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Hey, Y’all!

I'm Ashley and I believe life starts at the table. Since I was a little girl, my favorite place to be is at the kitchen table -- surrounded by the people I adore, eating delicious food, and listening to family stories. Let's create life around the table!

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Roasting Rules! It rules in the sense that it’s

Roasting Rules!

It rules in the sense that it’s an easy way to make a delicious anything… But there are also roasting rules you should follow to achieve the most toasty-roasty-goodness!

First, preheat your oven to 425˚—this is a great universal roasting temperature.

We’re going to chat about fingerling potatoes, but these rules apply to almost any vegetable you’re roasting!

Before you toss your potatoes, veggies, whatever on your sheet pan, make sure they’re around the same size.

You want your veggies to cook at the same time, so having the same size cuts ensures this can happen!

1️⃣ Olive oil + Salt & Pepper is all you need! In your bowl with your cut potatoes, give a hefty drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Toss with your hands, and plop out onto a half sheet pan.

2️⃣ Place your cut potatoes flat side down. This way they get all golden brown and crispy!⁣

3️⃣ Give them time - don't open your oven over and over to check on them. Set a timer for 18 minutes and DO NOT PEEK until that timer rings.⁣

After they are golden brown on one side, flip them over and allow the other side to get roasted.

This won’t take nearly as long—but it adds a better texture.

The thing I love most about roasting vegetables is how simple it is.

What are your favorite ‘roasting’ recipes?!

⬇️ Tell me in the comments below!

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Easy recipes are essential, y’all. Today is def

Easy recipes are essential, y’all.

Today is definitely cloudy with a chance of meatballs!

Spaghetti and Meatballs aren’t something I cook very often (remember when I went on stories and told you I don’t really *love* pasta?! It’s true…!) But, today is just calling out for some comfort.

Invest in time upfront so you can manage your time more effectively.

This means, when you make these incredibly *moist* meatballs, double your recipe and get the production line going.

It’s a cheeky time-saving bonus, that will bring your over-stretched evenings some life.

If you just need these recipes, send me a 🍝 and I’ll roll over to your DMs with it!

What do you cook on days when you feel like you *just can’t even* and need a little extra TLC?!

🔽 Tell me below in the comments! ⁣

🔗 If you want to head to the link in my bio you can click on over.⁣

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Since it's Friday, let's do a #fridayintroduction

Since it's Friday, let's do a #fridayintroductions for anyone who's new!⁣
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🙋 I'm Ashley - the Sweetpea behind Sweetpea where good food gathers people. ⁣
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🏠 I'm from Asheville, NC and I think #828isgreat -- seriously, it's the best.⁣
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Here are 🖐 things you need to know about me:⁣
1️⃣ I love gathering people around the table with good food and drinks.⁣ And I miss being able to do this regularly!
2️⃣ I recently moved into a new apartment, and it’s not feeling like home yet, but it’s starting to!
3️⃣ I love Champagne, and pop bottles as often as I can! 🍾
4️⃣ Every dog I see you'll hear "OMG! A Dog!"⁣
5️⃣ This year is my 12th year of blogging! 😱

Tell me about YOU! I’d love to hear what your weekend plans are!

If you’re not following along, go ahead, what are you waiting for?!

You’ll find easy recipes that help you effortlessly gather people around your table any night of the week.

We edit out the mess of the overcomplicated and dive headfirst into:

✔️ Exploring community
✔️ Creating traditions
✔️ Learning to maximize your time and live your most effective life

Good food gathers people, so you will always get deliciously simple inspiration.

Give me a 🎉 if you're here for it all!

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🎼**My biscuits bring all the boys to the yard…**

With the weekend approaching, why not give thought to what you’re having Saturday morning?!

You’re going to need a basket full of biscuits, that’s for sure!

There is nothing better than a hot, flaky biscuit, filled with jam.

Biscuits need to be light, flaky, and tender - I’m not going to tell you "they're so incredibly easy to make!" because when people tell me that about baking a cake I roll my eyes and huff a little.⁣
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But! I've got a couple of tips for you to creating flaky, tender layers:⁣
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✅ SNAP the (grated!) butter into the dry ingredients. - you want flat pieces of butter, not balls resembling peas. ((not to mention my whole angst about peas being referenced in biscuit recipes...))⁣

✅ When you’ve got your biscuit dough rolled out into a rectangle, cut it into fourths, then STACK them on top of each other. Smoosh it down, and voila! Layers on layers, y’all!

✅ Just like we need each other to rise, so do biscuits! Place the biscuits together, right next to one another, so they help each other RISE UP!⁣ When you end up with little pieces of biscuit dough leftover, pool them together, and create a snake that nestles up next to the outer biscuits without multiple friends.

When you bake your biscuits, be sure to keep melted butter on your stove top!

🧈 Slather them before and after they’re in the oven.

How do you serve your biscuits??

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Happy Wednesday! ⁣ When you’re rushed off your

Happy Wednesday!
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When you’re rushed off your feet mid-week, dreading the idea of supper, I’ve got a recipe that will cheer you right up.

