Nearly every single night during summer and fall, y’all can find me in the same spot. Grilling outside is one of those things that I look forward to every winter, counting down the days to when I can tolerate being outside enough to light up the grill again. I love to try to change up…
spring
Banana Cream Mousse Tart with NILLA Wafers Crust
This post has been sponsored by NILLA Wafers. All thoughts and opinions are my own. — A tart that will take those banana pudding memories to a whole new level. NILLA Wafers butter crust is topped with malted chocolate ganache and a banana-packed white chocolate mousse. Finished with whipped cream, bananas, and crushed NILLA Wafers….
Goat Cheese Prosciutto Stuffed Peppadews
I am officially finished with the summer heat, y’all. Nashville is hawwwwwt in one of those uncomfortable, sticky kinda ways. The only saving grace right now is that I really do love all of the summer minglings with friends. Weekend and evening drinks and laughs almost make me forget that fall is just around the corner…
Strawberry Basil Donuts
Do y’all ever find yourselves just kinda zoned out, thinking about donuts during a layover in a stuffy airport? I thought so. — I found myself doing exact that when I was on my way back home from a quick trip to Seattle a couple weeks ago. I think I ended up with a list…
Whiskey Salted Caramel Ice Cream Sandwich
This past weekend, I drove back to my home state of Kentucky for the first of many warmer weather lake weekends. It was finally warm enough to feel like that dreadful winter blaaaah had left us for good. It seems only appropriate to celebrate spring and summer finally showing it’s pretty little face with a twist…
Kentucky Derby + Mint Julep Madness
Julep season is upon us! Although I would strongly argue that all year is technically julep season, it is undoubtably the time of year when everyone and their mother decides that they need to bust out the mint and mix up the famous southern sipper. Growing up in Kentucky, the Derby was the Cinderella’s Ball of…
Malted Milk Chocolate Macarons (Robin Egg)
Move over Easter Bunny, I’m taking over the candy gig this year! — The absolute best part of the spring season, other than the actual daylight after noon that we finally get, is the candy. Y’all know what I’m talking about. It’s those bags of malted milk candy shell eggs that pull me into the…
Peanut Butter Cup S’mores Cupcakes
I know that I yap on a lot about “it’s SUMMER and this is what you should be eating!”, but…. IT’S SUMMER and this is PERFECT, y’all! — If there is a single iconic summer backyard treat that immediately sets the summer scene in my mind, it’s a s’more. I’ve made Fall S’mores with pumpkin…
Tequila Glazed Peach Tart
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Altos Tequila. All opinions are 100% mine. BBQ season! There’s really nothing like grilling out, cooking dinner and having drinks with friends after a long day or to kick off the weekend. Something that I’ve noticed from the countless backyard invites has been the…
Southern Summer Slammer Cocktail
Can we just all sit down on the front porch and chat for a moment? It is HAWT out, y’all.Nothing beats the heat better than the coldest of cocktails. Even with the heat, you can’t have a great summer without some patio time with friends. I’m whipping up a twist on a sweet southern favorite,…