Overripe bananas + (nearly) overripe strawberries + an upcoming project launch at the office = reason enough to make Strawberry Banana Bread. I'd had my eye on a recipe for a month or so, and had all of the ingredients readily available. I knew I also wanted to surprise my team with a breakfast treat… Continue reading Strawberry Banana Bread
Cranberry Coffee Cake
I had a chance to become reacquainted with my kitchen over the holidays. I took a break from throwing together the usual dinners, and helped prep a meal of steak filets. (I left the cooking to a more seasoned expert.) On another night, I tried a new recipe for smoked chicken with roasted red peppers.… Continue reading Cranberry Coffee Cake
Strawberry Santa Hats and Reindeer Ornaments
This holiday season, my friend and I decided to host a holiday crafts party. We gathered a small group of friends together and spent the evening noshing on snacks, sipping on wine and assembling button wreaths, holiday cards, popcorn garlands and more. A friend created the stash of berry cute Santa hats pictured above. Sadly,… Continue reading Strawberry Santa Hats and Reindeer Ornaments
Mother-Daughter Style
Sindy Libby Keahbone and Hannah Keahbone Horace Poolaw Oklahoma City, OK ca. 1930 [photo snapped at the National Museum of the American Indian, For a Love of his People: The Photography of Horace Poolaw exhibit] "Reportedly, Hannah was a rebel. Traditional artist Vanessa Jennings remembered that she defied temperance laws and wore makeup. 'She was… Continue reading Mother-Daughter Style
Festively Fall Fare
A quick meal at a spot in Soho made us stop to say, "this looks like autumn on a table!"