Need a simple recipe for all those homegrown tomatoes? Make this easy tomato salad with chickpeas and feta. The first time I made it, I knew I had to share! If you have a garden or just some tomatoes growing in your backyard, this recipe is easy to toss together and goes with almost anything! It combines salted fresh chopped tomatoes, chickpeas, fresh basil, feta, pumpkin seeds, almonds, ...
The Best Cutting Garden flower arranging tips from an expert
The best cutting garden flower arranging tips from an expert and that person is my friend Sandy of The Collected Garden. Sandy is an avid gardener and only recently (thank you pandemic) has she taken on growing seeds all winter and spring and selling her bouquets to local farm stands and independent grocery stores in her area. Sandy started her garden with pollinator-friendly plants, and today she ...
Are you looking for the best lobster roll recipe?
Are you looking for the best lobster roll recipe? Then you've come to the right place! Especially if you want simple! And to me a lobster roll is something you have in the summer, you eat outdoors and you don't want a lot of mess and you certainly don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen! A "Connecticut" Lobster Roll at Red Hook Lobster in Rockaway Beach, New York I ...
How to hide a thermostat that’s in the middle of the wall!
How to hide a thermostat that's in the middle of the wall! I've been thinking about this since we moved into this house and it's coming up on three years! But before we get into the easiest solution ever to distract from that thermostat that's taking up wall space, let's just say I am so thankful to be joining my friends Cindy and Mary Ann each week to bring you our favorite finds of the week. And ...
An icebox cake is the best make-ahead dessert!
It's August 1st! Anyone else surprised how it could be already August? Well, here we are and back with another Sunday Favorites with my besties, Cindy and Mary Ann! An icebox cake is the best make-ahead dessert! When you receive 2 crates of peaches from The Peach Truck you find yourself looking for "peach recipes" and there's no shortage of ideas! We loved them on their own, but since we had ...
A new sponge that will change the way you clean!
Back again with another round of Sunday Favorites with Cindy and Mary Ann! Each week we try to find things that not only we love, but that you will love too! A new sponge that will change the way you clean! These sponges are top of the list! I had a phone conversation and then exchanged several texts and emails with the founder of Scrub & Throw, Catherine and I could not be more excited to ...