Anya and she kindly shared her family tradition of making Cherry Crisp for President’s Day. What a lovely tradition and a wonderful recipe! Thanks, Anya . . . → Read More: Happy President’s Day
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I loved Julia – especially when I read this “…The first time I wrote this, I put ‘organic’ in front of every ingredient. But it looked overzealous and uptight. (Don’t say it – kind of like me). What do you think?… . . . → Read More: Julia’s Child by Sarah Pinneo – An Easy Bread Recipe and A Good Read  4 comments - (Comments are closed)  Bad Day, Chic, Continuing Ed, Day in the Life, Do Good, Finds, Good Day, Lit, Recipes, Savory, Sweet  A capable mother, family, Food, foodie, Friends, Great recipes, homemade, I Don't Know How She Does It for Foodies, Julia's Child, Kirkus Reviews, meals, mom, mother guilt, organic, parenting, Penguin, recipe, Sarah Pinneo, sharing, Whole Foods 
Has it happened to you? You forgot about the hostess gift and it is T minus 30 minutes (or whatever guy countdown/military thing goes here – you know what I mean). Anyway, you are late and frazzled and let’s guess, uninspired. Not to worry! Go to Pragmatic Mom’s site to see what great gifts she found at the gourmet market. She has exceptional taste and I am so looking forward to seeing what goodies she comes up with! . . . → Read More: Last Minute Gifts – Lest Panic Set in – Day 11 5 comments - (Comments are closed) Chic, Day in the Life, Finds, Good Day, Recipes, Sweet candy., consumable gifts, easy gifts at the supermarket, Great gifts you can find at a supermarket, great last minute supermarket gifts, greening your holiday, hostess gifts, mulled cider, roche brothers supermarket, secret cache of gifts, smartwool, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, Whole Foods blog 
So what is a great homemade gift? Well, my default is food for pretty much everything so that is where I start. I can bake and have a few tried and true recipes that I will post below. What if you can’t bake? No time? You hate it? Not a problem. Grab some nice chocolates or favorite candy (you cannot swing a cat without hitting some in almost ny store from Trader Joe’s to T.J. Max – I know – I was there this morning) and repackage it. Fill a nice container with them and a hand written note. No one will care that you did not bake. Seriously, relax. . . . → Read More: 12 Days of Shopping – Day 1 – Homemade and Personal 12 comments - (Comments are closed) Chic, Day in the Life, Finds, Good Day, Recipes, Sweet easy homemade gifts, Flour Bakery, Granola, great homemade gifts, great personalized gifts, joanne chang, L'Aroma Cafe, Martha Stewart Basic Sugar Cookies, Taza Chocolate discs, Tazo Tea, The Barefoot Contessa |
     
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