friday features

I am SO excited to introduce you to my friend, Melissa.

Who happens to write a cooking blog.

Here's the thing: I don't read cooking blogs. I am bored to tears by them.

But last Spring, my friend suggested I check out this one called Pretty Yummy! and I was instantly a fan.

Of a cooking blog.

Melissa always begins with a narrative and it sucks me in every time. When she gets to the recipe part, I still feel like I'm reading part of the story...it just happens to have amazing food pictures along with it. Every recipe she posts looks delicious, and I have yet to make something from Pretty Yummy! that I don't LOVE {i.e., Irish Nachos, White Girl Chicken Tacos, Mediterranean Pasta...}.

I had the pleasure of finally meeting Melissa last week and she is just as sweet and beautiful in real life. I love it when that happens! AND, we sat and talked for about an hour with her FOUR BOYS and managed to have a conversation because they were so well-behaved {and ridiculously handsome}.

Ok, enough from me...here's a bit about Melissa...from Melissa:

My name is Melissa Vanni and I'm a mom to 4 little boys. No, I'm not crazy but sometimes they are! I write a blog about what I feed my sweet/silly family and sometimes I share stories about what it's like to be the only girl in my house. Even my dog is a boy! My stories are honest and so is the food. I'm all about getting your friends/family around the dinner table to share some laughs and to enjoy a homemade meal you can proudly declare you cooked all by yourself!

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