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i have a black thumb

i have a bit of a black thumb. which is extraordinarily disappointing for me since my mom and sis both have the green thumbs that elude me. but, even though my thumb is most definitely not any shade of color remotely close to green, here are the 3 things i can grow… i have a [...]

Posted 28 April 2011 § cocktails § cooking § DIY ‡ Comments (0) °

did someone say party?

it was another gorgeous, sunny spring day here in chicoland. the daycare child and i headed outside first thing in the morning to squeeze in lots of outside play. while he climbed trees, played with snakes and ate rocks dug in the mud, painted rainbows + clouds and played with chalk,  i daydreamed of a [...]

Posted 27 April 2011 § decor § DIY § paper § party ‡ Comments (2) °

thyme + rosemary au gratin potatoes

this is a delicious dish. you should totally make it. you can change it up to make it your own- add some slowly caramelized onions, use just about any kind of cheese (goat cheese would be oh so good in here), mix up the herbs or add some bacon. as you know, i fully stand [...]

Posted 25 April 2011 § cheese § comfort foods § dinner § food § recipes § vegetarian ‡ Comments (0) °

put a feather on it

i dont know if it is the introduction of spring or the adorable feather earrings that my friend, melody, was wearing when she came to visit last weekend thats making me think of feathery things, but im loving all things finely feathered right now…

Posted 25 April 2011 § art § babies § children § decor § paper ‡ Comments (0) °

meatloaf with a sweet + spicy tomato glaze

first things first- we survived the weekend and everyone was on their very best behavior at the weddings. meaning, no one swam in a fountain or tried to steal a golf cart or peed out of any windows or into any non-toilet objects. we kept it clean this weekend. after a week of neck pain [...]

Posted 12 April 2011 § comfort foods § cooking § dinner § recipes ‡ Comments (0) °

in the lfbd

dum dum de dum, dum dum de dum…. i dont know quite how it happened but we have 2 weddings to attend this weekend. along with the weddings, we have 7 friends coming to town to stay with us starting thursday evening and daniel is a groomsmen in one of the weddings. can you say [...]

Posted 05 April 2011 § fashion § wedding ‡ Comments (4) °

homemade flour tortillas

i totally made that. like, from scratch. i guess i shouldnt be overly proud of myself since all it took was water, flour, salt + a little crisco. i came across the recipe on the budget savvy blog budget bytes. mine are not nearly as visually appealing as hers but since this was my first [...]

Posted 04 April 2011 § food § recipes ‡ Comments (2) °

how i see childhood

as most of you know, i run a small home daycare. i never have more than 6 children enrolled and i feed those little ones delicious, organic + local homemade meals. carnitas made with local + organic llano seco pork, vegetable lasagna made with lots of fresh veggies and a homemade butter + onion tomato [...]

Posted 01 April 2011 § children § daycare ‡ Comments (0) °

barbacoa tacos

throw some of those and one of these and then some of this   and dont forget this into a big pot with some beer, chipotles in adobo and a couple other goodies and let it cook for a few hours, low and slow. your end result is super tender + spicy + juicy barbacoa. [...]

Posted 24 March 2011 § dinner § food § paleo § recipes ‡ Comments (2) °

rainy afternoon snack

popcorn is one of those inexpensive + easy snacks that you usually have lurking in the depths of your cupboard. im particularly fond of freshly popped kernals cooked on the stove, but microwave popcorn is delicious, too. if you go the microwave popcorn route, my favorite is the newmans own organic popcorn with light butter. [...]

Posted 24 March 2011 § bacon! § food § food porn § recipes ‡ Comments (0) °