We try to cook and/or eat Mexican-inspired meals every Thursday. This Taco Thursday tradition started early in our relationship when I first made Sean my trademark cruncheweesey tacos and he begged for a repeat the next week. We by no means mean to be authentic in our cooking (it is truly more of a Southwestern/Moe’s/Chipotle …

 “Hey, Morgan. I have to go to Charlotte this weekend for my dad’s 60th birthday. Would you like to come with me?”  “Only if we can go to IKEA.”  “Sigh…” And so it was. I grew up in Charlotte, but IKEA didn’t begin injecting itself into the community until after I had moved away for …

IKEA is the kind of place that everyone’s heard of. Especially in the DIY/Pinterest community, you cannot avoid mention of this Swedish warehouse promising affordable furniture in huge variety and tiny packages. Unfortunately, being raised outside of Raleigh and having lived ever since in Charleston, our paths have never crossed- until now. Last weekend, Sean …

I recently got a great deal on three frames at the ReTail thrift store on Savannah Highway. They were $4, $5, and $6 each for big wooden frames. I loved their size and sturdiness and the distressed look of the white wood. I decided that they would be perfect over my bed in my bedroom. …

Eat It or Beat It is a series where we will share our food experiments- new recipes we try out in a quest to expand out of the everyday hum drum and make eating and cooking a fun experience. We will share new recipes, our inspiration, and give an honest review. Bon Appétit! This meal …