Homemade Vanilla Extract is Easy, Economical & Makes a Great Gift How to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract This Homemade Vanilla Extract is so stinkin’ easy to make and is full-bodied with rich, sweet, earthy notes. There’s no better time to start your own Homemade Vanilla Extract than this week! Just like a fine wine, it needs…
Hostess Gifts
Fall Simmering Spices
Want your home to smell like fall without toxic air fresheners? This recipe for Fall Simmering Spices is an all-natural, inexpensive and simple way to fill your home with the aroma of fall and Thanksgiving! PIN NOW FOR AMAZING FALL AROMATHERAPY!! Using produce and herbs you probably already have in your pantry, simply combine these…
My Favorite Things Party
HOW TO HOST A FAVORITE THINGS PARTY! Ever hosted a Favorite Things Party?! Oh my goodness you are in for a treat, they are so much fun! *At the end of the post I share my own list of Favorite Things for the summer! –> PIN IT NOW to REMEMBER LATER <– In…
Small Bites Cookbook Giveaway
I’m very excited to do my first giveaway! I hope it will be the first of many to come! SMALL BITES: SKEWERS, SLIDERS, AND OTHER PARTY EATS // GIVEAWAY To enter to win this colorful, creative, easy-to-use cookbook (not the stand, sorry) for all sorts of “Small Bites” just answer the following question in the comment section…
Elegant Holiday Ice Cream Sauces
Merry Christmas friends and family! I have finally gotten into the Christmas spirit! YAY! This week has been fabulous, it started with a Favorite Things party last Friday which was fabulous. In fact, I enjoyed it so much I kind of forgot to take many pictures, but hopefully I’ll be able to put something together…
Hostess | Neighbor Gifts
Happy Day After Thanksgiving! Black Friday, I really dislike that name! Why don’t we call it, “Stretch Pants Day” or “Leftover Day” or “Christmas Decorations Day.” I do hope you had a most wonderful Thanksgiving day, spent with loved ones, spreading love to others, taking a few moments to express how deeply grateful we are….
Rosemary Cashews
You had me at cashews…Rosemary Cashews! …but add the woodsy flavor of rosemary, a teensy bit of brown sugary sweetness and a little cayenne kick and these cashews take you to a whole new level. I started making this recipe back when my boys were in grade school, in fact I think it was a…
Frozen Cookie Dough Bundles | A Hostess Gift
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough as a GIFT? Heck yeah and it’s one of my very favorite things to gift someone. A new mom, a sick friend, after a surgery, neighbor or co-worker gift, a Christmas surprise, your imagination is your only limit. Start off by making a batch of my Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies through…
Christmas Simmering Spices
Christmas in a Bag | Easy Simmering Spices Nothing can get me in the mood for baking, cooking, wrapping or hosting like the smells of Christmas. What does Christmas “smell” like? For me, it’s a mixture of cinnamon, orange, cloves, pine, maybe a little anise and allspice. PIN NOW FOR AMAZING SMELLS LATER Whether it’s through…
