chicken corn chowder

I always tend to pull out some soups as summer winds down and thoughts of school circle my mind.  Those back-to-school thoughts are really circling my mind these days and I am sure your mind too. My  go-to summer soup is corn chowder.  This time I added chicken. 

A little trick for a mess-free way of cutting the corn off of the cob is to use your bundt pan. Stabilize the corn in the center of the pan while you cut the corn off. It falls right into the pan.

bundt pan  and dish towel (similar)

I roughly followed this recipe. I added chicken from a rotisserie chicken instead of the salmon, but I would love to try the salmon next time. It is not pictured here, but I served our corn chowder with a grilled romaine salad and a french bread loaf. There are so many great recipes for grilled romaine out there, but I drizzled ours with olive oil and sprinkled them with sea salt. Once grilled, they were topped off with Parmesan cheese and Caesar dressing. 

summertime sales

Summertime sales tend to be the best sales during the year. I try to keep my eye out for things that are really good deals. I recently purchased a few winter and summer items during the JCrew sale. I highly recommend checking it out. Also, I needed another cover-up this year, but have not been able to find one that I love until recently. I found  This cover-up  and really love the fabric and length.  There are lots of other

Mud Pie cover-ups on sale for $15 too. 

Happy Shopping! I hope you are having a great week so far! 

summer frittata

The summer heat and humidity are in full swing in the Carolinas so light dinners are what I have been craving. We also continue to eat at home a little more than we used to. One meal I have been making more often is a frittata. At the beginning of quarantine, I asked my sister for some ideas and she mentioned that she makes frittatas a lot. You truly can add anything in them. We have been just adding whatever vegetables we have on hand. It is a delicious, light and tasty dinner! 

I followed this recipe, but used spinach, mushrooms, onions, cherry tomatoes and red pepper flakes in mine. I also used 8 eggs for the hungry boys in my house. I served ours with a side salad.

Eggs do not make pretty pictures, but they taste so good!