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Something Somebody’s Mamaw Should’ve Told Me

  • The Thanksgiving Hosting Game Plan: Part Two

    Do the Work Early So You Can Actually Have Thanksgiving Hunnies, if you followed Part One, we have officially made it to Thanksgiving week. The menu is planned. Everybody knows what they’re bringing. Most of the groceries are bought. The disposable pans are waiting. The leftover containers are ready. And, for the love of poultry,… Read more

  • Host Thanksgiving Like Somebody’s Mamaw Should’ve Told You

    Get Ahead Before Thanksgiving Week Hunnies, I love Thanksgiving. The food. The family. The house full of people. Somebody hollering from one room to another. Kids running around. Coffee brewing. Pie sitting somewhere within reach. I love all of it. Here’s the thing: Thanksgiving should not surprise us. It’s on the calendar every year, babycakes.… Read more

  • Apparently Not Everybody Has a Family Sock Drawer 😂

    I was a grown woman, trying to navigate life and laundry with my new husband, when I discovered something rather shocking: Apparently not all families have a communal sock drawer. I know. I was surprised too. 😂 And before anybody starts judging my family’s sock situation, let’s remember Jane’s cardinal rule around here: We listen.… Read more

  • Things Somebody’s Mamaw Should’ve Told Me: Put the Dang Chicken in a Baggie

    Girl. Why have I been breading chicken with four bowls all these years?! You know how it goes. Milk. Flour. Egg. Breadcrumbs. Half the counter is dirty, and by the time you’re finished your fingers have ten different little crusty breading hats on them. You KNOW the finger caps I’m talking about. 😂 Then a… Read more

  • Things My Mamaw DID Tell Me

    Believe it or not, Mamaw, I was listening. While I will absolutely be posting about Things Somebody’s Mamaw Should’ve Told Me, I figured I wouldn’t be doing my three Mamaws any justice if I didn’t include the things they did tell me. Because believe it or not, Mamaw… I WAS LISTENING. Maybe not every time.… Read more

  • Waste Not, Want Not: 10 Food-Saving Habits Somebody’s Memaw Should’ve Told Me

    Groceries cost too darn much to be feeding the trash can, babycakes. I’m not trying to live like it’s the Great Depression—but I am trying to borrow some of that old-school resourcefulness: Use what you’ve got. Make it stretch. Waste as little as you can. I reckon Memaw was onto something. 1. Shop Your Kitchen… Read more