• Valentines' Day Theme Cheeseboard with a heart-shaped cheeese, salami rose, and lots of berries
    HOME,  RECIPES,  SHOP LOCAL,  TRIANGLE

    Elevated Cheese Board with Midtown Olive Oil

    Hi, friends! Last year, I visited Midtown Olive Oil and used one of their olive oils to make an olive oil cake for the first time. Since then, Alex and I have become repeat customers and have been using their olive oils and balsamic vinegars at least weekly! I recently went back and picked up a bunch of their new products that are perfect for a cheese or charcuterie board.

  • A white book titled Three Women by Lisa Taddeo pictured with a bouquet of red roses
    BOOKS

    What I Read in February 2021

    Hi, friends! I don’t know about you but I don’t read quite as much when I have a TV show I am watching. Recently, we have been watching The Sopranos (on HBO) most evenings, but somehow I managed to read six books in a short month! I read some GREAT books in February and am excited to share my thoughts with you.

  • An Asian woman with long hair is laughing while touching her face. She's wearing a lilac peplum top, jeans, and strawberry crocs.
    LIFE,  PERSONAL

    Monthly Mumbles #2

    Hi, friends! After approximately half a year, I am (re-) introducing Monthly Mumbles! I want to share more personal and random things on the blog this year so I plan to write these (hopefully) monthly posts to talk about my favorite things and highlights one each month. We’ll see if I stick with it.

  • LIFE,  PERSONAL

    Female Friendships

    Hi, friends! Happy Galentine’s Day! Though I am not able to host a Galentine’s Day Brunch this year, but I still wanted to celebrate my favorite holiday (yes, over Valentine’s Day) in some way. So in today’s blog post, I am sharing my favorite books, TV shows, and podcasts about or by female friends as well as a couple of blog posts about how to make friends as an adult.

  • A collage of books by Black authors
    BOOKS,  FAVORITE BOOKS

    Favorite Books by Black Authors

    Hi, friends! It is always my goal to read diverse books, which means reading books authored by people with various lived experiences. For Black History Month, I wanted to share some of my favorite books by Black authors. If you are looking for new recommendations, I hope this blog hope is helpful for you. For the sake of readability, I am not including every book I’ve read by a Black author in this post (because there are a lot of great Black authors and a lot of great books written by Black authors) so check out my Bookshop for an even longer list (some I loved but didn’t include in…