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You know when that thing called life gets in the way of you doing your blog? Yeah it happens, but I come to you with a Treat! A Treat Card that is. So in this thing called my life, I started...
So if you have been following this blog, you might remember back to last fall when you got a first glimpse of my potted herb garden. This post is a little upgrade that I made to my herb garden that...
I don’t eat meat very often, but I still strive to be able to cook everything to perfection and chicken is something I can do right every time. Are you ready for my secret to amazingly moist...
I studied abroad in London for four months during my junior year of college and it is still one of the greatest things I have ever done. Not only did I have an amazing time traveling and being...
This is just a little salad I like to have because it is really easy to put together and I can make most of it ahead of time. I hate boring salads so this one is a winner when I am craving...
My first car was a hand-me-down. It was my grandfathers, then my mothers, then my sisters, and finally mine when my sister went off to college. You will never hear me complain that it was a...
First of all, I want to apologize for being M.I.A. for so long that you might have started to think I had abandoned the blog. Not true, but there has been a lot going in my life and now with it...
I don’t really believe in buying all those special spice mixes like lemon salt/lemon pepper or garlic salt because I think about 90% of the time you already have all those ingredients and those...
I can’t always be on my computer, but I do always try to have my phone! So follow me on Instagram to keep up with me.
Homemade vanilla extract is one of my favorite things that I made for my family for Christmas. It is so easy to make, but it really is a gourmet treat. It rivals what you can buy in the fanciest...
So everyone out there that was relying on the end of the world today, looks like that’s not going to be happening so you better get to buying or making all those gifts. May I recommend my Gift...
5th day of Christmas by alittlebitwonderful featuring bb dakota For Christmas Eve there has always been a big family party at my grandparents house. I can’t imagine ever doing anything else. These...
This is a little alternative to Peppermint Chocolate Bark because I know some people who don’t particularly like the flavor of mint. So I like to make this Lemon Citrus Bark because citrus is also...
When I was very young my grandparents were pretty stickler about proper manners and just proper-ness in general. This included knowing how to properly set a table and knowing how to eat from even...
Christmas is not Christmas without gingerbread. I love to make these classic cookies for my friends and for holiday parties and I like to make them super simple because I think they look chic and...
It was another busy day over here. First, I got to spend some much-needed catching up time with my friend, Nicole. I went over to her place and I taught her how to make some of my homemade holiday...
Got our tree! Today was a busy day getting ready for the holidays. I finished up my cards and made some more gifts. I also went to Costco this morning to stock up on some fruit for this week. This...
I remember when I was about 13 or 14 my aunt Vicki came over and she, my sister, and I made her marinara sauce. I have a vague recollection that we were making it to go on top of a pizza, but the...
FestiviTREES is something that my Dad’s girlfriend, Patty, introduced to my family. She found the official “festivitrees bake set” (by Fox Run Craftsmen) at a garage sale years ago and has been...
I love panettone. I just find it to be such a unique flavor, but I have only ever had it from the box and those can be so expensive so I thought I should just make it myself. So I did some research...
Here is a gift for some of the 21+ crowd in my life. These simple syrups can be used in anything, but most often they are for mixing up some drinks. My friend, Tori, taught me how to make simple...
This is something that my mom used to make for me all the time when I was a kid. It was fun because not only did I get to play with playdough, but I also got to help make it and choose what color I...
I needed to make some cookies quick for a family event we had today so I chose some press cookies because they are quick to make, quick to bake, have easy ingredients, and look like you put a lot...
Everyone knows the holiday favorite of Peppermint bark, and I do admit it is pretty good and gets your right into the holiday spirit. However, I wanted to make something just a little different, so...
My brother made all the women in my family some Brown Sugar Scrub one year for Christmas, so this is a little inspired by him. I went organic because that is what I like and I think it...
I have excellent grandparents that would love anything I gave them, but these are examples of things that I have given that get displayed all year round. Holiday Gift Guide 2012: For Grandparents...
I love being able to send out my own little holiday cards to my friends, but sometimes those ones you can buy are really expensive! Especially the really beautiful ones. I always look at them...
As I have gotten older, I feel like I continue to understand my mom more and more and that is where inspiration for this gift guide comes from. Watching my mother and her friends (most moms too) I...
Lucky me, my Aunt Vicki and Uncle Collin are florists and own a lovely and successful shop, Collin’s Flowers, in Anaheim, CA. I always remember getting lovely arrangements on my birthday every year...
