by Kelli Donley | Jul 5, 2017 | Domestic Art, Heirloom Hacienda, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Inspired by Master of None, I borrowed a friend’s Kitchenaid pasta maker attachment the other day with the high hopes of making J ravioli. Several hours later, we ordered takeout. The process: The sauce was great. My trick is to use ground beef and ground...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 21, 2014 | Domestic Art, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Oh, I’m moving again. Back to Tempe, hi ho, hi ho. As such, I am once again condensing, organizing, packing and coordinating moving stuff. For the fourth time in less than 18 months. Nope. I don’t want to talk about it. Yep. I am glad I didn’t buy...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 9, 2013 | Domestic Art, Handmade goods, Happy Hippie, June Cleaver
I love vintage linens — especially pillow cases. The older cotton pillow cases were made of such a higher quality than the typical ones you’d find today. And, you can usually find a stack of these at any thrift store for less than $1. Washed, with a small...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 2, 2013 | Arizona, Celebrate!, June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
Trond’s family is visiting from Norway for a bit. In turn, we gave them their first American Thanksgiving to remember. Trond and D could sit outside smoking cigars, drinking red wine, and talking about “football” and other European nonsense all day...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 12, 2013 | June Cleaver, Kitchen Talk
My grandmother has (had) a freezer full of Schwann’s food she will not eat; cuts of meat, frozen vegetables, chocolate pies. This was Leonard’s food, but he isn’t going to enjoy digest these meats from heaven. So, we have been. Little by little at...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 22, 2013 | Handmade goods, Happy Hippie, June Cleaver
This weekend allowed for time to sew both Saturday and Sunday afternoon. I was in heaven. I rummaged through a giant box of fabric I’ve hauled around for several years to find a patchwork project I’d started in New Jersey, when my machine broke....
