EPIC SHRIMP AND GRITS RECIPE
This shrimp and grits recipe is the best you’ll ever eat.
SMALL TOWN TRAVEL: OHIO TRAVEL WITH CHARM, HISTORY AND LUXURY
Why I love small town travel Like John Mellencamp, I was born in a small town, and I’ve spent most of my life in small towns. So I appreciate the value that small towns bring. Over the years, my husband and I have taken to seeking out what we call “Little America” as we travel…
THE ULTIMATE PATRIOTIC FOURTH OF JULY TABLESCAPE
Vintage dishes for Fourth of July tablescape Collecting dishes and linens is one of my passions, and there’s nothing like a holiday to put them all to use. For my Fourth of July tablescape, I used vintage linens — check out those bicentennial napkins! — foraged over the past 30 years from garage sales, estate…
DIY OUIJA BOARD PROJECT: SERVING TRAY
Easy DIY Ouija board project This DIY Ouija board-turned-serving tray is perfect for Halloween decor. It’s also an easy Halloween craft, perfect for the hubby — at least perfect for my hubby. Where I got the idea for this DIY Ouija board project I originally got the idea years ago from the now-defunct ReadyMade magazine….
6 GREAT WOODLAND PARTY FOOD IDEAS
Woodland party food ideas When we were planning my daughter’s baby shower, we decided on a woodland theme — perfect for fall. Here are 6 snack recipes that you’ll love for a woodland party or just entertaining at home. You can get great woodland party decorating ideas here. 1: Acorn cookies One of my favorite woodland…
DIY COCKTAIL PICKS ARE PERFECT FOR A WOODLAND THEME PARTY
Make these DIY cocktail picks for a woodland party For my daughter’s woodland-themed baby shower, we pulled out all the crafty stops. These fall cocktail picks are one of my favorite projects, and they’re amazingly easy to create. What you’ll need for woodland DIY cocktail picks You will need cocktail sticks. We used plain wooden toothpicks…
NOSTALGIC RECIPES FROM A VANISHED COOKBOOK AUTHOR, RENNY DARLING
Once upon a time, Renny Darling was epic The late 1980s launched my love of cooking and baking. Those were the days of 7-layer dip, bran muffins and chicken casseroles with cream of mushroom soup. As a newlywed just out of college, I poured over cookbooks (rarely did they have photos back then!) and tried…
NASTURTIUM BUTTER WITH ORANGE AND BASIL
Nasturtium butter recipe Nasturtiums are such a lovely, old-fashioned flower. They’re easy to grow and are edible. There are lots of nasturtium flower recipes, but this nasturtium butter recipe is special. Nasturtium butter has a sweet, herby flavor, perfect for tea breads or muffins. What do nasturtiums taste like? Nasturtium flowers have a mild peppery…
MERINGUE DRAGON COOKIES FOR CHINESE NEW YEAR
I was born in the year of the dragon, and I really wanted to find some fun ways to celebrate Chinese New Year this year. I searched for Chinese New Year desserts, but didn’t have much luck. I did find these dragon cookies, which looked amazing, but which sounded difficult to me. So I decided…
GRANDMA’S COWBOY COOKIES
My grandma’s cowboy cookies When I was a little girl, there was nothing better than walking into my grandmother’s house and discovering she’d made Grandma’s Cowboy Cookies. She knew these were our favorites and almost always had a tin ready for us when we came to visit. And yes, they were in a tin! Mama Nin,…