Reluctant Entertainer

Warm Connections {Day 2}: Bringing the Beauty of Autumn to Your Table

Setting a beautiful table is one of my favorite elements of entertaining. I don’t get stressed or frazzled about it, simply because I don’t over-think it. The table is...

31 Days Warm Connections

Warm Connections {Day 1}: Secret Ingredient to Warmer Connections

I want to thank my friend, Nester, for inspiring a whole bunch of bloggers to write about their passions in the month of October. We did it last year,...

Canning/Freezing

Sweet Onion and Pepper Relish and Ambushing a Trouble Area

Do you hear your friends talking about an area of their house that is hard to keep clean and uncluttered? (I’m really looking forward to Nester’s 31 Days of...

kitchen tips

Wearing Kitchen Gloves While Chopping Jalapeño Peppers

This post is about wearing kitchen gloves while chopping jalapeño peppers, and why to wear them to prevent oil from burning skin and eyes. Do you need to wear...

miscellany

Beautiful Designz Divine GIVEAWAY: What Does Freshening Up Mean to You?

The invitations have been sent, the menu planned, groceries in the fridge. You spend the day cooking and preparing for the guests you’ve invited to dinner. About an hour...

miscellany

Prolonging the Last Days of Summer

Today I’m prolonging the last days of summer. Even though it’s officially fall, one of the touches I love bringing into my kitchen is displaying the fruits of the...

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Warm Connections {Day 2}: Bringing the Beauty of Autumn to Your Table

Warm Connections {Day 1}: Secret Ingredient to Warmer Connections

Sweet Onion and Pepper Relish and Ambushing a Trouble Area

Wearing Kitchen Gloves While Chopping Jalapeño Peppers

Beautiful Designz Divine GIVEAWAY: What Does Freshening Up Mean to You?

Prolonging the Last Days of Summer

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