A bourbon highball is a drink made from ginger ale and bourbon, usually with a twist of lemon. This version is a little more sophisticated and much sharper, making it a perfect cocktail hour drink. Using homemade ginger syrup instead of ginger ale gives the drink a spicy bite that can only come from fresh
Friday Favorites
Happy Friday! Exciting and inspirational things happened this week! We’re on Instagram now! We love Fat Mum Slim’s Photo A Day, so much that we decided to join the fun. We just started this week, so we’re still building up our gallery. But you should definitely follow us for lots of great photos and more
New Feed Update!
Hi Readers! We have some exciting changes coming to the site in the next few weeks and we can’t wait to share them with you! One of the first is that we’ve added feed access through Feedburner. Your current feed should redirect into your reader of choice (we like Feedly!), but if you aren’t seeing
Cocoa Pumpkin Spice Granola
I know I said I was going to ease us into the cozy fall food with last week’s arroz con leche, but my local grocery had a good sale on old fashioned oats and I couldn’t pass up the chance to make some granola! Granola is often much healthier when made at home, plus you
Designing a Fall Floral Arrangement
I love fall floral arrangements because they give me a chance to explore options I wouldn’t otherwise consider, like fall leaves or stalks of wheat. Summer arrangements are colorful and bright. Winter is full of pine and berries, with lots of green, white and red. Spring brings pastels and bright colors again. But fall
DIY Natural Air Freshener
When I think of personal obsessions, there are two things that come quickly to mind: 1. very shiny hair 2. a super clean smelling house Now, yeah, those things both seem like outcomes anyone would want. But I didn’t realize that I may occasionally cross the line into crazy town on execution until
Guacamole Bar
If you live in the U.S, today is National Guacamole Day. It’s no coincidence that it falls on the same day as Mexican Independence Day. And I don’t know about you, but I’ll take any excuse to eat guacamole. I’ve been throwing around the idea of a guacamole bar ever since I had fantastic guacamole
Friday Favorites
Happy Friday! Have a fantastic weekend. Here are some of our favorite things from this week. How to Care for a Wooden Cutting Board: Food52 published an invaluable guide to caring for your wooden cutting boards.