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Apple Cider Cocktails
There are a lot of people who equate the start of the fall season with the return of the Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks. Not me! My favorite fall drink at Starbucks is steamed apple juice with whip cream. No, not Starbucks’ Caramel Apple Spice (steamed apple juice complemented with cinnamon syrup, whipped cream and a caramel sauce drizzle) which in my opinion is just too sweet, but plain steamed apple juice with a large dollop of whip cream. Fall leaf sprinkles optional. So good and in my opinion quintessentially fall! So now that I have committed fall sacrilege by admitting PSLs are just not my thing, I can tell…
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Ryan’s Sunday Sauce with Bucatini Noodles
Apparently I am the sister that loves noodles and posting pasta recipes on Fridays. (For anyone that has spent time with Mallory and I, do not try and act too surprised!) Because here I am posting another pasta recipe on a Friday: Ryan’s Sunday Sauce with Bucatini Noodles. And if you haven’t yet had the opportunity, you should really check out our other Friday pasta posts for Salami Ragu and Mack’s Roasted Tomato Sauce. Have I inadvertently made pasta recipes on Fridays a thing? If we were forced to pick a favorite noodle in our house it would be bucatini. Bucatini is a thick spaghetti-like pasta with a hole running through…
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A Fun Fall COVID Friendly Meal: Skinny Mini Chicken Pot Pies!
Chicken Pot Pie reminds me of Fall and all the cozy things I love about this season. So, when one of my favorite bloggers, Liz Adams, posted a skinny chicken pot pie recipe a few years ago you better believe I made it and have been making it ever since. I only make it a little less “skinny” by sprinkling Stove Top Stuffing on top and OMG IT’S GOOD. They are so delicious and cute that they would be perfect for hosting a dinner party this Fall or Winter, a Sunday night family dinner or given we ate them last night, they are really great for any occasion or day…
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Our Favorite Things to do in SUNCADIA
Pre kids, I didn’t find Suncadia all that exciting. Post kids, it’s the best place ever. It is such a kid friendly, easy destination with so many things to do as a family. We’ve been fortunate to spend a ton of time there with my in-laws and are eager to spend more time! Over the past few years we’ve discovered more great kid friendly activities and given that we spent this last weekend there and stumbled upon a few more fun things, I thought we should share! And I’m not even talking about ALL of the events Suncadia itself puts on… like bringing in a Build a Bear workshop, Santa…
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Blue Friday Football Bites
Sunday is the Seahawks’ first game of the 2020 NFL season and we are BIG Seahawks fans over here on Lets Wine About It Sister (okay, Ryan, Sam and Emma are big fans and I like football food). This week, we celebrated the kickoff of the 2020 NFL Season (see what I did there!) and the Seahawks’ upcoming game with an easy football-themed dinner. This year might be an interesting NFL season with no fans in the stands, but isn’t that a great reason to make it extra fun at home? Our football-themed dinner included vegetarian Instant Pot chili using this Pinch of Yum recipe (which unfortunately I would only…
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Logan’s Dino-Mite 1st Birthday
We attended my friend Tanna’s daughter’s first birthday party this last weekend and the event was just too cute not to share. I LOVED the dinosaur theme for a little girl’s first birthday – so CUTE and different! From the theme to decor to serving dinner and treats from my two favorite places in Cashmere, I am requesting Tanna throws my next party and showing you all the DINO-MITE details below. First things first, we walked up to the party and were greeted by the cutest entry sign with dinosaur footprints leading us into the celebration. Tanna made the sign herself (!) by tracing the invitation with THIS contraption. I…
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Labor Day Menu Inspiration
Labor Day weekend and I have a complicated relationship. I mean, I love a three-day weekend as much as the next person, don’t get me wrong, but for me Labor Day represents, the last hurrah of summer, and no matter how much fun was had in June, July and August, I am just never ready for school to restart and long, warm days to come to an end. But, no matter my feelings on Labor Day, long weekends in and of themselves deserve to be celebrated with good food and drinks. To help everyone send summer off with a BANG, we have two fantastic Labor Day weekend menu recommendations for…
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Dazzle Dry Nails
Have you tried Dazzle Dry Nails yet?! It’s a no chip 4 step nail polish process that doesn’t used any harsh chemicals and dries within 5 minutes! And most importantly, it acts just like a gel manicure, lasting up to 2 weeks! AKA it’s amazing. I was first introduced to Dazzle Dry by my aunt last year who brought it to our Annual Favorite Things Christmas Tea as her favorite thing. Since then, Megan gave our future sister-in-law Laura the set for her birthday and she has been raving about it. After Laura using and loving it, and after my dip manicure chipped right before my brother’s wedding, UGH, I…
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A Blessed Baptism Brunch for Jack
Jack was baptized yesterday, and while the event was originally supposed to take place in April and it was a little strange being at mass with a mask on, it was a lovely Sunday celebrating out sweet babe with family. We hosted a brunch at my house after mass and it felt just perfect; a very special thank you to Megan and mom for all of their help! The first thing that made this brunch all come together was Seattle Farm Tables. These beautiful tables are hand made and family owned by one of my sister’s oldest friends, Azure. Our moms met in an infant swim class when they both…
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Mack’s Roasted Tomato Sauce
Its the height of tomato season and I would be remiss to not share the recipe for my favorite easy homemade roasted tomato sauce. This is the perfect recipe for this time of year when tomatoes are inexpensive yet flavorful in the grocery stores and your garden likely has more cherry tomatoes than you know what to do with! This time last year, I made this roasted tomato sauce for the first time because I had accidentally let a couple large heirloom tomatoes get too ripe to use for a caprese salad but, given how much they had cost at the grocery store, I did not want to let them…
