Tag: American

Mashed potatoes topped with short ribs and fresh thyme

Slow Roasted Beef Short Ribs

As I prepare to close out 2020, I wanted to share a simple and comforting recipe with you. It doesn’t have much of a back story other than I tried making it for the first time and loved it. Which I guess is a good story in and of itself. […]

Creamy sausage and potato soup with bread on the side

Creamy Sausage and Potato Soup

Today I want to share with you a very simple recipe for a very comforting, delightful dish – Creamy Sausage and Potato Soup. I planned on calling it “Creamy Sausage and Vegetable Soup” as it also has onion, garlic, carrots, and spinach in it. But Creamy Sausage and Potato just […]

Spaghetti squash with creamy sauce in a pumpkin shaped bowl

Spaghetti Squash with Creamy Basil Alfredo Sauce

Hello there! I am so excited to welcome you back to the blog as we welcome a new season. It is getting noticeably cooler outside, and I am so excited. Fall is my favorite season for two main reasons – it brings the absolute best weather to Virginia, and combined […]

Bowl of pureed carrot soup topped with prosciutto pieces and basil

Carrot Soup with Crispy Prosciutto

I originally shared this recipe in May of 2019. When I revisited it recently, I decided to change it up a little bit. It is still the same delicious carrot soup, with the same delicious crispy prosciutto. I only made a minor change in the prep work stage that allows […]

Postcard mural in Ocean City, Maryland

The City That Made Me Fall in Love with America

Hello there! This sure has been an unusually busy week for me. For the first time in eight months, my husband and I went away on a mini trip to Ocean City, Maryland which felt SO strange (in the most wonderful way)! We used to travel a lot more often […]

Our wedding photo at a sunset

Charlottesville, Anniversary, and Wine

November 11 marked 2 years since my husband and I got married – for the second time. We married before deployment, in a quiet ceremony on a really cold and snowy day, and two weeks later he shipped off. Our second wedding was when he got back from deployment, on […]