I have half a dozen handwritten recipe cards I've collected over the years. They're all from dear friends, and I love seeing their ...

I've tried making lots of cocktails at home and realized that my very favorites have a couple things in common: fresh-squeezed citrus j...

Another cookbook I'm looking forward to testing is Small Gatherings: Seasonal Menus for Cozy Dinners by Jessica Strand. It offers comp...

I'm pretending I'm a food blogger this week. I got some fun review copies of cookbooks in the mail, so Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesd...

Designer and illustrator Honey emailed to suggest that serving tattooed bananas might be a good idea for a brunch party. Might be? Heck ye...

We were goofing around in the kitchen this weekend and decided it would be fun to make colored milk froth for our lattes. Here's a pink ...

I'm off the rest of the week for Thanksgiving, but first I wanted to show you my new favorite orange thing: apple sweet potato juice. It...

I learned something new: milk doubles as glue. Use it for jam; use it for beer! It's easy and cheap, and dries nearly clear! (Sorry; aft...

Here's the afternoon snack I'm eating as I type this. One day last summer I got to wondering if anybody made pie out of avocados. I ...

Free, printable recipe cards and patterned dividers are available from Love Vs. Design. These might be useful for sharing recipes with frie...

The folks at SweetPreservation.com are aiming to make canning cool for a new generation. They invited me to be a "canbassador" ag...

Next up in this week's "Wish I'd Thought of That" series: DIY sugar cubes from Nifty Thrifty Things. They're completel...

Yup, that's me. A canning novice. I embarked on my first canning project using this easy and tasty apricot butter recipe from SweetPres...

Four recipe cards with various fancy flourishes are available right here at Tie That Binds. Either print one out and fill it in by hand, or...

I'm a little late to the party on this one since the original post is from January, but I'm compelled to ooh and aah publicly. These...

My weekend of celebrating with the folks was excellent. And sure enough, my mom (known to many of you as Grandma G) embarked on a DIY deodor...

Allow me to introduce you to this free printable from Amanda Joy: a label you can stick on a box of goodies for your neighbors. Love it. I...

Some inspiring watermelon carving went on at the Craft Social. And then I find out that my mum is growing New Queen watermelons , which hav...

Happy Independence Day weekend, people of the United States. I leave you with this idea for petite watermelons made from jello and limes, b...

Thank you for all your warm birthday wishes last week! And to those who wondered if I'd be eating orange cake: YES. I stole this photo c...