When life hands you oranges…make Triple Sec
Recently, some good friends of us dropped off a large basket of citrus. They had agreed to purchase the fruit through a neighborhood fundraiser but found they received way more citrus than they knew what to do with. So, knowing that I do weird kitchen stuff often, they called me. I considered making marmalade or […]
Read MoreRipening Late-Harvest Tomatoes
A friend of mine came over for lunch recently, and was shocked when I mentioned the tomatoes we were enjoying had come from my garden. “But how?” she wondered. “Our first freeze was over a month ago! How can you possibly still have fresh, ripe tomatoes this time of year?” Well, the answer is that […]
Read MoreMis-Adventures in Canning
When life hands you peppers, make pepper jelly. At least, that’s all I could think to do with a bumper harvest of more than 50 serrano peppers from the single plant in our raised bed garden this fall. So like a good little diy-er, I ordered a canning kit, and started scouring the web for […]
Read MoreFun Halloween Party Foods (2015 Edition)
Last weekend, we decided to repeat a tradition we started this past year: a pre-Halloween pumpkin carving party for friends and their kiddos. We already had some great recipes from last year including salmon sandwich ghosts and chocolate-dipped pretzel rods that we chose to repeat this year. But I also expanded this year’s spread to include candy […]
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Top Tips for Visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter
This post contains affiliate links. See our full advertising disclosure on our about page. Guys, I have a confession: I’m a full-fledged Harry Potter geek. I have been for….quite a while now. I’ve read all the books at least five times. I’ve seen the movies even more frequently than that. I own The Tales of Beedle the Bard. […]
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The World’s *Second* Best Chicken Salad
My chicken salad recipe is legendary. It always get compliments, people request it for special occasions….it’s just damn good. But lo and behold, I actually make *two* really good chicken salad recipes. And after a summer full of the traditional one, the hubby has started requesting the alternate: curry chicken salad. Spicy, tangy, savory, sweet […]
Read MoreHome Improvement 101: Kitchen Remodel
Over the past two weeks, the hubby and I took on one of our more ambitious home improvement projects: we installed a glass tile backsplash in our kitchen. The impetus for this project was that we finally replaced our old laminate countertops with a beautiful grey quartz — and compared to our beautiful new countertops, […]
Read MoreSo You Got Laid Off….Now What? (or, “How I Spent My Summer Vacation”)
As some of you may know, my former company and I had a parting of ways not too long ago. It happens. And when it did, I did what every good millennial would do – I Googled “what to do when you’re laid off.” And what surprised me about that was how little the internet had to say […]
Read MoreRead Me on The Points Guy!
Well, hey there Unintended Domesticity readers. What? Ah, no. Don’t give me the cold shoulder like that, baby. I’m sorry. I know I’ve been neglecting the blog a little lately, but if you’ll bare with me just a bit, I’ll tell you why. You see after a glorious period of fun-employment, it was time to come back down […]
Read MoreHow To Save Money/Points Even After You’ve Booked Your Stay
So you’re planning a trip. You’ve researched. You’ve squirelled away points or (gasp!) actual dollars, and now you’re ready to book your vacation. Now you might think that once you press the “confirm stay” button on your booking method of choice, you’re done, with nothing left to do but count down the days til you […]
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