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If anyone is looking for the spookiest street in town, that’s ours! Not because of its fancy Halloween decorations but because our neighborhood gets extremely dark and deserted at night. Most homes are secluded and behind fences/bushes and there are absolutely no street lights (that’s Hillsborough!). Homes are only on one side of our street… Continue Reading
Who said that a lavender sachet has to be small and puffy? Although I love the scent and I find that the pouches that lavender come in are almost always adorable, I honestly don’t think that their size is actually very convenient. As much as I love them on the store’s display shelf, they seem to get in the way when… Continue Reading
If you don’t have at least one hanging in your house, I’m sure you ‘ll find one somewhere in your basement or maybe forgotten in the garage. I actually have not only one, but two of them. Two identical plastic, inexpensive, green clocks that don’t look good with the rest of the decor anymore. One is hanging in the… Continue Reading
To me, fall decoration is mostly about making my home cozy, warm, and inviting. Adding some decor elements is of course part of that process. Rather than having multiple displays around the house, as I do for Christmas and Easter, I’d rather do one grand centerpiece in a central part of the house. Last year, I filled an oversized basket… Continue Reading
If you haven’t roasted a whole chicken with the “butterfly and flatten” techniques before, consider doing so for these simple and absolutely mouthwatering reasons: 1) by opening up the chicken, all of its parts are exposed on the upper side while roasting and therefore all of the chicken’s skin stays crisp. 2) a flattened chicken will roast more evenly because all of its parts… Continue Reading
Over the past weekend, while we were shopping for some good Napa Valley wine, I asked the store owner if he had any empty wooden wine crates that I could take home. They are quite difficult to find nowadays, as most producers have lowered their cost by packaging and shipping wine in carton boxes. But, some wineries continue… Continue Reading
Covering a box with wrapping paper is nothing new, but attaching a metallic handle is certainly a lovely addition! And when the box is actually an old shoe box, that is certainly a transformation! My new storage boxes look super cute on the shelf and they’re so convenient ~ I can now organize any smaller… Continue Reading
Now that Greek yogurt is found in almost every grocery store in the United States, and seems to be all the talk, it’s time I share another of my mom’s delicious recipes! Skinless and boneless chicken thighs, kept moist and delicious thanks to a thick layer of tangy Greek Yogurt covered with golden bread crumbs. I often like to add to… Continue Reading
I always bring back from Greece a jar or two of my favorite ready-to-use chicken seasoning (see here for all the Greek “treasures” that I brought back home this last summer), but I often run out of it before the next trip. So before my precious jar is empty again, I decided to measure and mix all… Continue Reading
These cute little pumpkins of mine are one of a kind! They’re entirely covered with moss and look absolutely natural. A few twine strips run from top to bottom to form the ridges that give them a clear pumpkin shape. You can mix them with some natural pumpkins in a basket to give a rustic feel. Alternatively, combine them with… Continue Reading
