I love to make desserts from scratch as often as I can. (I've been called a dessert snob a time or two.) But I'm also a wife, a mother of an active five year old, and a realist. After a month of being quarantined and having to cook many more meals than I used to, I'm taking all the shortcuts I can without sacrificing flavor. I used to call this my "Company's Comin' Peach Cobbler" because it's so quick and easy to make when you have people coming over, but since having company

Earlier this summer, I shared the following post on my Instagram page about being raised in a home where reading was not only encouraged, but required and how grateful I am for it. My mama raised some readers, y'all. If I went home to Louisiana right now, there would still be 2 book CLOSETS overflowing with children's books and chapter books. The Babysitter's Club, The Boxcar Children, The Hardy Boys, an entire Dr. Seuss Collection, Little Golden Books, children’s encyclopedi

Y'all!!! The Fleur de Lis Speaks Blog is FINALLY up and running! I'm so excited to be able to share bits of myself, my sweet little family, lessons learned, and ALL THE THINGS self- care and self- love with y'all! ! But first things first: here's everything you ever needed to know about me... well, at least the most important parts. I was born and raised in the heart of Cajun country in New Iberia, Louisiana. Yup, all the crawfish etouffee, gumbo, red beans and rice, poboys,