My kid hates wearing pants: a baby wrap dress tutorial.
My second ever dress attempt. This all begins back before the Blackbird hit the one year mark. A lovely member of our little playgroup was gifted with a large bag of girl’s hand-me-downs. But, lo, she...
View ArticleApplesauce For Strangers
In the neighborhood one over there is a beautiful street with huge gorgeous houses. It’s so pretty. Okay, there are a lot of those streets in the neighborhood next door, but I’m speaking of one in...
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I’m going HERE tomorrow! My 11th Fest (I missed a few years in college) looks to be a muddy one. Not my first, mind you. I’m used to it. When the mud and rain holds you under your pop-up, sipping...
View ArticleStay Classy Jello Shots
After the last frantic weeks of August and the post post-Labor Day hangover, we were feeling at loose ends. Jello glamour shot. No more barbecues, all the summer music festivities were over, no more...
View ArticleYour CSA gives you Kabocha – make cake
A couple weeks ago I got this crazy awesome looking japanese squash called Kabocha. All the pictures I’ve seen online show them as a beautiful grey green color, but mine was red striated with a green...
View ArticleWhat can I say, I’m a Tim Burton fan.
I really love Halloween. Every year, I get the little note or email from my daughter’s Jewish daycare, reminding us not to dress our kids in costume, please don’t bring in cards or candy, please save...
View ArticleThings That Are Red
I had a ton of beets languishing in cold storage (a.k.a. packed in paper bags taking up my entire vegetable drawer) for ages. I love roasted beets, but never remember to buy chevre, my favorite add in....
View ArticleA little bitters goes a long way.
My army of blue bitters bottles. Say that five times fast. (UPDATED: recipes and instructions added.) (Inspired by #bandofbitters and this awesome post:...
View ArticleAffliction and stuff
Yo! It’s Pesach! Or Passover! Near Easter! YESSSSSS! The seder plate of my Bloody Mary, passover style. Seriously, Passover is one of my favorite holidays. Or at least the first 3-4 days. Then all I...
View ArticleTwo Weeks to Launch a Teeny Shop
Last minute decisions: I decided to get a table at my synagogue’s flea market. I decided to get a table, two and a half weeks before the date of the market. I had no stock. Photo by Annsley Klehr...
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