying around the house, maybe shoved in a box or bag. This season when I sat down to start my transplant and started rummaging through my unorganized seed packets. I knew it was time to find a better system! Here … Continue reading Seed Organizing & Storing
With Mother's Day right around the corner, look no further for the perfect sweet treat to make for your Mama! This creme brulee is creamy and savory, full of vanilla flavor with a hint of floral! With lavender in full bloom in NC what a perfect time to use those buds, than in this delightful dessert! … Continue reading Lavender & Vanilla Creme Brulee
So Kris and I just recently started buying our beef from a local cow farm and y'all the beef is AMAZING! If you're an NC resident I highly recommend trying out Southern Meadows Farm! Check out their Facebook page in the link below! Southern Meadows Farm So we had purchased all this beef and I … Continue reading Red Wine & Herb Braised Short Ribs with Gremolata & Farmers Cheese Pierogies
I wish this post was scratch and sniff because let's be honest lilacs are one of the best scents of spring!!! So pleasant and fresh! One of my favorite things in the spring is sowing seeds in the garden and smelling the Lilac scent being carried by wind. It's so relaxing! A small breath of … Continue reading Vanilla & Lilac Sugar Butter Cookies
I have a delicious recipe that I couldn't wait to share with y'all! Not only is it healthy, tasty, and pretty but it is super quick and simple to make! Only 8 ingredients! With spring here those chives are blossoming in the garden and did you know you can eat those too!?! I love being … Continue reading Shrimp & Chive Blossom Spaghetti Squash Boats
I was inspired to host tea after some girlfriends and I attended afternoon tea at the O'Henry hotel in Greensboro. It was a super cute, fun and unique way to spend a girls day out! Here is a picture below! Super cute right?!? Then my mother-in-law gave me these beautiful tea cups that were her … Continue reading Girls Afternoon Tea Menu
I highly recommend growing peppers in the garden. They are really no fuss crop. With little disease, no pests, and produce high yields of fruit...Who wouldn't want to grow a veggie like that! Not to mention peppers can be costly at the grocery store compared to other vegetables. So it is a veggie I make … Continue reading Bell Peppers
I have the cutest little DIY project for you! If you're a tea lover like myself, you'll love these lavender and chamomile tea filters! They seriously take 5-7 minutes! I always have an abundance of dried herbs from the garden, which is always leaving me with the question...what the h?@# do I do with all these … Continue reading DIY Lavender & Chamomile Tea Filter Bags
Lavender is such a pleasant and beautiful herb to have in the garden!! The smell alone makes it worth growing! I love growing lavender to have for bouquets, tea, desserts and baked goods! Here are some of my lavender recipes below. Check them out! Lavender & Rosemary Scones + Lemon Glaze Lemon and Lavender Shortbread … Continue reading Lavender
One of my favorite things to do with my girlfriends is to get together for coffee and to catch up while our little ones are at school. We try to do this once a month and it usually consists of coffee, baked goods, good conversation and even better company! It was my turn to host … Continue reading Garden Brunch Menu & Tips on Hosting Brunch
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