Fancy BLT with Herb Mayo & Arugula

Everyone loves a good BLT! We jazz up this American classic with thick cut bacon, fat slices of tomato, herb mayo & fresh arugula.

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Our Top Picks for Finding Great Wall Art

Finding Great Wall Art for your home can be tricky. Whether in a gallery wall or a single, stand-out piece, here's our top Sumptuous Living picks for gorgeous artwork that will make your walls come alive!

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Chipotle Chicken Sliders

Are you ready for some football? Chipotle Chicken Sliders are the perfect game plan to a party touchdown! 

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Chocolate Paradise at Asheville’s French Broad Chocolates

No trip to Asheville, NC is complete without a stop at THE most incredible chocolate lounge ever. French Broad Chocolates! 

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Fresh & Bright! Watermelon Feta Salad

Keep dinner light and fresh with our Watermelon Feta Salad! Sweet watermelon, salty feta cheese, fresh herbs and crisp hothouse cucumber toss together to make a perfect summertime side dish.

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Using Pinterest To Find Your Design Style

Use the world's biggest source for inspiration to not only find your design style but tweak it into something uniquely you! We're sharing our Top Pinterest Tips.

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My New Addiction! Thai Noodle Bowls

Quick. Easy. Crisp. Savory.... And Peanut Sauce? Yep, I'm hooked! My favorite new lunch fix. Thai Noodle Bowls with Peanut Dressing 

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Sips & Nibbles! Enjoying Exotic Cocktails at Asheville’s MG Road

Happy Hour gets exotic with beautiful drinks and tasty bites at one of our favorite Asheville's bar spots, MG Road

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Cocktail Friday: The Best Cocktail Sites

In the mood for something new in your cup? We are too! After a long week, we want to try something new and exciting! Here are a few of our favorite websites to find inspiration!

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Healthy & Delicious! Mediterranean Quinoa Salad with Shrimp

Hungry, but want more than your normal lunch salad? Our Mediterranean Shrimp Quinoa Salad is packed full of delicious shrimp, quinoa, and kale to satisfy your hunger until dinner without that guilty feeling afterwards! 

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Green Pea Crostini With Prosciutto

Looking for the perfect appetizer to freshen up your dinner party? Our green pea Crostini with Prosciutto is bright in flavor and color and super easy to make! These guys are addictive, make a big batch! 

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Cocktail Friday: The Hummingbird, A Rye Whiskey Martini

Every good southerner loves whiskey! Today’s Cocktail Friday libation is a slightly sweet and beautifully curious rye whiskey martini you’ll want to linger over called The Hummingbird

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Welcome to the Sumptuous Living Lifestyle Blog! (Picture us with our hands squeezing the air like we’re sizing up something sinfully delicious!) We’re going to be best friends! Lifestyle Expert, Mandy Landefeld will share just how to be a Bad-Ass and not lose your mind in the process. Let go of needing it all to be perfect or a big fuss. Life should be easy! Amazingly fun and full of flavor, personality, color, and bourbon!

This isn’t just a lifestyle blog, it’s a party with your girlfriends. Friends who lift you up, tell you don’t sweat the small stuff, praise you for not planning ahead, give you inside tips and tricks and fix you a drink when you need one. Who cares what everyone else is doing or how they do it?

Sumptuous Living isn’t about being fancy or perfect, it’s about confidence and rocking every part of your day. This lifestyle blog will empower you to HAVE IT ALL! And no matter what the chaos of your day may bring, you’re still smiling… eating incredible food, drinking delicious cocktails, designing a gorgeous home, and making every trip the trip of a lifetime, even the local stuff. And never break a sweat while you get it all done!