The BEST Honey in the World!

I am sick and that can only mean one thing. HONEY. 

I like to think I have tried a lot of honey in my life. I remember going to little farm markets and my sister and cousins would always get those straws full of honey. I would get one and then remember I didn't like honey. 

But it turns out I just hadn't had the right honey. Kind of how you don't know love until you have actually had it. I didn't know honey. 

We Bee Brothers Homestead Honey is the only honey I will eat. Yes, it's Northern honey. The North has some delicious things too! 

http://www.webeebrothers.com/

--- I am a lemon snob. I need fresh lemon in my tea but this morning I couldn't ind any. I ran around looking for the yucky stuff in the bottle but I couldn't find that either. I reluctantly took a sip of my tea with just sugar and honey but wow it was really good! This honey saved my tea.

Moo Cow Monday

It's Monday y'all. I guess yesterday's efforts to stop it from happening failed. Better luck next week.

This morning I woke up to a freezing house. I grabbed one of my cats and brought her under the blanket with me. We huddled together for warmth until I was brave enough to run for a sweater and some comfy jeans. 

When I went back  into my room to grab a pair of boots, I saw these babies. These Frye boots hold a special place in my heart. I don't wear them when I know I'll be climbing trees or trekking through mud. I like to keep these clean for the occasional barn wedding or trip to the Opry. 

Today, I needed a little something special  and these boots are SOMETHING! 

I Love this Jewelry

I love flea markets! 

Yesterday I was walking along and I was immediately drawn to a table with beautiful handmade jewelry. I knew I had to get something but it was hard to decide what to get because I wanted it all! 

Most of the jewelry was pretty flowers that would go with just about anything from jeans to a dress but they also had an amazing mermaid line and of course these cross earrings that I got. 

I love the earrings but I already regret not getting a small pale orange rose pendent too. It was to die for! 

Bee Stung's website is still in the works but you can check them out on Facebook.

I might just have to order somethings for my girlfriends for Christmas because, although my friends are all very different, Bee Stung has something for everyone.

Breakfast Casserole

Every Sunday my family has a big breakfast. Last week we bought all the stuff for breakfast but ended up all running in different directions after church and didnt have time for our breakfast. After the week we still had some stuff left and I decided to use it for a casserole of course! 

This is what I did: 

Brown 1lb of pork sausage in a skillet 

Butter a casserole dish

Cut up some bread (about half a loaf) 

-press the bread into the dish 

Then sprinkle the sausage over the bread 

Next beat 5 eggs and mix in 2 cups of half and half and some salt 

Then just pour the eggs over the whole thing and stick it in the fridge 

In the morning put it in the oven at 350 for 50 minutes. 

It was so good. I was worried because I love bacon a little more than I love sausage but it was so amazing that I didn't even miss not having bacon. YUM

Friday Fashion

I have off on Friday so Thursdays are my Fridays and this is what I wore last Thursday. 

You know how by the end of the week you are exhausted and totally over doing any work? No just me? 

Well by this Thursday I was running on fumes and needed

Something comfortable but pretty enough to 

Get me through the day. 

I found this dress in a ball and stuck it in the 

Dryer to get the wrinkles out. Meanwhile I put

On shorts and a tank top because, well, the dress 

Isn't mine (it's my sister's) and I thought it was 

A shirt. 

When I put it on I was very surprised but in a good 

way. It made my day! 

Spicy Salsa Verde

My sister's fiancé loves to grow tomatillos  

We have a ton of them laying around all the time. Luckily I love salsa verde! However, I always loved the mild stuff until I discovered a spicy verde at a local restaurant. I can't get enough of it so I tried to make it myself. 

I preheated the oven to 400 

Put 6 small tomatillos and a couple jalapeños in a cast iron skillet and roasted them for 20 mins

Then I let them cool and stuck them on the blender. 

Then to the blended mixture I added 1/4 of a chopped medium red onion

I also added 1/4 ts of salt and 1/4 ts cumin

Then a little lime juice and plenty of cilantro 

Get me a straw I could drink this stuff!

Perfect Pico

My family loves Pico de gallo but Im not really a fan. We had tons of tomatoes from the garden so I decided to make some and I ended up actually liking it! 

Here's what I did: 

Chop up a red onion and see how much you get out of it 

Chop some tomatoes ( you want an equal amount of onion and tomatoes)

Then add a pile a fresh cilantro that is also an equal amount. 

1/3 onion 

1/3 tomato 

1/3 cilantro 

Then I just added a jalapeño with the seeds! 

A big clove of garlic 

Salt and pepper

And the a little fresh lime juice 

It's so easy and so good! 

Most Comfortable Flip Flops

I love havaianas! Flip flops are a staple in any Belle's closet. I used to get blisters from mine but then my momma showed me these. Havaianas are the most comfortable flip flops I have ever worn and I have worn them all day without getting one blister. 

Lucchese Boots

I need to take a minute to acknowledge these boots! Lucchese boots are amazing. 

Have you ever gone to work or school and gotten this horrible feeling in your stomach like you are still wearing your slippers? It happens to me all the time when I am wearing these boots because they are so comfortable. 

I've had them for only a little over a year but I can already tell you they are getting better with age. 

Yep Lucchese Boots are pretty expensive but I can honestly say its worth the money. I have tried on a lot of boots and some very expensive brands just don't work for me because they aren't comfortable. These feel great and look amazing. I get so many compliments on them because you can tell they are nice boots just by looking at them. 

I love these things! 

Amen. 

Good Bye Summer

The breeze blowing through no-man's land today is chilly and a horrible reminder of what is ahead of me. 

I can no longer continue to hashtag summer on my Instagram and pretend its okay. 

I am in a horrible place today and I need a little southern comfort so I am wearing these beautiful Corral Boots to get me through a day with a low of 63... I know it's not that bad. I'm being very dramatic. It might have something to do with the fact that my momma is headed to North Carolina or the weekend and I'm stuck here. Bless. Her. Heart. Haha Just kidding all is well as long as she brings me back a couple cases of Cheerwine. 

** I also am breakin out one if my emergency moon pies and this dreary day.