May 2014 ~ Diane's Vintage Zest!

Spicy Chorizo Cornbread Stuffing

A spicy spin on my Cornbread Stuffing that EVERYONE loves!

Wood Brain feature, GIVEAWAY & promo!

For this week's Shop Small Saturday Showcase feature, I am featuring Wood Brain, a fun shop that I first saw at CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles.  I love how creative Lindsay is with all of her work and how unique each wood piece is!  In fact, if you want to see some of them up close and personal, join me in coming to the 3rd Annual Etsy Craft Party at CRAFTED...

Weekly Wrap-Up: Patchwork Long Beach & Lamb-a-Palooza!

This weekend was full of fun and of course we observed Memorial Day as well.  Let's take a look! Precap (jump to): Sights:  Patchwork Long Beach Eats:  Lamb-a-Palooza, Chronic Tacos This weekend was one of my favorite craft shows: Patchwork Long Beach!  It was a beautiful day by the ocean, and almost-perfect weather because the wind did kick...

Blogging 101: Getting Started with Social Media in 8 Simple Steps

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Veggie Güveç: Turkish Eggplant Stew - Easy Cooking!

Disclosure: I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for Collective Bias and its advertiser. For today's recipe, I am sharing a delicious dish that many of you may not have heard of before.  During the summer months, I want to spend as much time as I can outside,...

Do Tell Tuesday #25 with Features!

I hope you had a good three day weekend!  Also, I want to remind you that in addition to our normal link-up, we will have a new rotating social media link-up.  Make sure to link up your Facebook account and follow a couple of new people! And as always... Welcome to Do Tell Tuesday! Say hello to my fellow co-hosts: Tori from Lil' Mrs. Tori Lisa from...

Memorial Day wishes

As I wrote the title to this post, on instinct I was going to write "Happy Memorial Day," which is how we greet people on most holidays.  However, I remembered that it is a bittersweet occasion for the families and friends of fallen soldiers, both remembering their loved ones and honoring them for their service. Yesterday, we celebrated at a barbecue with five veterans...

Sunday Synopsis!

Happy Sunday! Today, I am headed to another Patchwork Show in Long Beach, which is going to be so much fun!  Then, I will go to the 4th annual Lamb-a-Palooza at my guy's family's house.  I have a feeling that I won't have to search for the lamb very hard, like I did in this delicious crepe from Crème de la Crêpe.  Yum! Lastly, here are last week's...

Praline Patisserie feature & GIVEAWAY!

For today's Shop Small Saturday Showcase feature, I have yet another delicious shop: Praline Patisserie!  As you know by now, I am a huge foodie, so I loved trying each flavor and item they had on display.  Besides the more typical flavors, Praline Patisserie had some unique confiture and candied nut flavors that I had never seen before, which were incredibly delicious!...

Weekly Wrap-Up: Bite at the Beach & more!

This week was much less crazy than last week, thank goodness!  In a way, I was making sure to prep for an event that I had been looking forward to all week: Bite at the Beach! Precap (jump to): Eats:  Corner Bakery Sights:  Bite at the Beach On Friday, we grabbed a quick dinner at Corner Bakery, which I recapped on The Episodic Eater! Now,...

Blogging 101: How to Write a Better "About Me" Page

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TWIX® Bites Coconut Macaroons

I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for #CollectiveBias and its advertiser. #EatMoreBites For today's recipe, I have a new favorite to share!  Just about a year ago, I passed on a recipe Raspberry Coconut macaroons, which I love but can only bake during...

Craft Rewind: Cross-Stitching

Continuing with my craft rewind series of posts, I am bringing to you the very first craft that I remember seriously spending time doing.  I remember going to the store with my mom to buy new patterns, and I am sure that my mom still has a bunch of them! Anyways, here are a few of my earliest creations.  :) I don't know that this actually counts, but this...

Do Tell Tuesday #24 with Features & New Co-hosts!

We have some new co-hosts to welcome today!  Not only that, but we are starting something new this week.  At the bottom of each Do Tell Tuesday post, we will have a Social Share link as well!  Each week, we will rotate a new social media account so make sure to link up and follow a couple of new people!  This week is Instagram, one of my faves! And by...

Throwback Thursday Gift Basket with treats & a friendship card!

I am a member of the Collective Bias®  Social Fabric® Community.  This shop has been compensated as part of a social shopper amplification for Collective Bias and its advertiser. As you might have noticed, I spend lots of ton of time with my mom, and we usually have dinner together at least once a week.  Of course, we had a spectacular Mother's Day brunch...

Sweet 16 - Delicious Desserts for World Baking Day!

Did you know that yesterday was World Baking Day?  Well, I found out late yesterday but any day is good for baking, right?  With all of my studying, I have not been coming up with new recipes, but I did not want to leave you hanging without my usual delicious Monday post! Since I can't wait until next year to put my oven to work, I rounded up together 16 recipes...

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