I love grapefruit! Grapefruit has been an acquired taste for me, honestly. Anytime my mom bought it when I growing up, I protested as a matter of course, but the older I’ve gotten the more I can appreciate the tartly sweet citrus for the tasty business it is. I still like to mix grapefruit with other flavors when I can, and sometimes when I eat one by itself I add a small spoonful of honey to maximize the awesome. So…
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How’s organizing going for you? Have you been following along with my Organizing Your House One Week At A Time series? If you’re just getting caught up, here’s the skinny: I’m organizing my house one week at a time and documenting it on Petit Elefant. That way we can all get organized together, in bite sized chunks. It’s super doable and to play along you don’t need anything more than time. Really. We can totally do this. You can catch…
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Chocolate is my boyfriend. My other lover. My favorite mistake. And I’m totally okay admitting it. Cutting sugar from my diet makes me a raging lunatic, so I’m not even going to try anymore. Sure, maybe I’ll stop at one cookie instead of the whole batch, but breaking up with chocolate, permanently, just isn’t in the cards. We should make some chocolate chip cookies to celebrate this declaration of love, yes? I think so, too. Chocolate chip cookies are one…
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Admittedly, I watch less TV right now than I have in the past, but that just means as I’m more selectively watching, the stuff I do watch is straight up awesomesauce. And one of those awesomesauce shows I’m watching right now is the Netflix Original Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Please tell me you’re watching Kimmy Schmidt. If you’re not, now’s the time to start. If you like Tina Fey, (and let’s get serious here, who doesn’t?) this is the show…
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Spring has sprung, summer is on its way, and its time to perk up your front porch with a burst of color. The nurseries and garden stores are overflowing with bright, cheery annuals (those are flowers that only bloom and live once, rather than perennials which come back every year) and you really ought to get your hands on some. There is definitely something therapeutic in working with the soil and colors. Pinks, yellows, reds, purples, oranges, white…the combinations are…
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Do you love poetry? I have just the book for a cozy moment of repose. I realize that summer is upon us, and lately the sun has been smiling ear to ear for most people – but sometimes, and especially during those thick summer months, you want a rainy space to curl up in. It doesn’t have to be a real rainy day to get that cozy and damp feeling, though. It is so important to find a place to…
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Let’s clean house! Okay. Maybe we don’t have to do clean so much as we have to organize. And when I say ‘we‘ I mean ‘me‘. And also, probably, definitely there will be some cleaning involved. Still with me? Nothing is safe in my house anymore. If things aren’t nailed down, and frankly even if they are, they go straight to the donate + / or recycling bins. I just don’t have it in me to keep crap around the…
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// This post is brought to you by Kohl’s. Thank you for your kindness and support of the sponsors that keep Petit Elefant running. // Today we’re talking orange cream smoothies. Because I love you. Because citrus is delightful. Because we all know orange creamies are the best, so it only follows that orange cream smoothies are a dream. We’ll get to the recipe in a second, but let’s start at the beginning of the story. This week I went…
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Zucchini are by far one of the most versatile veggies, and their peak season goes from June through late August – so, now is the time to stockpile zucchini recipes (if there ever was a time for that). This is one of my favorite summer recipes for enjoying the lovely, green, balloon-shaped goodness. Ingredients (to make about 14 quesadillas): 2 medium zucchini ½ a medium yellow onion 1 Tb. butter or olive oil 8 to 10 oz. goat cheese 14…
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