Hi Reader, Tis the season for pasta salads! From picnics to potlucks to summer cookouts, nearly every summer meal benefits from a pasta salad. But the difference between good pasta salad and GREAT Pasta salad comes down to one crucial thing. Do NOT rinse your pasta after cooking. When you rinse pasta you remove the starch that allows the dressing or sauce to coat to the pasta. If you have had a flavorless pasta--chances are the pasta was rinsed! Do THIS instead. I recommend tossing a bit of...

Hi Reader, In honors of Mother's Day, I want to share some of my very favorite recipes inspired by the motherly figures in my life. I have been so blessed to have so many women who have loved me well and taught me many delicious recipes throughout the years! Recipes Inspired by the Women in My Life My Mom's Go-To Casserole: My mom has always been the person who shows up your doorstep in a time of need with a warming casserole in hand. And this was her go-to! It is a picky-eater approved dish...

Happy Good Friday Reader, I hope you have had a great and are looking forward to a wonderful Easter weekend ahead. We had a wonderful visit with Tate last weekend and Layla enjoyed her college tours as well. It was so good for my heart (and Rio's) for the family to be together. ❤️ For Easter we plan to do church, brunch, and the beach if the weather holds -- my kind of plan! I hope you have a weekend full of blessings and sweet memories. Enjoy the meal plan (that includes Easter dinner +...