An (Un)Professional Guide to Life as a Newlywed
Musings of wife living, working, playing in the Alamo City.
I've been dying to try a Nonna Box dinner ever since I saw the brand on Facebook late last year. Similar to other monthly food subscriptions, Nonna Box carefully curates gourmet Italian products that highlight a different Italian region each month. Unlike many subscription services, you DON'T have to sign up for a monthly option at first.
Read MoreAlmost every week my girlfriends and I try to get together either for a happy hour at a restaurant or a low-key dinner at someone's house. Our schedules are all over the place, but we all make an effort to clear them since "girl time" is a necessity for us.
Read MoreIf you've been following my blog for a while, then you know that I don't typically make the healthiest of meals. I made food that I know J and I will enjoy, and if that happens to be filled with carbs and butter, then so be it. I do, however, swap ingredients for healthier alternatives when I can/need to.
Read MoreCan you believe it's already June?! We are halfway into 2017 and there is still so much I want/ need to accomplish. However, I have worked hard to accomplish many things already.
For one, I've started a new career with my Twin Sis! We are a real estate team with JB Goodwin, REALTORS®. (Click here to learn more about The Cangelosi Team & browse homes for sale and rent in the SATX area.)
Read MoreI've made this recipe several times over the past few years and each time it gets harder and harder not to go back for seconds and even thirds.
Again, I don't know why I haven't added this recipe to the blog yet since it's one that is easy to make, requires ingredients that you almost always will have on hand, and it tastes good every time.
Read MoreThe in-laws and J's grandma came in this past weekend for a quick visit. Oddly enough, I've never once cooked for them when they've been in town! How could I let them visit so many times without experiencing my cooking greatness? This I will never know, but we ended the curse this weekend.
Read MoreI certainly haven't posted a recipe in a while! I guess this just goes to show that I haven't had much time to try out new things. Luckily, for good reason, as twin sis and I's real estate career has taken off recently.
Read MoreWe've come to the end of our at-home date night meal from this weekend. Last on the menu, Maple Coriander Roasted Carrots- a side dish that is super simple to whip up, but tastes decadent and expensive.
Read MoreIt's time for "Part 2" of J's and my recent at-home date night feast. (If you missed the salad course posted earlier this week, check it out here.)
I'm highlighting the DELICIOUS main course next. Oddly enough I had never cooked with a whole chicken prior to this recipe.
Read MoreAfter a busy work week for both J and I, we decided to have another "date night" at the house making a brand new, and complex recipe out of the cookbook I received from my brother-in-law for Christmas. Conveniently enough it's titled Date Night In.
Read MoreFor Christmas my Nana gifted me a subscription to Food Network magazine. I'm excited every time a new issue comes in the mail, but I was particularly excited about this March's issue because it was The Italian Issue!
Read MoreJ and I are pretty simple folk. We like the food we like. We like the shows we like. We like the clothes we like. This dish is just another one of those things we like to like.
Read MoreMy laptop is perched on my "food belly" writing this post today. It's been a while since J and I branched out of our normal meals to cook something different and tasty. We've tried a few new recipes, but, unfortunately, they weren't blog worthy. (Hate it when that happens...).
Read MoreFor Christmas my brother-in-law gifted me an amazing cookbook called "Date Night". It's filled with three to four course meals you and your partner can prepare and enjoy together. I was so excited to receive this, and didn't take long to start planning out J's and my future at-home date night meals.
Read MoreGuyyyysss! Where has the time gone?! Why is it that when the holiday season rolls around, the days seem to fly by exponentially? Isn't this time of year supposed to be a time of quiet reflection and relaxing with family...?
Read MoreYou know those days when you're running around working, Christmas shopping, cleaning the house, doing laundry, etc. and the last thing you want to do is make something that takes an hour to cook and prep?
Read MoreWow! Can you believe Thanksgiving is this Thursday? Where the heck does the time go?
Because our family will be happily stuffing our faces with all things unhealthy on Thursday, I've decided to keep the rest of this week's meals light so that I can enjoy the holiday semi-guilt free.
Read MoreI've been sticking to making our "classic" dishes lately since we haven't felt too adventurous with meal times. This Sirloin & Tomato Tortellini recipe is another one my mother-in-law gave me back in the day. She definitely has some great ones, and she recently gave me two more to try, so stay tuned!
Read MoreI've gotten kind of bored lately with my lunch meal routine. I haven't been going out to eat much to save some cash, so I've been eating most meals at the house. My typical lunch consists of either leftovers from the night before or a lean cuisine.
Read MoreA lifestyle and fashion blog about a newlywed living in Texas. Recipes, fashion ideas, more!
I'm Samantha, a 30-something mom who enjoys traveling, drinking red wine, ALL things Corgis, attempting to DIY my way through interior design, and my deliciously fabulous husband. Thanks for stopping by!
