Monthly Archives: August 2011
Back To School: Super Star Lunch
Tomorrow my toddlers head back to school… well, they head back to pre-school but it’s still quite monumental in our world. My boys don’t always stay for lunch at school. They both still take a nap and lunchtime at school usually interferes. Every Friday though, it’s our special treat that they get to stay
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Posted in Cooking With Kids, Featured Tagged back to school lunch ideas, cookie cutter sandwich, cooking with kids, eggs in a hole, little kid breakfast, lunch for toddlers, making lunch for school, preschool breakfast, preschool food, preschool lunch, shaped eggs in a hole, shaped food, star sandwich, star shaped food, superhero breakfast, superhero food, superhero lunch 3 Comments
Cooking Lessons: Magnolia Blueberry Pie
I learned to make this gorgeous recipe on a recent trip to Magnolia Bakery in Los Angeles, the sister to the famed sweets-haven in New York. After years of seeing it in TV shows and movies I finally got behind the scenes and learned from the best. Believe it or not, this isn’t a prop
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Posted in Cooking Lessons, Desserts, Eat, Featured Tagged berry pie, double layer pie, how do I thicken pie, how to make blueberry pie, how to make pie crust, magnolia bakery blueberry pie, magnolia bakery los angeles, rachel hollis cooking lesson, summer pie, the perfect pie crust, why does my pie crust burn 2 Comments
The Friendship Tree
California Born My grandma used to love to work in her garden. She was constantly rescuing plants from people that almost killed them, and planted them in every container she could find. When she visited California to see my uncle she brought back a piece of a jade plant. Forty years later the plant was divided and grown
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Posted in Chic Garden, Featured, Home & Garden Tagged gardening in the city, growing jade, growing plants in los aneles, growing plants in water, honoring grandma at wedding, how to transplant a succulent, how to transplant jade, jade plants, plant wedding favor ideas, rooting, the friendship tree, unique favor ideas, wedding favor ideas 1 Comment
Tapenade Crostini
I’ve Got an App For That! Today I’m brining you another one of those appetizers that are so simple you can make them in the five minutes prior to guests arrival and still have time to reapply your lip gloss before you greet your guests at the door! You’ll Need A Small Loaf of Olive
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Cooking Lesson: Meringue Bellini by Joe’s Restaurant
Peachy Keen Doesn’t this look divine? I learned to make it last week with my new friend Jennifer at Joe’s Restaurant on Abbot Kinney in Venice. It’s a meringue bellini so think sweet peaches, the essence of basil, a frothy top and the all over fizzy goodness of the champagne. Yum! If ONLY I’d had a
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Flower Power
This craft is so simple, I did it while I was on VACATION! That’s right, I’m writing this on location in beautiful Lakeside, Michigan. Thanks to my sister Jessie–a super crafter in her own right–who provided the raw materials, the inspiration, and the adorable vases, being thousands of miles away from my own craft closet
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Posted in Be Merry, Chic Crafty, Chic Decor, Chic DIY, DIY Not?, Featured Tagged cheap crafts, DIY Not, easy crafts, pom pom flowers, yarn pom poms 1 Comment
Gluten Free Peanut Butter Banana Muffins
I’m at it again! Trying to alter recipes can sometimes be a trial and error. So, I was skeptical about making a muffin with no sugar…but these muffins turned out amazing! So amazing I ate about 15 of them. Thankfully they were mini. I bet that no one will be able to tell you made
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Posted in Breakfast, Chic Eats, Desserts, Eat, Half Baked Tagged baking with trader joes, gluten free desserts, Gluten free muffins, peanut butter banana muffins, peanut butter muffins, peanut butter sugar free desserts, peanut butter sugar free muffins, peanut flour, raw honey, sugar free peanut butter 1 Comment
Companion Planting
Companion planting is a genius idea! Unfortunately I didn’t come up with it myself, but whoever did really knows how to make use of space and resources. The idea is to use one plant to help the growth of another. For example, I am growing green beans around spinach. The bean plant will grow
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Back To School: Lunch on a Stick