By SaraA ritual I love and post on Instagram frequently is enjoying a cup of tea in the afternoon while my daughter has her after-school snack. This has been such a soothing practice and, let’s face it, a jolt of just enough caffeine to get me through the rest of our day. Sometimes, I could do …
By SaraI’m fortunate to have inherited a number of recipes from my great-great aunt, who was a remarkable cook. Of course, a lot of these recipes have needed some updating or tweaking. Tastes have changed since the 1950s. She was also handwriting these recipes for herself, perhaps hastily scribbling down something from a cooking show before …
By SaraDo you celebrate Valentine’s Day? It was never a favorite of mine and is also less than a week after my birthday. Over the years, it’s grown on me, and we’ve done a bit more to celebrate rather than ignoring it entirely. We always keep it small with no gifts, but it’s nice to enjoy …
By SaraDue to the popularity of the Thanksgiving cocktails post, I’m back with some family-favorite Christmas cocktails. We love a Christmas cocktail over here, and these are all tried-and-true-and-tried-again suggestions. I also posted our favorite Christmas punch in my previous post, so hop over there for more Christmas alcohol content. Apricot-Ginger Slush This is my mom’s …
By SaraWe’re hosting Christmas this year, although we’re not Hosting Christmas. Our family has decided to keep our gatherings small this year. Over Thanksgiving, there was a COVID outbreak among a large swathe of my extended family, including elderly and immunocompromised relatives. Everyone seems to be doing well now, fortunately, and most of us have had …
When I host Thanksgiving, I like to have everyone arrive about an hour before dinner is going to be served for cocktails and a very small cheese board. The Thanksgiving appetizer cheese board is heavy on fruit, unlike my usual cheese boards where it’s an afterthought. Along with this, I like to serve a signature …
By SaraOne of the reasons I love Thanksgiving is that the table, meal, and people gathered around it are the stars of the show. Here are my tips for getting the table dressed for its big moment! Choose the right color palette Thanksgiving isn’t the holiday for an unexpected color palette. Save that for the December …
By SaraI have a confession to make: I don’t like turkey. I’ll eat it, but it’s certainly not a favorite. Despite having hosted Thanksgiving celebrations since cramming my extended family into my grad school apartment back in 2008, I have never actually roasted a turkey! If you’re similarly ambivalent about turkey, concerned about tripling turkey prices, …
By SaraIn grad school, I knew someone who would start listening to Christmas music and drinking eggnog lattes the day after Halloween. They were viewed as a harmless eccentric. Unfortunately (I’m going with unfortunately here), the rest of social media has caught up with this person. I am never going to like Ridiculous Early Christmas. It …
By SaraThis is a sponsored post. All opinions are my own. All images courtesy of Brazilian Wood Depot As I’ve mentioned a few times before, since finishing our deck last year, we now basically live outside from May through September. A deck is the perfect place to relax – if you don’t currently have one, I …
