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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…
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 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…
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…
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,…
DIY Barbie crafts turn Barbie heads into sugar skulls I’m not sure what it says about me that I have a stash of Barbie doll parts just waiting for the perfect project. It’s a strange mix of arms, legs, torsos and heads that were left from my own children’s broken toys. Well, lo and behold,…
Thanksgiving tablescapes Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I love the traditional food — turkey and cornbread dressing, mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, yeast rolls. Hmmm, I’m falling into a carbohydrate coma just thinking about it. But even more than the food — well, OK, tied with the food — is creating inviting Thanksgiving…
Fiesta party ideas To celebrate my daughter’s engagement, we threw a big fiesta party in the back yard, filled with bright colors, laughter and love. Here are or best fiesta party ideas and tips for creating vibrant decor for your fiesta shower or party. FIESTA PARTY IDEAS: Multiple seating vignettes The first thing I do,…
Eastlake chaise lounge DIY project Early in the 2020 pandemic, I saw an amazing Eastlake chaise lounge on Facebook marketplace. Remember those early pandemic days when you spent hours imagining creative home projects? There it was staring me in the face — an upholstery project for the woman who knows nothing about upholstery. The couch was a…
Cute cocktail picks are great DIY Christmas cocktail gifts Cocktail picks — for appetizers or cocktails — are so easy and fun to make. My daughter and I spent an afternoon making all kinds of picks as DIY Christmas cocktail gifts, using new and vintage items. We also used the same things to make wine…