I want to start the new year by reintroducing myself and why I’m here. By the 12 month milestone, my blogging peers have followers in the thousands, fill their calendars with sponsored posts, and hustle like nothing I’ve ever seen. Me? I’m just getting warmed up. I’ve been blogging for about 16 months now. If […]
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Personalized Coffee Mugs for My Office Mates
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Our Tradition of Homemade Christmas Cards
It warms my heart when friends and family tell me they look forward to our Christmas card every year or that ours was the coolest. The end of the year is the most stressful time for me, so making these cards as a “year in review” is a satisfying reflection that makes all the stress […]
Christmas Cards Upcycled/Repurposed into Gift Tags (DIY)
Don’t throw away those Christmas cards! Not to hoard or anything (that’s what we tell people, but really, this is a judge-free zone), but those cards with the pretty fronts can be reused next year as gift tags. I saw the idea on Pinterest and was happy to find that I already had all the supplies […]
Mom’s Turkey Stuffing
My mother and I don’t always agree on cooking techniques, but her turkey stuffing rocks the house! It’s the one thing I looked forward to the most during the holidays, and the one recipe that I took over when I started hosting Thanksgiving and Christmas at my house. With my mother’s permission, I’m sharing the […]
The Only Cranberry Sauce You’ll Ever Need
It’s that time again! Cranberries are showing up in grocery stores and just begging for you to prep your Thanksgiving and Christmas cranberry sauce early. I posted my recipes (here and here) last year around this time, but given the impending holiday season, it is worth reposting. My cranberry sauce is perfect for making ahead, […]
Not All Salsas are Created Equal
Salsas are like fingerprints: no two are ever exactly alike. There are green salsas and spicy salsas and tangy salsas and it goes on and on and on. I prefer the tangy salsas myself, and the more garlic the better. Years ago I created a recipe for Black Bean & Corn Salsa that I’m sharing […]
Oatmeal for Haters
I hate oatmeal. But it’s one of the best things you can eat for your gut health, so alas, I surrender to that slop on a daily basis. I really put up a fight when I started eating it. I’ve tried every flavor and every brand. I finally got into a routine of just mixing my […]
Camera Strap Cover (DIY)
Off the rack camera straps are so last year. When I got a new camera and couldn’t find a Coach or Vera Bradley strap cover for the Nikon, I was inspired by Pinterest to make my own moderately fashionable camera strap cover. I have plenty of scrap fabrics from previous projects (GoT dress and dog Derby […]
The Judgement of Italy: a Homemade Limoncello Tasting
Continued from Homemade Limoncello: Italian Moonshine Of course we needed to taste all the limoncello we just made! We made two limoncellos with different lemon varieties and two limoncellos with herbs. Compare those four with two limoncellos from Italy and you’ve got yourself an impromptu party! Between the four of us, we tasted six limoncellos in […]