This is one of my favorite ways to clean up the left-over pot roast dinner from Sunday night. It's also hearty enough to fill up my husband. … Read More »
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Lauren Liess
I'm so excited today to have a blog contribution from Lauren Liess, owner and writer of "Pure Style Home". This year, if you haven't been with us before, I am doing a series of "design rules." Top designers from all over the country use them to make their homes (or the homes of their clients) not only look good, but function while looking good. … Read More »
Slow-Cooker Tuscan Bean Soup
We tried this recipe last weekend, and to my surprise, I got two-thumbs up from my family...two-thumbs way up from my husband. It's not that he's super picky, it's just that after 10 years of being married, he's used to what we often have around and new recipes are met with a skeptical eye. Actually, I was surprised by its good taste as well. It … Read More »
Looking for a Down Pillow? Not so fast…
If there is one thing that I have discovered in the design and furniture world, you always get what you pay for. Forget the Odell's sale they have (every) Friday and Saturday "only"...I firmly believe in finding a piece of furniture suitable to you and your family and saving up for it. If you find you need a couch where the springs won't sag, … Read More »
How to Make Your Home Comfortable
There are a lot of "top 10" lists out there...I thought it would be fun to tell you my "top 5" list of ways to make your home more comfortable. One of the memories I have of growing up is riding the bus from school (for over an hour), and then getting home. Mom would always be there, and you just felt relief wash over you as you threw your bag … Read More »
Cream of Broccoli Soup
I know this is a soup that people really like or really don't, but I wanted to put it on here anyway. I love this soup; it is one of the ultimate comfort foods for me. Put it in a bread bowl, top it with a some grated, sharp cheddar cheese, and you've got a meal! … Read More »
Shipping to Wyoming
One of the things that has been an adventure since I've started designing is getting furniture to Wyoming. On the U.S. Census report (I believe again), Wyoming is the state with the lowest population in all of the United States. And that has had a direct affect on getting furniture here. I should have been on alert for that last year when I … Read More »
A Wyoming Christmas
Today's post has got nothing to do with design, so you an opt out now...you've been warned:). And those of you who live here might find this to be the "same-old" stuff you see every day, but I thought I might show the other readers what a Wyoming Christmas is like (at least with my family). One of the really fun things my dad did for all of the … Read More »
Seafood Chowder
This is a recipe that was given to me in college. In one of my painting classes, there was a lady named Fran. She was a beautiful older lady, full of spunk and just taking some painting classes to finish up a dream she had had when she was younger. We all loved her. That year, she invited us to her gracious home to have a Christmas party, and … Read More »
Chicken Saltimbocca
This chicken recipe sounds fancy and it makes a beautiful presentation, but it is really easy! Here I put it over some rosemary (my oldest daughter asked why I was putting it over some of the Christmas tree) to make it look good. It is a recipe I got from a free Campbell's recipe book in a grocery store many years ago, but again, I have … Read More »