This being my son’s first Halloween, I was inspired to try my hand at crafting his costume. It needed to be cute but not girly (my husband quickly vetoed a lamb) and, of course, inexpensive. After much scouring of Pinterest, I came across the perfect idea – Yoda. My husband loved the Star Wars theme …
In our home, Sunday morning always finds me in the kitchen with a cup of tea, enjoying the task of whipping up breakfast from whatever I can find in the pantry. Usually we end up with pancakes (the Lemon Pancakes from the Joy of Cooking are one of my all-time favorites), waffles, or crepes with fresh …
There’s a first time for everything – I don’t think I’ve ever read a cookbook from cover to cover, but I simply could not put down ‘Dinner: A Love Story.’ I even plan to buy a copy (my current one is from the library), and lord knows that speaks volumes. I’ve never been much of a blog …
Growing up in DC, when it came to freezers all I knew was the tiny excuse for a thing that lives in the fridge and collects half-eaten ice cream cartons. That’s what I thought freezers were for – well, for that, Eggos and Toaster Strudel. Then we moved to Napa, went to our first Junior …
You know, it’s pretty amazing what you can do when you put your mind to it, and I have to admit I’m even surprised that we’ve been able to live so well on so little since adjusting our budgets. Below are a few things we’ve done to change our spending habits – both large and …
