White Bean Chicken Chili My Way

It's stinking cold outside. 

You should be eating this!

This soup/chili hybrid will warm you down to your core and is filling enough to be served for the perfect cold-weather dinner. The spice of the peppers is tempered by the creaminess of the broth, and the smoky cumin and sweet corn are the perfect match!

Get in my Closet!!

I love a good wishlist, so I'm sharing with you a few of my most recent obsessions...

Hey, it's safer (maybe a tiny bit) to blog about them than to actually buy them, ha!

It's funny because it's true...

Valentine's Day Heart Butterflies

We had a stay-in-your-pajamas-all-day kind of day on Sunday which definitely called for some crafting! After we finished prepping the girls' school Valentines, the girls and I got to work making some fun, festive Valentine's Day heart butterflies for our breakfast room windows (after being inspired by a craft The Catfish brought home from preschool last week). These butterflies were easy and fun and can easily be adapted for Spring and Summer based on what you have on hand.

The girls were smitten with this little project, working diligently for an hour straight!

Super fine motor for little hands- lots of sticker peeling, picking up tiny objects and gluing them to the hearts...

Gigi's Famous Meringues: Valentine's Day Edition!

I was SO excited when my husband's grandma, "Gigi", gave me the green light to blog about one of our family's favorite desserts! She passed along her fantastic recipe a few years ago, and my husband's face lights up whenever I make them. These pretty little meringues are light, creamy and fluffy with perfectly crispy edges - the perfect dessert for any gathering and especially wonderful as a special treat for your Valentine!

There's just something special about a pretty pink dessert!

An Easy Valentine's Day Vignette

I love the idea of being able to make minor edits to my decor to give my home a more festive feel throughout the year. I am always excited when I find little things around the house that would be perfect for small decor updates.

 I made some bigger changes to my kitchen counter vignette after Christmas here and wanted to do a little update for February. After digging around my packed-away decor, I was able to add some pops of pink for February at a whopping cost of $0!

Gluten-Free Cranberry Orange Pecan Muffins

Some of the people that we love most in this world are now gluten-free, so it is definitely time for me to start upping my game and experimenting with gluten-free baking. I am a sucker for the cranberry-orange flavor profile, so I thought I'd try making some muffins. I added a sweet orange glaze, and they were delicious! 

I found this AMAZING gluten-free flour blend at Jungle Jim's and have been really pleased at how yummy my treats are turning out with this substitution. 

Valentine's Day Shortbread Hearts

Pretty sure my husband counts down every year to February in the hopes that a plate of these pretty little cookies will show up in our house! One of my personal favorite flavor combos is shortbread and raspberry, so these fun little cookies really hit the spot!

Buttery, flaky crust meets tart raspberries and hazelnut fudge (we couldn't choose just one filling!) for the perfect Valentine's Day treat!

No worries, friends, you can make these cookies in any shape with just about any filling to meet any of your holiday needs!