style, stories & everything in between
the debate between the humble yam and sweet potato has plagued generations for decades (i'm making this up, i have no idea if that's true). to be honest, i think most of the time i use yams for sweet potato-sanctioned recipes. so perhaps this recipe is bit of a misnomer, it should really say "roasted yams ...
okay i know what you're thinking. if i see one more brussels sprouts recipe on this site, i'm going to scream! enough with the brussels, shawna. i know, i know. how much more can we do with this tiny cabbage anyway? well, you can add butter. and bacon. oh and then maple syrup. that's what you can do. i'm not sure how ...
so S and i watch a lot of food network. in fact, this time of year, if we're not watching football, we're watching either guy, alton, bobby (our three favorite guys) host, cook, or judge some sort of dish or dive. over the holidays there was a show called "the holiday baking championship," hosted by ...
some weekends call for fancy dinners out on the town. others, for a little home-cooked goodness. or shall i say slow-cooked goodness. sure, the weather could have been cooler, or drearier, or resemble what most parts of the country know to be "autumn," but it wasn't 80-degrees and for that we were both thankful and more than ready to ...
i mentioned two weeks ago that S and i have begun composing a list of recipes to recreate together. given our mutual love for alton brown and most everything else associated with the food network, the list has become quite extensive already. among the entries thus far are two dishes representative of asian cuisine -vietnamese-style summer rolls with ...
tuesday with temperatures still in the 80's, tanks + shorts are still my go-to formula when putting together an outfit every day. since i had planned a walk with a girlfriend and her son (and the twins, of course) in the afternoon, i decided to opt for sneakers vs. sandals so i didn't have to change ...
it may seem crazy to splurge on a t-shirt, but after adding two anine bing tees to my wardrobe over the last year, i can say they are worth every penny. they are well-made, machine washable, and, as evidenced by today's post, extremely versatile in terms of styling. last time i styled one of anine ...
if you follow me on instagram, you know that i recently asked my followers to help me figure out what to wear for our joint mother's day celebration tomorrow (my parents and my in-laws are joining S and me for lunch). it's currently a tight race between the overalls (top left) and the jeans, cami ...
believe it or not, last tuesday marked ONE MONTH in the new house and it kind of feels like we've been there forever and just moved in all at the same time. we finally got through the last of the unopened boxes this weekend (thanks to my mom who came over and helped!) and aside ...
well our four-day vacation aside, we've officially been in the new house for over two weeks now. woo! and despite the pile of boxes still occupying our dining room, the home feels more and more settled everyday. heck, i've already done a handful of loads of laundry (our washer/dryer are a DREAM) and ran the ...
shawna leeann rivera
san diego-based style blogger and twin mom to henry & delilah. curator of simple, affordable fashion. lover of my husband, family, coffee, traveling, and the bravo network.