Thanksgiving may be a little late this year, but the gathering of friends and friends that are like family have already begun for us. This last past weekend, some of those friends—my Irish friend who I’ve been friends with since we were 15 and his fiancé—came to visit, and I wanted to make something in […] Read more…
The Story Behind the Feed: Our Ectopic Pregnancy
First, I want to set up a trigger warning because not everyone might want to read this post. I know I focus on New Orleans, food, travel and life in Louisiana 99% of the time so if that’s what you came to this blog for, I certainly won’t be offended if you don’t want to […] Read more…
JAZZ FEST FOOD GUIDE
Ahhh…Jazz Fest. The quintessential New Orleans festival. Music, food, sun, crafts, watermelon shirts…and more music and food! Sure the music is the main event, but some (ahem…me) say that the food is just as essential to a complete & successful Jazz Fest experience. I’ve spent many years trying all of the different dishes, and I’m […] Read more…
Cajun Style Simple Spring Pasta
I don’t know about y’all, but where have all of the “quick” meals gone?? I finally find the perfect recipe on Pinterest (making sure it takes no longer than 45 min to make) buy the groceries, and then get to work. Before I know it, an hour has passed and somehow I’m only 1/2 way […] Read more…
4th Annual My Fave {Louisiana} Things
Welcome to showmeyournola’s 4th annual My Fave {Louisiana} Things! I started MFT in 2014 as a way to share some gifting ideas and to promote shopping local, which fortunately, New Orleanians are ALL about. It’s my passion to showcase makers and their beautiful/cool products! Creative Makers are the heartbeat of any community. The pride and […] Read more…
A Foodie’s Journey with an Autoimmune Disease
This post isn’t about my cute new ‘do (although ain’t it SO cute?!) This is a post about invisible diseases aka autoimmune diseases and how, for the first time since my diagnosis 7 years ago, I finally had to face my rheumatoid arthritis head on. This year has been rough. There’s no way to sugar […] Read more…