Sunday Scroll #117

Gift-giving formulas, emergency cookie dough, mini simmer pots, and why people don't return shopping carts

Good morning, welcome to Sunday! How are you this morning? I hope you got to enjoy some good food and even greater company last week. And may the holiday season ahead prove to be just as magical for you and your people.

I think you’ve earned a nice, quiet scroll. Grab your favorite cozy drink, and meet me back here!

1. 8 gift-giving formulas. Brought to us by The Lazy Genius, these are, in fact, genius. And so easy. Gift-giving doesn’t have to be complicated! (tbh I’m saying this to myself more than anyone else…)

2. Recipe I’m making this week: Slow Cooker Mississippi Chicken. 5 ingredients. Zero prep. Just dump it in the slow cooker and go about your day. Pair it with bagged salad and Bob Evans mashed potatoes (or your fave pre-made mashed potatoes). Easiest weeknight dinner—because I know your calendar is filling UP.

3. I’m also making these absolutely perfect chocolate chip cookies that our Simplified CFO Brittany told me about—and stashing some dough in the freezer. I think we’ve entered “emergency cookie dough in the freezer” season, don’t you?

4. Learning how to not know: the brilliant practice of being a beginner again. My favorite thing I read this week. ❤️

5. It’s mini simmer pot season. Here’s how to make one (so easy!). I love a simmer pot. It’s such a simple way to make the house smell delicious and festive! Making a genius one for your countertop, without having to turn on a stove? Genius.