Man, it's been a while since I've posted one of these! Yes, we have been cooking a lot in our kitchen, but sitting down to actually review and post recipes hasn't happened very often, so here are some of our recent favs to share...



What do you get when you have brussel sprouts that need to be used and Costco chicken sausage hiding away in your freezer? This amazing soup. It was a hit all around, so easy and super delish. We served with some crusty bread and butter on a cold evening!




I am loving this blog, and this recipe pretty much saved the U while we were out of town. HUT chowed down on this like a champ. I made a big pot of it the night before we left for dinner, and made sure that there were leftovers for all. Next time I'm going to add some veggies and tomatoes into it for even more deliciousness!




There are no words to do this sandwich justice. It's freaking fantabulous. The Greek yogurt in the salad? Brilliant. This would also be great to make as mini sandwiches for any tea, shower, get together, etc.

After a full three months of holiday, birthday and shower planning, it seems as though I want to do nothing besides work on decorating our house. Don't get me wrong, it's already pretty decorated, but I feel the need to shake things up a bit.

Last weekend, Ellie traveled with myself and my mom to California to throw my only girl cousin a baby shower for her baby girl arriving in March! I must say, it was pretty interesting planning and coordinating from over a thousand miles away, but our co-hostesses were very sweet and helpful, which made it a fun process and I think, in the end, we all did a great job to pull together a pretty sweet shower for little Miss H and her mommy!

I'm just going to overload you with photos now...

For Valentine's Day this year, I've talked the U into letting me do a little bedroom revamp. You see, I have a slight obsession with bedding. My entire life I have never kept the same bedding for more than a few years.

Until these past few years.

When we switched from a queen to a king bed, I just bought an inexpensive comforter at Target (you know, the obvious West Elm knock off) and used all of my existing bedding from the queen to accent it. It has served us well, it's looked great in two homes and, if truth be told, I do still really like it.


That's why I moved the bedding to our guest room.

But now in our room? I need a little change. We've had white, light blue and green for long enough and I want to mix things up a bit. Don't fret, though, my love for a good Pottery Barn paisley will never change, so it's a bit of the same, just in a new color scheme. So here's what I'm going for this time around...


However, being the bargain hunter that I am, I made sure to purchase the duvet and shams while on sale with a 15% off coupon that a friend so graciously shared with me. As for the coordinating navy bedding? I most definitely went to my tried and true Target and they didn't fail me.

I purchased this while Threshold bedding was 25% off with Cartwheel, plus the comforter was already on sale and they had an additional $10 off promo going (which is still on - use code SAVE10 to save $10 when you spend at least $50 on bedding). Huzzah!

Right now we have a cheap-o white bed skirt, but I'm looking to upgrade that as well. My only dilemma is deciding which color (navy? taupe? ivory? white?).

And, of course, changing the bedding also means time for a little change in the bathroom as well, right?

I purchased a couple of these Target curtain panels to hang in our bathroom, as well as some new white towels from Beyond the Rack using credits that I had racked up. All we need are some new bath mats and we are good to go!

I think it's good to revamp, redecorate and refresh our living spaces now and again - luckily I have a husband who doesn't care one bit as to how things are decorated, and I had a holiday to use as a good excuse for the new digs.

I made this last week on a whim and it was insanely delicious...