I am delighted to have one of my bloggy buddies here today to share a recipe with you that has my mouth watering! I fully plan to make these for our next dinner party. Take it away, Jess: Greetings Thinking Closet Readers! I am Jess, half of the crafting and baking team over at Sweet Athena. Lauren has graciously invited me to do a guest post for you all today. Let me just start {read more…}
Did I ever tell you that I have a sweet tooth? (More like sweet teeth, plural.) So, naturally, baking is one of my favorite things. Right up there with eating baked goods. Tee hee. When it comes to baking, I love it all – – from carefully following a recipe to licking the bowl clean. Go one step further and make it a social event, and I’m in heaven. And that’s exactly what I got {read more…}
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope that wherever this finds you, that your heart is overflowing with gratitude. Since Mark works today and my bro-and-sis-in-law, Todd and Ashlee, arrive from L.A. tonight, our Thanksgiving won’t be until tomorrow. So, that’s why in the world I have time to post today! I wanted to share with you a delicious recipe for mulling spices courtesy of my Mom, Carolyn. She originally got it from a Scandinavian store in {read more…}
Since moving to Florida this summer, Mark and I have taken the initiative to create a bit more structure in our lives…from the food inside our cabinets, to our exercising, and now…to our meals! Menu planning is one thing we both agreed would not only make our lives easier, but so much healthier. We’ve never done it before (chalking it up to busyness), but we’ve gotten into that chips-and-queso-for-dinner scenario one too many times of {read more…}
Wait, Apple what? That’s right. Apple Nachos. Stay with me, folks. Here’s a picture of them in all of their glory, just to get you salivating. This Pinterest find comes from Allyson of Manifest Vegan who shared her recipe for this apparent “craze” in the blogging world. I’ve made them three times in the last five days, so that most definitely qualifies as a craze in our household. How are they awesome? Let me count {read more…}
