Tis the season for apple picking! My Facebook feed is bogged down with beautiful pictures of adorable families picking apples and pumpkins at local farms. So cute! So perfect for photo ops, but what do you do with a bushel of apples once you get home? I ended up with about four dozen usable apples […]
As I write this post, there are cabinets being installed in the kitchen below me. Thank God. You know I love going out to eat, but I may turn into a Bruegger’s cinnamon raisin bagel with cream cheese (and, let’s be honest…hot chocolate) if I have to call that lunch too many more times. I’m […]
My American friends are preparing for a long weekend and my new friends in Australia are happy to see spring on the horizon. In short, it’s going to be a great weekend for everybody! Mark the Occasion Designs will be taking Monday off to celebrate Labor Day. I hope you’re also taking a little break. […]
Last week we were overwhelmed with yummy eggs, veggies and herbs from our CSA share. (Yah!) I took to the kitchen Sunday afternoon to use up some of the goodies. One project was to create dill butter, a perfect condiment to keep in the fridge or have ready to give as a hostess gift.
Yep, you read that right… tequila icing. I recently needed to make a dessert for a dinner party and found myself with a random assortment of supplies which included a boxed white cake mix, pretzels, and a bottle of margarita mix. I googled “margarita dessert” and came up with many options, including this one from […]