Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Once I had a turquoise tea– It seemed the perfect color, to me. And Turquoise Tea Cookies I made to share, So please sit down. Your seat’s right there. What are we waiting for? Let’s do this! Turquoise Tea…
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When Life Gives You Lemons When I first started food blogging, I knew nothing about food photography. Not a darned thing. Wait did you say I STILL know nothing about food photography? Aww that’s not nice. Meanie. haha. *throat clearing* …
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Wait. Camo cookies? No. CAMEO cookies. You know– those necklaces or brooches with the pretty little pink ovals with the lady’s face inside? The one your grandma wore to church on Sunday? Yes. These are the beautiful antique cameos of…
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Blue is my favorite color. Psychology says that people who choose blue as a favorite color tend to be very detail oriented. They can juggle many things at once. They tend to be perfectionists. They get frustrated easily at themselves. …
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Teacups and Kitchen Tables For as long as I can remember, I have loved teacups. I’m not really sure where that love began– it’s like looking at your high school sweetheart years later and wondering when that love began. You…
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New Year It’s hard to believe that it is 2020 already. This time of year is good for contemplation and fresh starts. It always makes me nostalgic. The other day I was thinking about this blog– how it started as…
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Learning to Decorate Fancy Sugar Cookies I still remember the first time I was scrolling through Pinterest and saw . . . THEM. I will never forget those first, fancy sugar cookies I saw– Santa Claus cookies with sparkling sugar…
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Pan Poilâne There are few things in life more comforting, more universally appreciated and appealing than a loaf of bread. It exists in every culture– and ironically, no matter what form it takes, its presence on the table denotes family…
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There are few classics more nostalgic than Chocolate Cream Pie. This classic recipe might have been the one your grandma pulled out of the refrigerator on Sunday after a nice family dinner. Many variations have been invented since– people have…
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The Good China My grandma always kept the good china in a dark, imposing hutch that sat grumpily in the corner of the kitchen, guarding the special dishes like a soldier presiding over prisoners of war. I used to stand…
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