by Nina Nelson | Cocktails, DIY Recipes, Edible Recipes
A dear friend of mine had a birthday recently and I decided hosting dinner would be the perfect way to celebrate him AND throw a little housewarming party. We moved at the end of September and I’ve been looking for any excuse to entertain. I went with...
by Nina Nelson | Edible Recipes, Food
We’ve had gorgeous weather this week, which means lots of swinging in the hammock, time in the mud and gallons of sun tea. I love sun tea, especially when mixed with lemonade for an Arnold Palmer. What I don’t love is when I mix in some sugar or honey and...
by Nina Nelson | Edible Recipes, Food
I love that the a few simple ingredients can be combined in such way to make a sweet, sometimes salty, concoction that can be added to everyday foods to make them extra special. Coffee. Apple slices. Oatmeal. If whipped cream can reasonably be added to the mix, even...
by Nina Nelson | Edible Recipes, Food
So I have a thing for lavender. Ok, more than a thing. I can’t get enough! Ever since I learned about using lavender for culinary purposes, I was determined to use it as much as possible. Shortly after I started drinking coffee, I discovered a wonderful local...
by Nina Nelson | Edible Recipes, Food
What do you do when you get to your camping trip, looking forward to sharing mojitos with your best friend, only to realize that you’ve forgotten most of the ingredients? Improvise. As we were planning the camping trip, there were several Facebook messages and...
by Nina Nelson | Edible Recipes
The other day, as we were going to bed, I told my husband that since the weather forecast for the following day was so cold (-20!), I wanted to do nothing more than sit in front of a fire, write my blog posts, crochet some hats and drink copious amounts of hot...