The wedding blog Ruffled has a DIY competition of sorts going on over at their site, and though it's almost at an end, there are some great projects that don't necessarily scream "wedding!" I'm a sucker for headbands, and this lace one would be great for spring. Check out Jessica's simple how-to here. (via Ruffled)

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Throughout my entire life, I've always eaten ricotta pie for Easter breakfast. If you haven't had it, it's an Italian cheesecake made with ricotta cheese and flavored with citrus rind and cinnamon. It's deliciously simple and there's nothing like it for breakfast. (Though honestly I like it so much that I'll eat it whenever.) My mom sent me the  . . . Continue Reading

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Each year, UK magazine The Bookseller gives the unique Diagram Prize to the book with the oddest title. This year's landslide winner was Dr. Daina Taimina's Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes. You know you live in an alternate universe when this title sounds totally normal to you. But I digress. The magazine compiled a shortlist of crazy titles,  . . . Continue Reading

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It has been a long, cold winter in the Midwest. These first days of spring make me very anxious for the farmers markets to begin and for the return of local fruits and vegetables. Rhubarb is always one of the first things out of the gate and I greet it with excitement and appreciation. These tart stalks can be transformed into something delicious with the help of a little sugar  . . . Continue Reading

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I've always been attracted to those old, vintage kitchen tins. I owned some lovely ones for a while that were shiny and silver with sleek black labels reading COFFEE, SUGAR, TEA, and FLOUR. They looked great, but they weren't large enough to contain the amount of tea and coffee that Garth and I keep in our house. We also use a variety of flours, sugars, and other dry goods  . . . Continue Reading

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I'm endlessly inspired by today's handmade movement, and nothing gets me riled up quite like the work of Magda Sayeg, founder of Knitta Please (because really, all talent aside, how great is that name?!). Quite possibly the most famous knit graffiti team, Knitta Please is dedicated to spreading charm all over the world---one thread at a time. Jet-setting from Paris to Milan---and  . . . Continue Reading

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After my post about non-dairy ice cream last week, Bonny emailed in to tell me about what she's been doing at home to cure her ice cream cravings.

As a person who can't digest dairy but is addicted to dairy (why are we always addicted to things we are allergic to?), I've been trying to make dairy free ice cream for a long time.  . . . Continue Reading

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