Friends… I am finally manning the grill! If you’ve been following Dine & Dish at all over the past few years, you know that grilling has not been my thing, despite really wanting to learn how. It wasn’t because I lacked eagerness. It was because I just so happened to like being alive and was…
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Juicy Fruit Bubble Gum Blowing Party!
Friends, sometimes I choose to work with clients because I absolutely love the client. Other times I work with a client because I love the product and, like in this situation with Juicy Fruit, I have fond memories associated with them AND I know that my kids will think I’m the coolest mom on the planet because of…
Gift Ideas for Kids from HMK
I’ve partnered with HMK to share some of my favorite gift ideas for kids! So far on Dine & Dish I’ve shared with you some great hostess gift ideas from HMK as well as some great gift ideas for friends, but I haven’t shared with you some of my favorite selections of kids gifts from…
A Cool Pick Me Up {Recipe: Strawberry Cafe’ Shake}
“Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me wanna buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address. ” – You’ve Got Mail Doesn’t school starting mean it should be fall like? We’ve hit 100 degrees here in Kansas City the…
Recipe: Homemade Lavash with Spinach Avocado Dip
Labor Day entertaining made simple with Homemade Lavash and this Hot Spinach Avocado Dip featuring fresh California Avocados. Labor Day weekend is one of my favorite weekends to celebrate yet it’s also bittersweet. I love having a big bash at the end of the summer to bid farewell to the season. Labor Day means we…
Back to School {Recipe: Chopped Ham and Cheese Rolls}
Chopped and fried honey ham lunch meat topped with shredded cheese and placed in a King’s Hawaiian sweet hotdog bun is a quick and simple back to school time dish… on the table in a matter of minutes! Friends… I hear you. We are struggling! This back to school business is hard. After a summer of…
Peachy Days {Recipe: Super Simple Whiskey Peach Cobbler}
I kind of have a crush on peaches this summer. Oh, you noticed? What gave it away? The fact that just about every recipe I’ve posted in the past few weeks has had fresh peaches as an ingredient? I just can’t help it. The peaches this season are just so juicy and good! I have…
College Talk {Recipe: The Best Coffee Cake with Blackberry Glaze}
Three out of the four of my kids have started school as of today. My oldest starts tomorrow, which means he and I got to spend part of the morning together without any of his siblings around. That kind of one on one time rarely happens around here, so it’s a pretty special thing. Of course,…
Bed and Breakfast Style Peach Crunch Muffins Recipe
My attempt to re-create a Peach Crunch Muffin recipe we had at a Bed and Breakfast in Martha’s Vineyard was a success! “He said no! He said no? Did he really just tell me no to my request for his Peach Granola muffin recipe?” My husband looked at me like I’d gone crazy. “Yes, I’m…
Take Back Mornings with Starbucks {Giveaway}
School is starting and I’m ready to take back my morning routine, with the help of Starbucks! Leah starts school tomorrow and as much as I’m not ready for school to start, there is a part of me ready to take back my mornings. You know, “happy hour“? The time I wrote about way back…
