Tag: tips and tricks

Word & Wonder: Start

Word & Wonder: Start

I always feel a strange kind of paralysis that comes from waiting for the “perfect” moment. But the truth is, perfect moments rarely arrive neatly wrapped with a bow.

Word & Wonder: Curate

Word & Wonder: Curate

I’ve been thinking a lot lately (what else is there to do?) about the idea of curating my life. Not in the “Pinterest board” way, where everything is perfectly color-coordinated and photogenic, but in the quieter, more intentional sense.

Shaken, Stirred and Slightly Unhinged: Cocktail Making Tips and Tricks

Shaken, Stirred and Slightly Unhinged: Cocktail Making Tips and Tricks

There’s something deeply satisfying about playing bartender at home, especially when you nail a cocktail that looks like it belongs in a dimly lit speakeasy but was actually made while you were wearing pajama pants.

Manners Maketh Mademoiselle

Manners Maketh Mademoiselle

“Every human contact is made smooth by etiquette, or awkward by lack of it” Emily Post was onto something there. Not because she told us which salad fork to use. But because she reminded us thatshared rituals, however small, can bring calm to the chaos.

How to Temper Chocolate

How to Temper Chocolate

Tempering chocolate sounds fancy and intimidating, but once you get the hang of it, it’s actually kind of therapeutic, like edible alchemy.

Macaron Tips and Tricks

Macaron Tips and Tricks

Baking macarons is hard, y’all. It requires a little patience, some technique and a lot of practice.