This recipe for Maple Cinnamon Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes is a fresh take on traditional twice baked potatoes that incorporates nutrient-dense sweet potatoes, fragrant cinnamon and a splash of maple syrup for sweetness. This recipe also pairs well with traditional Thanksgiving fare, making it the perfect alternative to traditional sweet potato casserole. I think many…
Mountain Vacation Highlights (Black Mountain, Montreat and Asheville)
Our 2016 fall mountain vacation was incredible and I cannot help but feel a little sad that the vacation I’ve been looking forward to for months is over. Post vacation blues are reeeal! I am crossing my fingers that an autumn mountain vacation becomes a tradition in our family. Ryan and I first got the…
Things I’m Loving Friday #156
Hello and Happy Friday! Normally I check in on Friday mornings feeling excited for the weekend and while I am looking forward to the birthday party we have on our agenda on Saturday, I’m feeling the post-vacation blues beginning to bubble up inside of me. Today is the final day of our family mountain vacation…
Asheville Adventure: Navitat Zip Lining

Tuesday’s Asheville vacation adventure took us into the mountains for a day of zip lining! When Ryan reserved a mountain home for us just outside of Asheville, we asked my family for activity suggestions and when my dad brought up zip lining, we all loved the idea and began researching. It quickly became clear that…
A Day at the Biltmore

There’s a reason visiting the Biltmore Estate is often the first thing everyone recommends to do when you say you will be visiting Asheville, North Carolina. The gorgeous Biltmore house is nearly 180,000 square feet and sits on 8,000 acres of land that include a stunning garden, winery, stables, pond, lagoon, hiking trails and more….
Hiking Catawba Falls and Exploring Asheville
Hello from Black Mountain! My family and I arrived in Black Mountain, a small mountain town located just outside of Asheville in western North Carolina, in the late afternoon on Saturday. We spent Saturday evening settling into the mountain home we rented before digging into a hearty lasagna dinner and hopping in the hot tub…