If you’re prepared, you’re not scared – in this case, of a rocky family vacation. Whether this blog has found you before your spring break trip, your winter skiing excursion, or your first time out of the country with the family, welcome and settle in for the 9 most important skills I’ve learned for handling […]

Planning & Executing a Successful Family Vacation (Without Losing Your Mind)

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Sailboat in the ocean

Over the years, I’ve learned there are a handful of very small, very quiet things that bring life back into a house that has carried a family through a long winter. Late winter is when I start noticing it. Not mess.Not dirt.Not clutter. (but with six of us here, this gets hard not to notice) […]

A House Gets Tired in February — Here’s How I Help Refresh Ours

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kitchen sink

With hearty ingredients and rich flavor, this homemade chicken pot pie is a meal worth sitting down for A Thoughtfully Made Meal There’s a version of chicken pot pie that feels more like an idea than a meal—overly thick, aggressively creamy, and somehow flat. It fills you up, but it doesn’t feel finished. Dinner should […]

How to Make a Chicken Pot Pie That Tastes Like Dinner, Not a Shortcut

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Chicken Pot Pie Crust

There’s something pretty special about the aroma of a freshly made batch of lefsa wafting through the kitchen- a scent that transports you to a cozy kitchen filled with laughter and cherished family memories. Unwrapping Family Traditions: Authentic Norwegian Potato Flat Bread with Grandma Join us in the kitchen as we share the delightful times […]

How to Make Authentic Norwegian Lefsa

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lefsa wrapped up

Every winter, I love filling the house with natural elements—things that feel both old-world and handmade. And one of the simplest, most beautiful decorations you can make is a bowl of cut, dried mandarins.     European-Inspired Orange Decor These dried, cut oranges are rustic, fragrant, and look like tiny glowing lanterns when the light […]

How to Make Beautiful Whole Slit Mandarins for Winter Decorating

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Dried Mandarin Decor

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