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Pretty in Pink 14 Feb 2013 | 05:27 am
This Valentine’s Day, I wanted to use a recipe I’d found for a vibrantly pink raspberry buttercream frosting I came across last year while making a Rainbow Sherbet – inspired cupcake. I know February...
12 Days of Christmas Crafts and Recipes: Doggie Scarf 19 Dec 2012 | 12:23 am
I’m one of those knitters that never really progressed beyond scarf-making. I love to buy yarn, however, and have an entire bin of the fuzzy stuff in storage that quietly waits to be used. Recently, ...
12 Days of Christmas Crafts and Recipes: Better-Than-Presents Cake 17 Dec 2012 | 10:35 am
I think everyone has had some version of the acclaimed Better-than-$&# cake. In my family, we innocently call it Heath Bar Cake but the result is the same – decadent, moist, fudgy deliciousness with ...
12 Days of Christmas Crafts and Recipes: Peppermint Sugar Cookies 15 Dec 2012 | 11:58 pm
This Christmas, I’ve decided to share with the blogging world the refreshingly minty, sweet joy of these cookies, which my mom has made at Christmas since we were kids. Over the years, I’ve changed...
12 Days of Christmas Crafts and Recipes: Impromptu Holiday Wrapping 15 Dec 2012 | 09:15 am
I found myself in a pinch this week, gifting wine without a wine bag to present it in. Since presents are most fun when they need to be unwrapped, I scoured my house for something I could use and rem...
12 Days of Christmas Crafts and Recipes: Cider Bourbon cocktails 14 Dec 2012 | 12:00 am
I never used to be a bourbon drinker. Whiskey, bourbon, scotch – they always made me feel like my throat was on fire and my nose was being subjected to bad smells for no good reason. Fast forward to...
12 Days of Christmas Crafts and Recipes: Pecan Bars 13 Dec 2012 | 12:00 am
I discovered Pinterest earlier this year and stumbled upon this recipe for Pecan Bars right before Thanksgiving. I’m a Nuts and Chews kind of See’s gal, so these sounded right up my alley. The origi...
12 Days of Christmas Crafts and Recipes: Persimmon Cake 11 Dec 2012 | 11:05 pm
Earlier this year, my husband and I moved into a cute little rental in a charming, established neighborhood, replete with mature fruit trees. Imagine my delight when, come autumn, my next door neighb...
High Time Halloween Ideas 30 Oct 2012 | 09:54 pm
We decided to throw together a last-minute party for Halloween this year so I hit up the Dollar Store to see what I could find. Never a big fan of anything cheesy (though my husband is all about gian...
Eh Crafty Ladies! 9 Oct 2012 | 10:10 pm
Its Crate & Barrel style! (sorry, I couldn’t help myself, that song is taking over the universe) After a long hiatus from blogging due to a cross country move, the start of a new job and getting settl...
