Category: Domestic Adventures

  • The Best Thing I Bought This Year: Electric Hot Water Kettle

    In these final days of Christmas shopping I was thinking about those hard-to-shop-for loved ones in my life and I found myself asking, “what’s the best purchase you’ve made this year that someone else might enjoy, too?” (I think this might be a new tradition for me that sticks! We’ll…

  • Kitchen Hacks: Crock-Pot Sweet Potatoes, InstaPot, and More

    I’m pretty excited about all the vegetable lasagnas in our future, but also the breakfast casserole options using thin sheets of vegetables!

  • 2017 Holiday Gift Guide

    ‘Tis the season for gifting and more often than not, many of us could use a little help in the inspiration department. Here are some of my absolute favorite gifts I’ve received and even a few items I’ve wish-listed for myself this year!

  • Cocktail Experiments: Tuscan Orange Honeysuckle

    What could I do with Smirnoff Wild Honey? Find some blood oranges and make a sweet, Tuscan cocktail, of course!

  • Team No Waste

    Today’s breakfast/lunch (truly brunch without the boozy drinks) combo I whipped up in my small but mighty kitchen here in Antibes inspired this post. I used leftover bread from last night’s dinner as the base; layered in leftover sauteed Brussels sprouts, a few slices of mozzarella cheese, and frozen spinach;…

  • The Point Launches 12 Days of Christmas Contest for Local News Readers

    The Point, a weekday newsletter service that delivers a quick morning read of the things you need to know to get your day started in the Triangle (current events, politics, sports, weather and local entertainment), is kicking off a 12-day contest on Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, awarding readers with truly…

  • Make a Difference this Holiday Season

    Seriously y’all, it takes very little effort to do good things. And hey, you might even get to attend a party and see some folks you love in the process! Tonight – Thursday, December 2nd, 7:00pm (like head there in the next hour) 😉4th Annual Downtown Santa BallThe Downtowner Magazine…

  • A New Raleigh Restaurant and New Crafty Website Addiction

    Renee and I were chatting on the way to Cafe Caturra last night about how we both have sewing machines, but wish we actually knew what we were doing in that department. Now granted, I had to take a class or two in garment construction for my TATM degree… but…

  • Add This to Your Christmas List

    I was debating whether or not to blog about this, but it’s gotten a TON of attention on my facebook… so apparently the people approve! My question to my twitter/facebook friends was this, “Do you think my Tarheel boyfriend would kill me if my car played the NC State fight…

  • Houseguests

    In my last post, I mentioned having a scheduling conflict with the Wine to Water event at Amra’s, but if I could do both, I for sure would. Here’s my scheduling conflict: Houseguests. But not just any houseguests, these are a group of 20-somethings (not unlike Nick and myself) who…