During “the most wonderful time of the year,” you MUST include CHOCOLATE and LOTS of it!! Our family favorite is Peppermint Bark! I’m sharing the easiest Peppermint Bark recipe ever and a promise that this is sure to be hit at any event you host or attend! Directions 1.) Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. 2.) In […]
Hospitality
“Hello Dolly’s” (AKA: Magic Cookie Bars)
Ya’ll, this holiday recipe is hands down, the BEST ever! This delicious holiday bar is a treat I have enjoyed my entire life! Southern Living Magazine describes these best: “gooey, slightly crunchy, and melt-in-your-mouth, chocolate-coconut heaven.” And that, my friend, is a TRUE description! For a stronger caramel flavor, swap dulce de leche for sweetened condensed […]
Pumpkin Butter Cake Bars (From the kitchen of Williams-Sonoma)
The Back Story… Several years ago, I walked into a Williams-Sonoma store lol and was slapped upside the head with an incredibly buttery, spicy fragrance that filled the air and changed my life! Haaaa!! In their test kitchen, they had just pulled out a pan of their buttery pumpkin cake bars! Wow, one melt-in-your-mouth bite […]
Building a Barn (Pt. 4)
My goodness… Are we really almost done? ! So many incredible changes have taken place since my last blog entry! All the hardscape has been poured and is already stained by the tracks of various equipment that has come in and gone out. The giant barn stands proudly above everything else out here and seems […]
Nicole’s Signature House Dressing
Every now and then in life, you meet a really inspiring person. My friend Nicole, who was born and raised in Hungry, possesses a unique and simple style. Everything about her is thoughtful and intentional. Her style, interior design and her cooking, reflects a unique and simple Hungarian flair. Nicole came to the United States […]
Building a Barn (Pt. 1)
Our beautiful ten and a half acre ranch, located in the Texas Hill Country, had an already amazing 2800 square-foot home on the property as well as a smaller 1000 square foot Casita next door. Although the recently remodeled 1970’s ranch house had been transformed into a GORGEOUS modern farm house, we knew the true […]