Tidy in Five – One Task a Day To Lighten Your Load

Tidy in Five – One Task a Day To Lighten Your Load

Last week, I shared an Instagram post called Tidy in Five – five easy tasks you can do in a week to tidy up your workspace and home. My five tips include: Cleaning out your makeup drawer – purge your makeup drawer of old, outdated, or unwanted (you know...
Christmas Break Book Stack – What I’m Reading

Christmas Break Book Stack – What I’m Reading

You know the time between December 26 and January 2 when you don’t know what day it is, and you’re still wearing your pajamas?  This is the perfect time to cozy up and read a good book or cookbook. Here are my reads for this next week. The Wedding People...
Texas Caviar – Perfect for New Year’s Day

Texas Caviar – Perfect for New Year’s Day

According to legendary Southern food journalist and writer John Egerton in Southern Food: At Home, On the Road, In History, black-eyed peas are associated with a “mystical and mythical power to bring good luck” and have been a Southern staple for over...
Five Minute Holiday Centerpiece using Vintage Ornaments

Five Minute Holiday Centerpiece using Vintage Ornaments

If you have a collection of vintage glass ornaments and are worried about hanging them on your tree because they’re so fragile, I have an idea for you!  I combined my love of paperwhites and ornaments to create a quick, lovely centerpiece for your dining table...
Free 28-Day Gratitude Journal

Free 28-Day Gratitude Journal

Happy November 1st!  We are entering my favorite time of the year when the focus is on food, family, and merry-making. I love to journal, especially around Thanksgiving. However, I realize not everyone has the time or energy to dive into an in-depth journaling...
Banana Chocolate Espresso Swirl Muffins

Banana Chocolate Espresso Swirl Muffins

Here is a twist on banana bread: Banana Chocolate Espresso Swirl muffins. With very ripe bananas on hand, Mr. Twist opened one of my favorite cookbooks to bake fresh-baked breakfast bread! Served with fruit and a hot cup of coffee, these muffins are something special....