This week’s Gift Guide suggestion comes from Elyse, who said, “What about our favorite cookbooks? I know last year into this one we made a lot more food at home than we normally did, and spent a lot more time researching recipes.” Y’all, if you need cookbook gift ideas, we have so many wonderful options for you. I regularly use the Multicooker Perfection cookbook from America’s Test Kitchen – I borrowed it from the library to … Continue reading Gift Guide 2021: Cookbooks for Everyone! →
This week’s Gift Guide is from AJ! I recently moved into a new home, and had to confront that most classic of decorating questions: How do I make this place look witchy AF? There are a variety of ways to signal to visitors that one is, indeed, prepared to whip out a tarot deck at any moment. Some are subtle, some not so much. But what if you want to break out of the cauldron? … Continue reading Gift Guide 2021: Housewares That Say “Yes, I’m the Neighborhood Witch, What About It” →
This suggestion comes from Claudia, who said, “How about better sleep, broadly? Apps, noise machines, pillows, nice and durable sheets, etc…?” I was just thinking about the wonderful bath bombs I’d just discovered, so I’ve combined them into one big Bath and Bed Essentials gift Guide! NB: some of these links are affiliate-coded. If you use them, thanks! And if not, no worries! First, Elyse recommended these sheets to us, saying they kept her very comfortable, … Continue reading Gift Guide 2021: Bath and Bed Essentials! →
The theme for this week’s Gift Guide is Subscriptions! When stories about supplies and supply chains are as prominent as the holiday music inside every store (oy), arranging gifts that will deliver in intervals over the coming year or months ahead might be a great strategy! And there are so, SO MANY options. NB: Some of these links are affiliate coded, which sends a portion of the purchase price back to us at no extra cost … Continue reading Gift Guide 2021: Subscriptions! →
Can you believe it’s November? Of 2021? (Yes, I just double-checked that I was right.) And it’s time for holiday shopping? I cannot believe any of that. I also have the added (not) bonus of Hanukkah falling on November Freaking Twenty Eighth so my shopping timeline is a lot shorter this year. There are a LOT of spreadsheets involved over here. I do love doing the gift guides, though! We gather ideas and suggestions, and … Continue reading Gift Guide 2021: Planners and Calendars! →
Listen, I’m just going to apologize now for how addictive this post will be, and to your browser for how many tabs might be open in a few minutes. I’m sorry. We really, really like pins, patches, and tiny adorable ways to decorate one’s self, so get ready. Maybe this should be in “Hide Your Wallet,” too. Some of my faves: PURRIDE EVERYTHING from Pin Party Post, especially this one: Additional Purride from Cosmically Created … Continue reading Stuff We Like: Pins, Patches, and Decorative Adorableness →
For this month’s Stuff We Like, we’re headed down a very dangerous rabbit hole. Be ye warned! We’re talking about paper goods! Stationery! Pens! Notebooks! ART SUPPLIES. Please note: some of these links are affiliate-coded, which sends a portion of any purchase you make back to us at no extra cost to you. If you use them, spiffy! And if not, that’s cool, too. Thank you in advance for your consideration! Let’s do this! I try … Continue reading Stuff We Like: Stationery, Pens, and Other Glorious Things! →
‘Tis the season when unsharpened pencils and crisp notebooks make me a little giddy. I don’t buy packs of crayons any more but I like those, too. And each year, the school supply or office supply shopping includes more random weirdness, so we’re including some of that, too! I mean, we have to decorate our desks, right? We’ve talked about Home Office and Vitual School Recs in prior Stuff We Like posts, too! First: have … Continue reading Stuff We Like: Chicken Decanters and School Supplies →
For this month’s Stuff We Like, what essentials and treats do you love or desire for the change of season. We’re headed to summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern, and sometimes, there are items that make the experience much more enjoyable. So what do you recommend? Me, I am cleaning up cicada corpses using garbage bags and snow shovels (not an exaggeration) but once they’re done screaming in the trees, I … Continue reading Stuff We Like: Essentials for the Change of Season →
Some tools in my kitchen, including my dishwasher, are the real heroes of the Quarantimes. We are still cooking a lot, and trying new recipes – and thinking of new ways to reduce food waste, like this week’s win: I cubed all the ends of the sourdough bread that didn’t get eaten and tossed them in the freezer, and this weekend we made chicken and stuffing. April Thanksgiving deliciousness! So aside from my cookbooks and … Continue reading Stuff We Like: Kitchen Gadgets! →
I’ve been playing a lot of video games, particularly games I can get lost in. Games that balance story and action, but are also open world enough to allow me to choose my own path. We’ve written about games we like, and about individual video games as well, but many of us are playing a lot more lately. We had a rousing discussion about our favorites and I’d love to hear about yours! Sarah: Stardew … Continue reading Stuff We Like: Immersive Video Games →
