Fast and Healthy 20-Minute Meals
Winter weather is in full swing and has brought with it to my house an unexpected consequence—lack of motivation. (The first step in resolving a problem is to recognize it, right?) Shorter days and freezing temperatures have seemingly sucked the life out of my daily routine and even some of my favorite activities, including cooking. …
Color Trends: Glacier Gray
Pantone’s Color Report for Spring 2015 is clearly inspired by nature. The colors include warm, bright colors paired with cool neutrals, like Glacier Gray. Cool grays like this have become popular as a neutral in home design, replacing beige or brown tones. Here are some ways you can incorporate cool grays, like Glacier Gray, into your home. …
Game Day Worthy Bites
Ah, the big game is upon us… are you Team Seattle or Team New England? Either way it’s time to think about your game day menu! And for these games that go on for four plus hours, it’s important to keep the menu easy breezy, suited for the come-and-go crowd, and filling and that means …
Make your own sushi rolls!
Weston is my beautiful 14-year-old daughter. As 14-year-olds tend to do, she loves to entertain her friends whenever she can. The hot food of the moment is sushi, but around here that can be pretty pricey! I love the idea of her eating sushi as a healthy meal, but going out for sushi all the …
Favorite Party Sandwiches
Everyone loves a party! It doesn’t matter if you are hosting a shower, house party or just a get together with a few friends, party sandwiches are the way to go! They are the perfect filling finger food. I like to mix it up some for my guests or even for a busy week night …
Five Kitchen Tools I Can’t Live Without
I love to cook. My mother once said that, to be a good cook, you need two things: (1) good recipes and (2) good kitchen tools. Today, I’m tackling the latter of the two: here are five kitchen tools I can’t live without. 1. My Slow Cooker I think my #1 go-to kitchen gadget (other …
The Best Natural Room Freshener
The holidays are over and all you really want for Christmas is your nice, clean house back. Caroling is over, the decorations are down, and the pine scents and cinnamon spice of the holiday are gone. How do you keep your home smelling nice through the rest of the winter? Adding heavily scented or perfumed …
Market Trends for Spring! Insights from the Int’l Atlanta Market Show
The beginning of last week kicked off the 58th consecutive January showing of the International Area Rug Market’s winter edition, held at Atlanta’s AmericasMart. With over 1,400 unique showrooms and over 2,500 temporary exhibits all aglow with the freshest color palettes and most desired textures for spring, if the Atlanta market proved anything, it’s that …
How to Be Clutter-Free in 2015
Is one of your new year’s resolutions to get organized? I’ve been cleaning out the clutter in our house and it’s amazing how much better I feel when the clutter is gone. Here are my tips for how to be clutter-free in 2015! 1. Don’t Let Papers Pile Up. I’m a pile person. What I …
Resolution Reboot
A few years ago I gave up making New Year’s resolutions. I usually struggled to come up with that one thing on which to focus my efforts, and though I’d start off strong (and resolute!), by February it had usually fallen by the wayside. Then I was left with that sense of failure and that …