Back when I read The Year of Living Danishly, I desperately wanted cinnamon rolls. Well, sort of. I wanted kanelsnegles, the pastries the author ate on the regular, even though I had never even seen one let alone tasted one. Minor details. She kept talking about cinnamon snails and I kept wanting them but not having any. Lacking a Danish… View Post
Because the holiday season is the perfect time for a remodel, right? No? What, you don’t want this kind of mess in one corner of your house while trying to keep things festive everywhere else? I get that. We had originally planned to knock this out before the holidays, but David wound up traveling for work through a good chunk… View Post
Confession: I have been a complete failure at getting back into a routine after the holidays. I forgot to take Mila to a tumbling class I signed her up for back in November that started last week. Oops. I almost forgot to take Margot to preschool last Friday, but remembered only half an hour after it started. She was late… View Post
He puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. “Maybe Christmas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store. “Maybe Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” I hope your Christmas “means a little bit more” this year. I hope it’s merry + bright + full of love. And if it’s not—because sometimes holidays… View Post
A couple weeks ago I posted a photo of this cranberry star bread on Instagram and suddenly my inbox exploded with messages. I’ll admit, I posted it because it was eye-catching, but GOODNESS GRACIOUS, I did not expect that much attention. Especially considering I kind of threw it together on a whim. Don’t you just love when something looks impressive… View Post