It feels like spring is finally here! It’s about that time to update my mantel decor and I decided to go with a rustic springtime look. I wanted to keep everything simple and clean and use objects that remind me of spring. Flowers are a wonderful reminder that spring has sprung! I recently bought these faux peonies and I’m loving them because they look like live flowers. Have you ever seen faux flowers that look plastic? Pass. I adore the height and drama that the peonies bring to the mantel. Then I added tall objects on the opposite side of the mantel in …
Author: Tina
Coconut Fudge Bars
No bake bars…chocolate…coconut…yup, I’m sold! I’ve made these chocolaty treats a few times and they are always hit. I mean how can you go wrong with sweet chocolate topped with crunchy coconut? 😉 Coconut Fudge Bars Recipe (About 32 servings) Ingredients: 1 cup butter (equivalent to 2 sticks of butter), divided for two steps below 2 and 1/2 cups honey graham crackers (equivalent to about 2 sleeves of graham crackers), finely crushed 1 can (5 ounce) evaporated milk 1 cup white sugar 1 (10 and 1/2 ounce bag) package of miniature marshmallows 8 squares (8 ounce box) Baker’s semi-sweet chocolate, chopped 1 cup …
Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
My neighbors’ daughter recently found out that she has to follow a gluten-free diet for health reasons. I’ve never baked gluten-free desserts before so she has inspired me to expand my horizons. I have a tall order to fill to impress an amazing 8 year old girl! These peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are really the quintessential representation of chocolate and peanut butter but in a gluten-free and flour-free way! Gluten-free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe (Makes about 18 cookies) Note on the preparation time: The dough is chilled for 2 hours. Ingredients: 1 cup creamy peanut butter * 1 cup light brown sugar, packed 1 large egg 1 …
Vegetable Barley Soup
What do you cook for a crowd of friends who are vegetarians and allergic to garlic? Lol. I wish that was a joke. Let me tell you, I had to search very long and hard to find a recipe that I thought was tasty enough to serve to this crowd. How about Italian food? Love it, but almost every Italian dish contains garlic. Shocker, I know. I’m half Italian and it would be a sin to remove garlic from an Italian dish. 😉 How about vegetarian chili? I find most vegetarian chilies tend to be bland. Meat is an essential source of …
Whites & Greys
A white and grey color combination is so chic! I like using that color combo in my wardrobe and throughout my home, like in my guest bathroom. Since this bathroom will primarily be used by guests, I want the decor to be simple and functional. I tend to avoid matching bathroom sets because I like mixing different accessories to give a more natural look. After I wash up in a bathroom I don’t like dragging my wet hands around looking for a towel. Maybe that’s me being neurotic but I’ve placed hand soaps and towels at each sink so that …