Monthly Archives: March 2008

Santa Rosa Riverwalk Arts Festival 2008 Recap

Santa Rosa Riverwalk Arts Festival 2008 Recap

The Santa Rosa Riverwalk arts festival (in Milton, Florida) was really nice. It was so gorgeous to be right next to the water, and the days were clear and sunny, even if the wind and cold on Saturday almost froze us to death. I went with my sweet friend Liz, who makes gorgeous custom hand-embroidered…

So Simple Baked Spaghetti – Pantry-Busting Recipe

So Simple Baked Spaghetti – Pantry-Busting Recipe

This recipe is another “pantry-buster” (i.e., a recipe made completely of things most people will have lying around). It’s quick, easy, and so delicious. In hindsight, it probably would’ve been really tasty (and add some nutrients) to add frozen spinach in the cheese layer. You will need: 3/4 pound of spaghetti 1 jar of spaghetti…

Making your Guest’s Stay More Comfortable (I hope!): Finishing Touches

Making your Guest’s Stay More Comfortable (I hope!): Finishing Touches

This is sort of part two to this post, “Getting Ready for a Guest, or How I Pulled a Guest Room Out of My Bum.” Now that my dear friend Meagan is safely on her airplane, I can tell you about the other things I did to get ready for her stay. But… I’m going…

Blueberries are so yum, and Blueberry Muffin/Biscuit Thingies

Blueberries are so yum, and Blueberry Muffin/Biscuit Thingies

Yum, yum, yum! Blueberries are so delicious and delightful and all of those good things. I invented a spur-of-the-moment tasty thing and don’t know what to call it besides blueberry muffin/biscuit thingies with streusel on top. Here’s what I did: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix up some biscuit dough with more sugar…

Getting Ready for a Guest, or How I Pulled a Guest Room Out of My Bum

Getting Ready for a Guest, or How I Pulled a Guest Room Out of My Bum

So, since we’ve lived here in Milton, we’ve only had overnight guests once, and they were guys who couldn’t care less about where they slept or the condition of the house.Because of the lack of guests, the room intended to be the “guest room” quickly degenerated into this: This is the room in which we…

Cheesy Garlic Biscuits a la Red Lobster – Step by Step Easy Recipe

Cheesy Garlic Biscuits a la Red Lobster – Step by Step Easy Recipe

I posted about these amazingly delicious biscuits in September, but the post isn’t very complete, I didn’t give you my actual recipe, and the picture is somewhat lacking. So I decided to take pictures when I made them last weekend and give you a play-by-play with photos. So here’s the copycat recipe for Cheddar Bay…

Creamy Stirred ( not Mashed ) Potatoes

Creamy Stirred ( not Mashed ) Potatoes

These delicious and creamy potatoes are totally customizable … you can add cheese, broth, your favorite seasonings, whatever. It’s more of a technique than a recipe, so I’ll walk you through it. Basically, this came about because I was having a lot of people over, wanted to make a lot of mashed potatoes, but don’t…

This is why my husband vacuums

This is why my husband vacuums

He does such a good job of it! If I’m vacuuming, I just move the vacuum around furniture in swirly ways. I’ll move chairs, but not much else. In open areas, I’ll do short little zigzaggy lines because I don’t want to walk backward and forward all the time. If he’s vacuuming, he moves every…

Delicious Pancakes with Fresh Blueberries

Delicious Pancakes with Fresh Blueberries

The blueberries in the store are starting to look so good. They were on sale recently and we bought a bunch. Sometimes we like to have breakfast for dinner. You know, make all the fantastic breakfast foods that we don’t have time to make (or don’t feel like making) before we go to work in…

Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and brand new stay at home mom. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate on a budget, and keep a happy home. I breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.Want to know more?