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Top 5 Parent’s Choice Baby Products to Use

Y’all – I am living that single mom life. Technically, I co-parent with my son’s father, but we’re fairly separate about it overall (save for updates on milestones and obviously sharing wellness/medical information), and I’m living life at the present with multiple jobs and lots of bills on one set of shoulders. I’ve gotten prettyContinue reading “Top 5 Parent’s Choice Baby Products to Use”

One-Dish Mexican Chicken

I love chicken, and I LOVE Mexican food. Right now, with COVID-19 precautions and stay-at-home mandates, I am seriously missing the comforts of my favorite local Mexican restaurants. So, I decided to play around with a new chicken dish of my own. I’m all about the one-pan dinners – the ease of cleanup is tooContinue reading “One-Dish Mexican Chicken”

Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup

A hot bowl of soup may seem like a winter food to many, but I’m the kind of girl who doesn’t think that food has to be limited to seasons. I can eat ice cream in the middle of winter with a hoodie on while I binge watch Netflix. I can drink a mug ofContinue reading “Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup”

Homemade Meatballs

I am a huge fan of all foods Italianate! I love meatballs – in pasta, in a sub, as an appetizer. So I decided to try homemade meatballs recently. I was terribly nervous because everyone says that meatballs are so similar to meatloaf – and, confession: I’ve never made a good meatloaf. They always fallContinue reading “Homemade Meatballs”

Affordable Closet Organization

We all have a spot in our houses (or many, many spots) that is a total DISASTER ZONE. I’ll be honest – I have two personalities when it comes to cleaning and organization. #1 – The slob my parents saw while raising me. The Barbie graveyard in the basement playroom, the dirty clothes heaps, theContinue reading “Affordable Closet Organization”

5 Things to Do at Home with Your Toddler

With COVID-19, I know a lot of you are at home – whether you’re temporarily without income or working remotely, either way, you are likely getting a lot more facetime with your little ones. If you’re a stay-at-home mom regularly, your facetime has shifted to less out-of-home adventures, which probably feels a little limiting. Personally,Continue reading “5 Things to Do at Home with Your Toddler”

One-Pan Chicken & Veggie Recipe

Growing up, my family almost always had dinner around the table. My mom would make dinner at least five times a week (if not more), and we would sit around her round wooden table and eat. More importantly, we would fellowship. We would catch up about each of our days, joke, and laugh. Several monthsContinue reading “One-Pan Chicken & Veggie Recipe”

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

When my mom and aunt were growing up, one of the things they did together was make peanut butter cookies. I remember hearing that my gram’s Betty Crocker cookbook would open automatically to the peanut butter cookie page – as if the smeared peanut butter fingerprints and cracked spine knew exactly where the girls wantedContinue reading “Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies”

Hi, there, y’all. I’m Kate.

Welcome to my blog! If you’re wondering what you’ve stumbled across, I want to take a moment to introduce myself. Here’s the reader’s digest version. I’m a divorced, now-remarried (as of 12.4.21!) momma who lives in a small town not far outside of Knoxville, Tennessee. I’m a lover of the kitchen, of good books &Continue reading “Hi, there, y’all. I’m Kate.”