My husband’s birthday was Friday (as I have mentioned), and we celebrated with his family on Saturday, which always means his mom makes pineapple upside down cake. I’ve had the recipe for years but I’ve never actually made it because, well, hers is surely better. But I mentioned that it would be good sometime for […]
Simple Strawberry Syrup
Yesterday was use up the old produce day here at the White House. First, I made banana bread (I have shared that recipe before), then I grabbed the soft strawberries that had been sitting in our fridge for a week and whipped up a quick strawberry syrup. I got this idea from The Slow Roasted […]
Tips for Spring Gardening with Kids — And Keeping it Clean
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PurellWipes #CollectiveBias It’s almost officially spring in the Northern Hemisphere, and I know I’m not the only one who is ready for the world to come to life again. One of the things we love to do as […]
Getting My Holiday Together Like a Crafty Ninja, Part One
It’s not like we don’t see Christmas coming. It’s at the same time every year. It can’t possibly sneak up on us, and yet every year there’s the same mad dash to finish something or buy something or do something before that big, firm deadline of Dec. 25. Or, in my case, Dec. 19. The […]
Clean Out the Fridge Green Smoothies
I have always wanted to be the sort of person who drinks green smoothies. Don’t people who drink green smoothies (or, even more so, who juice) seem healthier and somehow better than the rest of us? The problem is I never really make an effort to buy all the things that are required to regularly […]
The Little Things
As I’m working back from feeling busy and overwhelmed and uninspired, I’ve been focusing on doing the work that I really want to do. And when that comes to crafting and creating, it has been little things this week. I had a lot of apple slices left from a playdate, so I decided to make […]
Five Tips for Staying Healthy in the Indoor Season
I am a member of the Collective Bias® Social Fabric® Community. This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for Collective Bias and its advertiser. Do you keep healthy with a natural probiotic? Diet and exercise? I’d love to hear your tips! I don’t know how it’s been where you live, […]