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I just can't get enough of polka dots. Just like the polka dot pumpkins that I made for Halloween, I decorated a batch of eggs with a little gold paint. [...]

I planted a few flowers in an Easter basket for our front "porch," and they're surprisingly cheerful for such a small amount of effort! I love seeing them on my way in and out; they're a nice reminder that it's almost Easter. [...]

I love cake-filled Easter eggs — they taste so much better than the hard-boiled variety! I love cracking them on the table and popping the cake out of the shell. That said, making these eggs is no small undertaking; this is a post of what I would do differently if making these crazy eggs again. [...]

Deb from Smitten Kitchen says people think she's crazy for re-creating grocery store snacks and until yesterday, I might have agreed with them. Why make your own Wheat Thins when you can buy magically delicious ones for $2 a box? [...]

I don't know when Guinness and Baileys became the official edible representation of St. Patrick's Day in my mind, but I suspect it was when we hosted our first St. Patrick's Day party. I struggled to find appealing green or Irish recipes, as I don't care for vegetables or corned beef and cabbage. (Greg made a great salad that disguised the corned beef and cabbage brilliantly in piles of potatoes, but they still didn't win my heart.) Besides, how many cute corned beef dishes can you actually make? [...]

Today you can have your tea and eat it, too! [...]

Bird Seed Snowman [...]

Merry Christmas everyone! We hope you've had a wonderful day of celebration with family and friends (and maybe some of the snow that we don't have)! [...]

There's this hilarious Friends episode where Rachel is making Thanksgiving dessert and mistakenly combines recipes for trifle and shepherd's pie, ending up with beef sauteed with peas and carrots between layers of ladyfingers and custard. Everyone else is revolted but pretends to enjoy it to keep Rachel from realizing she had ruined the dessert. Hilarity ensues, of course, when their deception fails, but the funniest part is Joey declaring, "I like it." "Are you kidding?" asks Ross. Joey replies, "What's not to like? Custard? Good. Jam? Good. Beef? Goooood." [...]

If you have mini pumpkins left from Halloween and you're up for a tiny bit more carving, these vases make great Thanksgiving decorations! [...]