Growing up I loved Otter Pops, they were a summer institution. A couple weeks ago I discovered Zipzicles which are small zipper bags to make your own freezer pops! Zipzicles were developed in Bellevue, Washington by a parent with a allergy-stricken child. They can be bought online and some stores around the Seattle area. One […]
Adventures in The Big Apple – Days 3 & 4
Today is the final post about our trip to New York City. (Other posts can be found here and here). The weather between Monday and Tuesday did a complete 180. Monday it was 80, sunny and muggy whereas Tuesday was about 55 and dumping rain. We were good Seattleites and didn’t use an umbrella (or […]
Adventures In The Big Apple – Day 2
Earlier this week I posted about Brad and my first day in NYC (you can read about it here). Our second day of the trip was Memorial Day and the weather was gorgeous! Brad and I planned on spending the day in Central Park before meeting up with some friends for dinner. Before heading into […]
Strawberry Lemon Drop – A Cocktail Recipe
This homemade strawberry lemon drop cocktail is an easy and delicious beverage to enjoy year round.
Adventures in the Big Apple – Day 1
Over Memorial Day Weekend, Brad and I took on the Big Apple! I had visited in 2003 with my family but Brad had never been so I decided that it was a perfect excuse to use my companion ticket and get out of Seattle for the long weekend. I’ll warn you now this is going […]
Traveling for the Weekend
Are you traveling for the long weekend? Yesterday I shared some summer outfits that I want in my closet and how Memorial Day Weekend is the “official start to summer”. Memorial Day Weekend is also a huge travel weekend so I wanted to share some great travel items. I have a couple 4-wheeled suitcases and […]
Soft Rhubarb Cookies
Last week I posted a recipe for some Mini Rhubarb Tarts and was surprised how many people had never eaten this delicious plant. This past weekend I made another rhubarb item – cookies. I generally make these cookies once a year just as rhubarb is coming into season. Summer Soft Rhubarb Cookies Recipe Rhubarb has […]
Strawberry Rhubarb Tart with Margarita Glaze
The Spiked! challenge that Jamie and Carrie put on has been a lot of fun. For those of you who haven’t heard about this, every other month they pick an alcohol that must be used to bake or cook. This month the chosen alcohol was Tequila. I had a lot of fun thinking about this […]
DIY Decorative Mugs
My mom loves Big Bang Theory and I knew that the perfect Mother’s Day gift would focus around that. I did some searching on Etsy as well as the CBS store but couldn’t decide what I wanted. Eventually I decided to make my own mugs with Sheldon Quotes! The supplies for this are simple, I […]
Honey Glazed Grilled Pears – Recipe Wednesday
One of the things I love about summer is that we can cook many of our dinners on the grill. We’ve had a few days this year where this has been possible and it is glorious. One evening while we had steaks cooking I decided to throw some pears on there. The pear halves cooked […]