👩🍳 Easy Recipes that Gather People 🥰 Making Life Simple and Tasty 🎀 Ringing in the NEW Southern Belle
❄️ Your Winter Supper Club Game Plan
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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 Soups 🥐 The Bread 🥗🍰 The Guests Bring That’s it. Just a few reliable dishes, a shared table, and the kind of evening that reminds everyone they’re not alone in the middle of winter. Hosting as ritual isn’t about impressing. Light a candle. Set out bowls. Let the soup simmer. That’s the ceremony 🤍 💕Heaps of love, y'all! PS: Tickets for TEDx Asheville are officially on sale — and I’m speaking! 🥹 I’ll be sharing a talk called Dinner Parties Can Change the World, all about gathering, connection, and choosing the table even when life feels messy. If you’ll be in Asheville, I’d love to see you there. 💗 |
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👩🍳 Easy Recipes that Gather People 🥰 Making Life Simple and Tasty 🎀 Ringing in the NEW Southern Belle
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