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Simple Saturday: Egg Ideas

Good Saturday morning out there! I have a feeling it’s going to be a crisp, beautiful day. And I’m going to the NC State Fair later on, so that should be interesting. I’ll report back on the fried foods that I sample. In the mean time, I thought this would be a good time as […]

Simple Saturday: Good Reads

Lately, I’ve stumbled upon some really great reads. First let’s get it out of the way that I am a library book gal to the core. I love going to the library, using the computer catalog and switching out books every few weeks or month. I know that these things called eBooks exist, but I just […]

Simplify Saturday

We’re doing Simple Saturday even more simple today, with some ideas for simplifying our lives. With food, clothes, our words and most things in life, we often have room to simplify. I’m talking about cleaning out or closets (or actually wearing the clothes we buy), cooking out of our cupboards and saying what we mean […]

Simple Saturday: Boozy Mint Melon

It’s been quite a while since I’ve put a cocktail up on the blog…and it’s been quite a while since we’ve had liquor in our cabinet. We’ve been enjoying the local beer scene (Fullsteam, Big Boss, Wicked Weed) and inexpensive but delicious Trader Joe’s wines so much that I haven’t really thought about homemade cocktails […]

Simple Saturday: Summer Fruit Recipes

I hope all of you have been enjoying the bounty of summer fruits as much as I have. Unless you’ve got stained fingers and juice running down your face, you’re just not doing it right. What a blessing it is to have more than three fresh seasonal fruits in my kitchen at one time! Lately, […]