• Patriotic Pasta Salad

    Still looking for a festive dish to to serve for the Fourth of July? We have a fun, easy!, and celebratory red, white and blue pasta salad recipe for you today. The perfect thing to bring to a Fourth of July barbecue or potluck (do such things still even exist?!?). A takeoff from Freutcake’s beautiful Blueberry Tomato Pasta Salad, I simply added penne noodles and diced chicken breast to take this recipe from a side dish to the main event. How to Cut Mozzarella into Stars Cutting mozzarella into stars is not nearly as hard as it looks and because the rest of this recipe comes together so quickly, it’s…

  • My Festive & Inexpensive 4th of July Purchases

    We spend the week of Fourth of July in Lake Chelan at my parent’s cabin and I do my best to have us all wearing red, white and blue the entire time we are there. It’s one of my favorite weeks of the year, helped by the fact Chris and my anniversary is the 5th, and having us all in coordinating red, white and blue just makes it that much better! Here are the new fun festive pieces I found for my fam and myself for the lake this year: Fitted Tie-Dye Ribbed Tank / Old Navy Rose in the USA Graphic Tee / Vintage Crew Neck Red White and…