Good Morning, Sweet Friends!

This week sits right in the sweet spot of December — when the twinkle lights are glowing, the calendar is filling up, and you still want dinner to feel special… without feeling like a production.

This is your gentle, festive game plan: food that feels celebratory, but still works on a weeknight.

🍲 What to Make for Dinner This Week

(Festive flavors that still feel like real life)

Here are four dinners to carry you through the week with warmth and ease:

1. ​Easy Oven Pot Roast – cozy, rich, and perfect over mashed potatoes, pasta, or your favorite pot roast side dish!
2. ​Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon – bright, fresh, and holiday-table worthy. It's about as simple as it gets! And my favorite way to serve this is with oven-roasted broccoli and brown butter rice.
3. ​Potato Latke Night (Hannukah-Inspired!) – crispy, comforting, and joyful.
4. ​White Bean Chicken Chili with Cornbread Waffles – simple, nourishing, and deeply cozy. If you're hosting a little gathering, make this! You can make the cornbread waffles a few days ahead of time, then pop them into the toaster to warm up. Same with the chili -- make it a few days ahead, then reheat in your slow cooker. Ask your guests to bring toppings, and you've got yourself a party!

Mix and match, repeat leftovers with pride, and let dinner feel like a soft landing at the end of the day.

🕯️ Savor the Small Moment

Use your favorite plate on a Tuesday night.​
Not the “someday” plate. Not the “company only” plate.
Tonight is worthy of beauty, too.

🤍 Hospitality Hope

Hospitality doesn’t need matching napkins. It just needs you showing up — heart first, apron optional.

If you’ve been feeling the pressure to make everything feel “holiday perfect,” let this be your reminder: the warmth you bring to the table matters far more than what’s on it.

✨Presence is the real centerpiece.✨

If your calendar is full this week, I hope you still find one evening to sit, light a candle, and enjoy dinner without rushing. Festive doesn’t have to mean frantic.

With warmth and a good plate of food,
​Ashley