At some point while I was in the throws of all things wedding, I became mildly obsessed with the idea of using dried lavender for my table assignments. I quickly ruled out buying lavender because it rivals the price of gold. Seriously, everything I found was around $16 a “bunch”. I use the word “bunch” loosely though, as it would have made...

I apologize for not posting anything in, well, an eternity to put it nicely.  I am full of excuses, but I even bore myself when listing them out, so I’ll spare you.  I promise to try harder this go-round, or has the Hubs says, “Do or do not. There is no try.” So yes, I’ll do that too. I have, however, been busy doing very domestic things...

How does the song go?  ”Rain, rain, go away…”?  I totally disagree – to me, rainy days mean warm food, guilty pleasures, a good book, and a perfectly good reason to not get off the couch. I think risotto is the PERFECT rainy day food (both warm and a guilty pleasure!)- and this recipe is low cal too (for risotto), at about 278 calories per...

I was over at my niece and nephew’s house the other day and heard that all-familiar anthem blaring from a truck driving down the street – it was the Ice Cream Man!  I’m so glad that some things don’t change: the song, the timing (right as you’re sitting down to dinner), and the reaction from every child that hears or sees him…and...

This is another one of those projects that really fall under the “assembly” category, but I think is worth including anyway.  I put these candy labels together for a small something to snack on (among other treats) at my friend’s bachelorette party – I suppose I just like branding things as much as possible for any special occasion (e.g. water bottles, wine...