every day living with a touch of creativity
Pin itI am not a formal diner. I love casual, cozy meals and the energy that surrounds them. I love a table with handmade elements and special touches that make it feel like home. Thanksgiving is such a special time of year & the Thanksgiving feast lends itself to the most warm and beautiful decor [...]
Pin itThanksgiving. How do appropriately give thanks in a year where your newest baby (the one that rounds out a trio of boys) gets scary sick and then is slowly healed? How do you appropriately do that when you look on with joy while that same newest baby sits and giggles with his brothers? I’m [...]
Pin itWe love granola at our house. I like to make my own, and love changing the flavors. One perfect for Christmas morning, a pumpkin variety, or variations of those recipes. I like to snack on granola by the handful, but my children really like granola in bar form. Here is a very easy recipe [...]
Pin itAs the days grow shorter and the temperatures cooler our once vibrant garden is slowly fading away. The tomatoes have been roasted and canned. The peppers chopped and in the freezer alongside shredded zucchini and strawberries. The only plants remaining are the herbs. I hate the thought of letting anything from the garden go [...]
Pin itWell, we at TCM had a doozy of a weekend. If you tried to visit, you probably had flashbacks of last summer. I am happy to say that after a very stressful weekend, we are back up and running. Most times when you have what seems like a massive website issue, it turns out [...]
Pin itY’all, it is finally fall. And I could not be any happier about it. When the weather starts to chill, the pumpkin comes out. Pumpkin muffins, pumpkin bread, pumpkin blondies, pumpkin everything. This pumpkin pound cake is so easy, yet so comforting, and has just enough spice. Make this cake, pour yourself a cup [...]
Pin it If you walked into my kitchen, on any given day, you’d witness a familiar routine. There would be cooking, snacking, and the age old question, “what’s for supper?” Our lives seem to revolve around food. I don’t mean this in an obsessive, unhealthy kind of way. More like in the way you might [...]
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