by Kara | Feb 10 | Cuisine, Dinner
When I set out on this blogging adventure, I initially had big plans to post about food. Recipes that rocked my world and restaurants that did the same…these are the things I live to talk about. It’s an absolute illness I blame on my father. And I make no...
by Kara | Dec 10 | Celebrations, Cuisine, Holidays, New Year's Eve
Last New Year’s Eve, fairly last minute, while speaking to one of our couple friends (who also happen to be the parents of our daughter’s BFF), we decided to have NYE at our house to keep things low key with the kids. Turns out, this was also our...
by Kara | Dec 3 | Celebrations, Christmas, Cuisine, Holidays
My oldest daughter was adopted by my current husband shortly after we were married. And while I am made up of German, Russian, perhaps British and perhaps American Indian and who knows what else, Avery also comes from a good bit of Italian blood from her biological...
by Kara | Nov 19 | Cuisine, Thanksgiving
Turkey Day is right around the corner so I wanted to share a few fancyish Thanksgiving recipes. I’m a food freak. And…Pinterest has catapulted me into a new realm of freakiness. I get all googly eyed when I come across my kind of recipes. I’d like to...
by Kara | Nov 5 | Cuisine
Okay … this post is frugal because I snagged a few bags of these gorgeous potatoes when they were BOGO at Publix and fancy because HELLOOOO! Purple is a royal color. Duh. I absolutely love making purple potatoes because they just look fancy. I’m not even a...
by Kara | Oct 22 | Celebrations, Cuisine, Thanksgiving
I am neither a chef nor baker, by any means. I’m really not even a good cook. I’m an AWESOME recipe finder and an even more impressive recipe follower. I don’t deviate, especially on the first go ’round. And because baking is (generally) a...
Kara is a self-proclaimed Martha Stewart wannabe with the taste of an aristocrat and (thankfully) a penchant for bargains. She hopes to inspire you to live life beautifully and affordably while laughing at her expense along the way.
