👩🍳 Easy Recipes that Gather People 🥰 Making Life Simple and Tasty 🎀 Ringing in the NEW Southern Belle
👉 Hosting Doesn’t Have to Be Hard
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Happy Sunday, Sweet Friends! Somewhere along the way, hosting picked up a reputation it never asked for. ((Social media does the perfection game no favors, y'all!)) Complicated. Stressful. Performative. But here’s what I know to be true — from years of inviting people into my home: Dinner parties can change the world. You don’t need matching dishes. You just need to show up. When you invite someone over — even for the simplest meal — you’re saying: That kind of invitation ripples outward. So if all you can manage is takeout and a cleared table — that is more than enough. Hosting doesn’t have to be hard. And you are already enough for that 🤍 Heaps of Love, Sweet Friend! Ashley |
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👩🍳 Easy Recipes that Gather People 🥰 Making Life Simple and Tasty 🎀 Ringing in the NEW Southern Belle
January isn’t meant for reinvention. It’s meant for ritual. This week, I’m hosting a simple Winter Supper Club — and I want to show you how easy it can be to do the same. Here’s the plan (and you can borrow every bit of it): 🍲 The SoupsLasagna SoupMinestrone 🥐 The BreadCroissant focaccia — warm, tearable, and deeply comforting. 🥗🍰 The Guests BringSalads and desserts. (A hosting secret I will never stop sharing.) That’s it.No overthinking. No overproducing. Just a few reliable dishes, a shared...
Hi, Sweet Friend! There is something deeply comforting about a meal that asks very little of you — and gives a lot back. This week’s hosting menu is built around one beautiful truth: one pot is enough. Your main dish is this cozy, crowd-friendly wonder: 👉 Cheese & Pasta in a Pot for a Crowd(One pot. Cheesy. Generous. Impossible to mess up.) Here’s how I’d turn it into a full hosting moment without breaking a sweat: 🍝 The MainOne big pot of cheesy pasta — bubbling, golden, and meant to be...
Hi, Sweet Friend! January calls for food that feels like a warm blanket — hearty, cozy, comforting, and easy enough to make even when it’s dark and chilly outside. I rounded up four of my favorite cozy meals that take the stress out of dinner and bring all the delicious warmth you want this time of year. This Week’s Cozy Meal Lineup 🍲 Classic Oven Pot RoastSlow-roasted, rich, and melt-in-your-mouth good — this is comfort food at its best. 👉...