The fad of nail art is one that I’m only paying the barest attention to. I’ve basically just been using it as an excuse to paint my nails every once in a blue moon. As a mom and a cook…
Recipe: Canning Preserved Lemons
That great big bag of lemons I was gifted had to go somewhere, and it’s always a hard decision to figure out where. Lemonade? Lemon curd? Just juice and zest and put in the freezer? This time I decided to…
Year of Pleasures: Star Jasmine
I had never heard of this plant until I moved to San Diego. It was all over the place there and since discovering it, I’m suddenly seeing it everywhere I go. This particular plant is used as a shrub outside…
Tutorial: Fabric Covered Buttons
I have loved fabric covered buttons since I was a teenager. It’s so satisfying to get the perfect fabric wrapped smooth and tight to make the little button, but I am always losing the kits I need to make them.…
What I’m Eating: Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes are another thing that always ends up on the list of superfoods, that I don’t eat enough. I started eating them for lunch a couple times a week and it’s become one of my favorites. All I do…
Recipe: Peach Lemonade
Canning season is here and I’ve already been hard at work putting up gorgeous fruit and pickled vegetables, but I’m running out of shelf space. When I took up canning, I was so impressed with the result and my own…
Tutorial: Dress up Tutu
Regular tutus lose their fluff in record time. My little trick keeps them fluffy throughout all your child’s play. Atti got invited to his very first little birthday party for this sweet little girl. They’re in the same class in…
Movies on the Treadmill
Running on the treadmill is soooo BORING. Runners swear to me that running outdoors is a revelation, but even my most hardcore marathoner friends don’t look forward to time on the treadmill. Luckily it ended up that my treadmill faces…
Recipe: Cinnamon Tortilla Chips
This is my favorite last minute, want to impress, unexpected company, on a budget dessert. If you’re like me and always keep tortillas in your fridge and ice cream in your freezer, you will never be more than five minutes…
Year of Pleasures – Bounty of Friends
Atti’s beloved teacher has quite a green thumb, and since he knows I’m a canner and has been the recipient of many of my goodies, he brings me all kinds of wonderful things. This time I got a huge tub…