10+ “No-Recipe” Meal Ideas Using Whole Chicken

| Allison

Hello friends!

Ever since I got married I’ve started cooking without a recipe more often. It’s fun to make it up as you go along and I love the flexibility of adjusting ingredients to taste without having to refer back to exact measurements. One of my favorite things to do is to cook a whole roast chicken in the crockpot and then use the broth and pieced-up meat in different dishes throughout the week. It’s inexpensive per pound, makes enough for several meals, and is quite versatile (and healthy!).

I’m clearly not a food blogger plus I’m always in too much of a hurry to get good food photos, haha. But I hope this is still a helpful, if less professional, post for you. 😀 Here are a few of my favorite “no recipe” methods and ideas to use a whole chicken.

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Family Beach Vacation, Part 4 {The Finale}

| Allison

Hello friends!

This last post in the vacation series is going to be more of a travel diary, documenting memories throughout the whole trip rather than being a collection of pretty photos from one or two days. Read on for Sully’s mushroom shirt, a beach family photoshoot, an erupting volcano, donuts and grape juice, and a tale of The Great Plague.

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Family Beach Vacation, Part 3 {Sea Storms & Sunrises}

| Allison

Hello friends!

At Vero Beach, Sully and I witnessed a dramatic storm over the ocean – SO cool. A few days later, some of our group watched a sunrise over the water together. Both landscapes were epic, so obviously I needed a separate post for all the photos I took. 🙂 I also included a bonus sunset + beachy morning light pictures.

Enjoy these sensational views!

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Family Beach Vacation, Part 2 {A Candid Family Photoshoot}

| Allison

Hello friends!

For this second part of my vacation series, I collected cute portraits taken during one or two breakfasts at Vero Beach. All the family gathered together in one of the rooms to eat each morning. I couldn’t resist the perfect chance to document the Alexander family, especially their sweet interactions with the little ones. Enjoy this candid family photoshoot!

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Family Beach Vacation, Part 1 {Ocean & Pool Days}

| Allison

Hello friends!

We’re back from Florida vacation with Sully’s family! We made tons of great memories, enjoyed oceans and pools, played board games and night volleyball, ate lots of ice cream, laughed at the antics of 11 nieces and nephews, and survived a ridiculously awful (and contagious) stomach virus.

I have way too many good photos to fit in one post, so look forward to more pictures and stories to come! I’ll start us off with a collection of beach and pool photos. Keep scrolling for adorable small children and pretty oceans.

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First Anniversary Q&A + Photoshoot, Part 3

| Allison

Hello friends!

Are you ready for the last part of this fun series? I’ve so enjoyed sharing our answers to the amazing questions you guys asked, and this week is no exception. Read on for a discussion of what most surprised us about marriage, a phrase I use that confuses Sully greatly, and our opinions on pickles. Enjoy!

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First Anniversary Q&A + Photoshoot, Part 2

| Allison

Hello friends!

I’m back with the second part of this three-part series. You guys sent lots of great questions for Sully and I to ask and we had fun answering them! Enjoy our answers to questions about having kids, our favorite type of dates, what skills we’d steal from each other, and more. 🙂

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First Anniversary Q&A + Photoshoot, Part 1

| Allison

Hello friends!

I’m excited to share our answers to the questions you asked Sully and I a few posts ago! Since I’ll be on vacation the next two weeks and there were a lot of questions, I’m going to make this a three-part series. I’ll also share pretty photos (and some funny bloopers) from a little anniversary photoshoot we did on my family’s farm. Enjoy these first ten questions and answers! Warning: Sully is SUPER sweet in some of them. ❤

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Cute DIY Cottagecore Gift Ideas

| Allison

Hello friends!

I’ve been collecting homemade gift ideas for a while and wanted to share a few cute ones with you in today’s post. A homemade goodie adds a touch of thoughtfulness and meaning to a celebration. These ideas will be a joy to create as well as give if you’re into gardening, cooking, painting, or writing.

Enjoy these 8 special gift ideas with a cottagecore aesthetic.

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