Quick & Easy Salmon Cakes use leftover salmon (or canned!) and fry up to perfection.

Served with a creamy cook tartar sauce that is filled with sweet relish and lemon!
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I will tell you, these salmon cakes are a bright spot mid-week, though.

Paired with a simple salad you’ve got a quick and easy weeknight meal that is sure to carry you through the Friday!

What do you do with your leftover salmon?
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⬇️ Tell me in the comments below!

Send me a 🐠 if you need this recipe in your life, and I’ll “cast” 🎣 the recipe right to your DMs! ⁣

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Y’all!! Creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese is exac

Y’all!! Creamy Baked Macaroni and Cheese is exactly what you need to make tonight for dinner!

It’s special, but still weeknight-friendly.

Elbow macaroni is coated with a luxurious, herby cheese sauce, hugging the macaroni right inside the casserole dish!

@boursincheese is whisked into a creamy béchamel, along with a *healthy* dose of aged white cheddar.

The topping might be my favorite part though!

You smash some butter crackers and toss them with CHOPPED cheese—that’s right! Not grated, chopped with a knife.

Ending up with big chunks of 🧀 cheesy goodness with the crispy crunch of the cracker… ::chefs kiss::

This recipe is perfect for a Tuesday night—special in that you make it and eat it in the same hour, but quick enough that you can make it and eat it in the same hour. 🥳

What special something do you do for yourself mid-week?!

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Split Pea Soup, you either hate it, or you L-O-V-E

Split Pea Soup, you either hate it, or you L-O-V-E it!

🙋🏼‍♀️ I’m the one who loves it and toots her 📯 horn that her recipe is the best.

It’s the reason why I make a Baked Ham recipe… Just so I can make this soup the next day! 🤤

Split Pea Soup with Leftover Ham is the comforting soup recipe you are craving during this chilly winter!

It’s filled with simple veggies like:

🥕carrots
🧅 onions & celery
🧄 garlic

You won’t believe the smell that 🌬 wafts through your home when you’re making this soup.

This is definitely one of those recipes that if your neighbors are close by, they might just “come a-knocking!”

Split Pea Soup can be made a few days ahead of time, kept in the fridge, and then reheated in your slow cooker. It also freezes beautifully for a couple of months. 🥳

Are you a Split Pea Soup fan?!

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Well, y’all! How ya doing halfway through the we

Well, y’all! How ya doing halfway through the week??

It’s been gorgeous weather here in #828 and I’m loving it!

In the cold dismal days of winter, it’s nice to have a few bright, sunny, warm days. ☀️

On days like this, it’s hard to eat something heavy and comforting.

But, a plate filled with 🧀 cheese and cured meats + a nice glass of 🍷 rosé, is *just* the way to go.

((Alright... this may be heavy and comforting too...))

I mean, since COVID, individual cheese plates are definitely the thing.

Mainly because it’s probably just you. 🤭

Let’s chat about what you can keep on hand for last-minute cheese plates, but that saves well for the single life. 💃🏼

Cured meats keep for a while, y’all.

((Salami, Calabrese, Capicola are all good options! And they make a great sandwich or salad additions!))

It’s the cheese that’s a bit iffy.

I prefer keeping aged cheddar on hand, and you can use it in salads, pasta, and other recipes later.

Bleu cheese is also great to keep on hand, and it saves well.

Pair it on your plate with 🍎 apples or 🍐 pears, but then add it to your desktop salad for a surprising mood lifter.

((A hit of Roquefort mid-day lifts any #mood you may have! 😉))

The last cheese that might be a tinge surprising is parmesan—the *good* one with parmesan tapped into the rind.

Paired with a glass of 🍾 bubbly, your evening just got exponentially better.

So, y’all, deliver yourself happiness tonight with a plate filled with cheese, and a *nice* glass of wine or two.

The weekend is coming, and you can make it! 🥳

Happy Monday, Y’all! I’m finally settled into

Happy Monday, Y’all!

I’m finally settled into my new place and learning all its squeaks and creaks.

I haven’t cooked much—just one dinner last week for a dear friend, and I wasn’t happy with it.

But this week, we’re sharing Angry Lasagna together, and I can’t tell you how EXCITED I am to make this in this new kitchen.

Angry Lasagna is one of my absolute favorite things to make. When people ask me what is my favorite recipe on Sweetpea, this would be in the top 3.

It’s got 🍅 fire-roasted tomatoes, spicy Italian sausage, and smoked mozzarella cheese.

And, y’all! It is something so comforting and warm and delicious!

Since it’ll just be two of us, I’m going to trim the recipe down…One big lasagna pan feeds about 12-14 people!

Now, it “freezes beautifully!” So, if you wanted to go ahead and make the full recipe, then freeze portions of it, go ahead.

Stay tuned for an updated recipe later this week!

You can find this recipe by google “Angry Lasagna” — but I can also zip it over to you in a DM!

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