Nutella Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt

Chocolate chip cookies stuffed with Nutella and sprinkled with sea salt. Sounds awesome, right? They are! I have seen a few recipes for similar cookies around the internet, but if you know me, you know I don’t bake. So, this is a super cheater version that takes only minutes from beginning to end and doesn’t require much skill.  Not so much a “recipe”, more of a “How To”.

Braised Red Cabbage

I love German food. So much so, that we throw an annual Oktoberfest each fall just so I have an excuse to eat a lot of it! I’m a cooking fool for the days leading up to the party, but it’s always a delicious, good time and well worth it.

White, White, White!

I feel like I have so much to talk about, that I don’t know where to start … so I don’t! Amazing how that works! I have been busy lately and if you follow me on Instagram you can see some of my recent adventures and random new hobbies (like personalized mugs and wall fringe). Random, I know. But,

Simple Cucumber Salad

I know I haven’t posted in a million years and I should have probably marked my return with something way more exciting than cucumber salad.  But, what can I say? …it is good cucumber salad 😉 

Painting Upholstery

Yes, you can paint upholstery!  I spent many years solely re-covering furniture before I discovered that I could actually just paint it.  Painting may not be for all furniture or fabrics, I still often choose to re-upholster pieces rather than paint them, but it is a great option!  Painting works well for pieces that may have minor blemishes in the fabric, such as fading or light stains.  It’s an option if the fabric is beautiful but it’s just in the wrong color and it’s also an easier way out for difficult to re-cover pieces (like tufted chairs).

Mmmm… Bacon

This recipe is as simple as they come.  In fact, I’m not sure this would even qualify as a “recipe”.  It only has three main ingredients and it can be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated until you’re ready to pop it in the oven.  It’s nothing fancy, but it has bacon… so it tastes good.

Quick Tip Tuesday!

I love after Christmas sales.  My favorite sales after the holidays (and coincidentally deepest price cuts) are on Christmas decorations themselves.  When stores need to clear out their Christmas inventory so they can prepare to drape their shelves in spring décor, shoppers benefit.  There are so many amazing deals to be had!  I always stash a little after holiday cash for such sales, not only to stock up on ornaments for next year and beyond, but I always stumble on great treasures that can stay even after the Christmas tree comes down.

“New” Nightstands

Giving a little love (and a lot of paint!) to old and forgotten furniture is one of my favorite parts of decorating.  It’s no secret that I love a good deal.  But, when I stumble upon a gem for next to nothing (or in some cases, actually nothing) I get SO excited for the possibilities.  Keep in mind, most of the time a “gem” would probably be the furthest from most people’s minds when seeing some of the pieces I find.

Kale Soup

I contemplated even calling this post “Kale Soup” (even though that is exactly what it is) because I feel like the name alone is a turnoff.  Kale is a healthy, crazy nutrient dense, super food. But let’s face it, it’s probably not something you jump up and down with excitement to eat. Don’t worry though, this soup isn’t one of those entirely too healthy, flavorless meals.  It’s actually pretty good.

Cooking

Food.  I love food.  Who doesn’t?  I also enjoy cooking food.  I live in an apron, in my kitchen.  Sort of like a 1950’s housewife.  But, instead of perfectly coiffed hair, pretty dress and welcoming demeanor; it’s more like messy topknot, yoga pants and yelling “get out of my kitchen”.