• crafty

    rocking babies

    If you’re looking for a shower present that’s totally hip and original… try making a newborn baby gown out of recycled t-shirts (like college/sorority/concert t’s) or re-purpose it for an older child with a onesie or small top! All of…

  • yummy

    mise en place with martha

    Thanks to the lovely little mini prep bowls that I received for my birthday, I’ve been able to start practicing the time honored tradition of TV chefs everywhere: mise en place. Literally meaning “everything in place,” it’s the ultimate chef…

  • kimmy

    fun birthday surprises

    I received a few wonderful & unexpected surprises on my birthday (besides Basseterre the bunny — pronounced Bass-Terr) — one including the awesome yellow Tinker Bell shirt from my college (& blogging) buddy Janet! She said she saw it in…

  • yummy

    let’s throwback forever!

    As if you haven’t noticed by now, Mr. M and I love the beverages… and we’re pretty apt to trying everything out that we see. The latest commercial indulgence:  Pepsi throwback. Now, I was raised in a split soda household:…

  • yummy

    what’s for dinner: may 4-8, 2009

    [I’ll be posting my weekly “weekday” menus online every week, both for inspiration (my searches through cookbooks) and motivation for me to keep it up. I usually keep our spending around $50/week if I do this… but it inflates itself…