The magic of a super long holiday break is over and I’m mostly ok with it. Come Monday, I’ll be sitting at my desk at 7am instead of in the middle of a dream sequence about a ramen/pho soup combo (I have weird dreams). For me, January is more exciting than dreadful- there’s so much
Ginger Crisp Cookies with T-Sugars
Earlier this year I broke some really bad news to Alyssa: Me: “Ugh, I LOVE Christmas and I love decorations and I want them ALL. But I don’t want to pay for them and I don’t want to store them. Who has SPACE? And even if you do (I do), you have to PACK it
Mint Citrus Fizz Mocktail
I might be wrong, but there are few things that say “it’s the holidays!” to me more than Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You. (This is the first Christmas song I listened to this year. It was early November. I’m not even ashamed. In fact, I just watched it again when I
Chocolate Hazelnut Pizzelle
Last week was so much fun! Our scrapelle post went viral, and we had thousands of new visitors to A&C. I also learned so much from everyone’s amazing comments and interactions. I discovered that my family’s traditional holiday dish is a regional specialty in Abruzzo, and that a lot of people have wonderful memories of sitting around
DIY Photo Ornament (an IKEA hack!)
I don’t know about you, but I could spend A LOT of time in Ikea. I’m talking hours. Not (obviously) for the stress relief, but because they have so many things all in one huge space. I constantly pick things up and imagine ways that I can make them better or different. Since things tend
Peppermint Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cookies
Cookies. I’m game for cookies year round, but they certainly have a great opportunity to shine during the holiday season when folks are mixing and beating and creaming butter and sugar together. (Side note: YUM.) This week I joined folks for The Sweetest Season’s Sweetest Cookie event to share these Peppermint Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cookies. (Don’t
Elderflower Prosecco Cocktail with VOVETI Prosecco
Ah, prosecco- Italy’s contribution to perfect sparkling drinks. Since “sparkling” is practically my middle name, I knew exactly what to do when VOVETI sent over a delicious bottle of their craft prosecco: mix in a bit of elderflower liquer and gin for a sweet and fresh prosecco cocktail!
Tinsel Pom-Pom DIY Ornaments
I was shopping at Target last year just after Christmas, when they were practically giving away their holiday decorations. They had bins full of icicle tinsel, and I simply couldn’t pass it up. It’s so SHINY! I bought about 5 of them, not quite realizing just how far one of those little packages goes.