Elevated Cheese Board with Midtown Olive Oil

Hi, friends! Last year, I visited Midtown Olive Oil and used one of their olive oils to make an olive oil cake for the first time. Since then, Alex and I have become repeat customers and have been using their olive oils and balsamic vinegars at least weekly! I recently went back and picked up a bunch of their new products that are perfect for a cheese or charcuterie board.

NC Small Business Holiday Gift Guide

Hi, friends! I am so excited to finally share my holiday gift guide! Gift giving is my love language, and I kid you not when I say I have been working on this holiday gift guide since last year. When I launched my website at the end of 2019, I knew I wanted to write a gift guide featuring small/local businesses, and I have been adding and updating the list throughout 2020.

The Durham Box Review

Hi, friends! I’m here with my first “review” post on the blog. If you know me in real life, you know I love Durham/Bull City/Durm ( I have been convincing all my friends to move to Durham), and I was ecstatic to learn about the Durham Box last year. I have been eyeing them since they introduced their Winter Box, and I treated myself to their Summer Box, which they just launched earlier this month.

Olive Oil Cake with Midtown Olive Oil

Hi, friends! As we’ve been staying home, I know a lot of us are spending time cooking and baking. Ever since I learned that there is such a thing as olive oil cake, I have wanted to bake one. Thanks to stay-at-home order, it finally happened, and I was so happy with how the cake turned out! #quarantinebaking