I am not quite sure when my linen closet stopped being, well, a closet for housing my linens. Instead over the years, my linen closet has become a catchall for all things that cannot seem to find a proper place in my house. Holiday decorations, home decor not in use and gift boxes and bags appear to take up most… View Post
Compound Butters. Really just another way of saying butter flavored with other ingredients such as herbs, spices and zests! They are so simple to make but the results are beautiful. More importantly though, they are wonderful to have on hand for elevating the simplest of dishes. The potential flavor combinations are endless giving you the ability to dress up breads,… View Post
I don’t know about you but I really don’t think about my winter wardrobe until after the holidays. Truthfully, between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, my style focuses on stretching out the wear of my fall pieces as long as I can, and then quickly transitioning to holiday looks. Come January though, there is no getting around that winter is here!… View Post
Hello and Happy New Year! A bit of a slow start to 2021 over here! For the first time, in a long while, we traveled right after the holiday season and headed to the Colorado Rocky Mountains for five days of winter outdoor fun! I had to peel my kids off the mountain. It was just what we needed as… View Post
Perhaps one of my favorite things to during the holiday season is planning the menus for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. While Christmas Eve dinner is a sit down formal meal for our family, Christmas Day centers around grazing on good food all day while lounging in our pajamas. Christmas morning starts off with coffee (and a splash of Baileys)… View Post