It’s that time of Tennessee summer for me. That “I-won’t-blow-dry-my-hair-anymore-because-it’s-too-dang-hot-outside” time of summer. Jeans have been retired to the back corner of my closet. My hair has permanent ponytail kink because again, it’s just too dang hot to have hair on your neck. It’s so swelteringly humid it makes me not want to cook anything. In fact, …
You know how everyone always puts their best face forward on Facebook and Instagram? No one (well, except one person I follow) ever seems to have a bad day and everyone’s families, spouses, children and pets appear cheery, clean, and (for the most part) perfectly lit while loving life in every photo. We all know life …
Happy Valentine’s Day! I have a new love in my life, as I gave birth to a baby boy exactly one month ago today.
In my last post I mentioned toaster oven chocolate chip cookies for two. Again, this is about all the baking/creativity I’ve been able to manage lately. When The Hubs isn’t home, it seriously comes down to living off of what I can make in the toaster oven. I don’t know about you, but when I make cookies …
This is a wonderful recipe to bring to Thanksgiving. It’s great because it will stay warm for an hour after you remove it from the oven! Apple Pandowdy, what a silly name, eh? I had to look up what the hell a pandowdy was, and frankly I think this old timey dessert was definitely before …
Peaches are now über ripe so what else is there to do other than make peach pie, right? I’m on a pie roll and I can’t quite stop. I spent a little tutelage time last week at the Pie Master’s house, and we tried out four different pie doughs! Oil and flour, lard and flour, …
This recipe is inspired by my six-year-old nephew, Matthew. Last week Matthew and I were enjoying my sister’s homemade waffles for breakfast, with fresh strawberry slices on the side. He proceeded to show me how dipping your fresh strawberries in syrup made them taste better. Duh! All my life I’ve never thought to put maple syrup on berries. …
Last month Bon Appétit didn’t have a recipe on the cover (harrumph!). Their May travel issue pictured some beautiful waiter from another country. But this month, June, it’s a beautiful-looking cherry pie. (Cue the horrible Warrant song, as it’s been running through my head ALL AFTERNOON.) I really am not a hot fruit type of person. …
When neighbors Lindsay and Taylor of Love & Olive Oil asked me to go pick strawberries on a 65 degree bluebird day, how do you think I responded? It was time to shrug off the winter blues and welcome summer with open arms and sweet red strawberries. I think the last time I picked strawberries …
Happy Anniversary to my blog! I started M’s Belly on WordPress officially 60 posts and one year ago today, with a post about mini beef wellingtons. To commemorate the occasion, I baked my friend Alena’s zucchini cake recipe. Alena is the first official friend I made after moving to Nashville, waaay back in 2008. On the day …
