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Make Your Own Tasty Snaps!
Snaps (also spelled schnapps) seems like an antiquated drink to a lot of people, but to those of Scandinavian descent, it’s an essential part of dinners and celebrations. Andreas Viestad, in his indispensable book Kitchen of Light: New Scandinavian...
Make Your Own Gingerbread Man Holiday Cards
Last year, we got less than a dozen Christmas cards in the mail, and I have to say, I’m always bad about sending them out myself. But Christmas cards are a nice tradition – they’re a personal way of reminding someone you’re thinking about the...
Christmas Craft: Glittered Snowflakes
Everyone remembers making paper snowflakes in elementary school in December. You’d be sitting at your desk a week before winter vacation with a stack of white typing paper and safety scissors, cutting out an endless supply of white paper snowflakes...
Christmas Craft: Snow-Dusted Pinecones
Wintertime is all about the snow and the sparkle. I love the simplicity of bringing the outdoors in, and “snow” dusted pinecones are an easy way to do it. All you need are some larger pinecones, white glue, a small paintbrush and some chunky, spa...
Happy Halloween!
We’ll be carving pumpkins, making treats, donning costumes and enjoying the festivities at AF – hope everyone has a spooky fun and safe Halloween! ...
DIY Herbal Blends
Herbal blends are a great staple to have on hand in the kitchen – they’re a quick way to add a desired flavor element to soups, stews, roasts, etc. But they can be incredibly expensive at the supermarket – small jar of herbes de provence can co...
