by Kelli Donley | Jun 24, 2014 | CAOK, Domestic Art
More summer baby gifts for the trio of girls born this spring. ~K
by Kelli Donley | Jun 23, 2014 | Arizona, Celebrate!, Domestic Art
I whipped up a batch of key lime pie cupcakes this weekend, with a graham cracker crust — using a variation of this recipe. We were headed to a BBQ; I wanted bite-sized treats the little ones could eat by the pool, and the adults could eat with dinner without...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 16, 2014 | Arizona, Community, Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna
Someone remind me next year to stagger the tomato plants a bit. I’ve had a dozen plants come in at once. Salsa, tomato sauce, pizza sauce and even a simple plate drizzled with olive oil and sea salt: So, so good. So, Phoenix area readers — how many of you...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 9, 2014 | Arizona, Domestic Art, Flora and Fauna, Heirloom Hacienda
We are eating a lot of: walnut pesto with basil from the garden*, roasted tomatoes with garlic, olive oil and lavender sea salt, rotisserie chickens — which are later transformed into the liquid gold of homemade stock. Sadly, this is the last week for the...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 6, 2014 | Domestic Art
A coworker asked me for a “Good Karma Doll,” which is essentially a voodoo doll with pins you push with good intentions. (I didn’t ask a lot of questions. She needed a doll, and I knew I could make something that would work.) * Not exactly a Hillary...
by Kelli Donley | Jun 1, 2014 | Celebrate!, Domestic Art
Finny got her farmer degree last week. You know that sense of pride and happiness you feel for family when they do something amazing? Well, Fin is an extension of my family tree — and I truly couldn’t be more in awe of her accomplishments. She left a big...
