Author: Darling My Dearest

  • Happy Birthday to You: You Mermaid to be Awesome

    Happy Birthday to You: You Mermaid to be Awesome

    Hello Friends! Hope you are having a wonderful week! This is the first time I’m using the Lawn Fawn Magic Iris Dies and I’m absolutely in love with it! It’s amazing what this company comes up with! You can get so creative with this die and it only requires cardstock and adhesive to put it…

  • Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

    Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

    Hello Friends! It’s Fri-Yay!!!! Time for some nice, homemade food! Today, I’m sharing with you one of my favorite easy, go-to recipe for spaghetti. I’ve tried many different recipes and really just enjoyed throwing together something simple when it came down to it. Ingredients (makes 4-5 servings): 1-28oz can of diced tomatoes, can sub for…

  • NYT: Pressure Cooker Beef Short Ribs w/ Red Wine and Chile

    NYT: Pressure Cooker Beef Short Ribs w/ Red Wine and Chile

    Hello Friends! I hope you’re week went well and that you have a relaxing weekend ahead of you! This week, I had the opportunity to test out a New York Times’ recipe for beef short ribs. I had purchased some at the market earlier in the day determined to find a recipe online for it…

  • Groceries and Meats Delivered

    Groceries and Meats Delivered

    Hello Friends! Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a wonderful week! This year has proven to be a difficult year, am I right? Who would have thought yeast and toilet paper would become a hot commodity in the earlier months of the Pandemic? At the beginning of the Safer-at-Home order in Los Angeles, we had…

  • OMG Happy Birthday

    OMG Happy Birthday

    Hello Friends! I hope your weekend was filled with fun and crafty things! I finally found the inspiration to spend some time in my craft room this past weekend! It was so nice to brush the dirt off the creative side of my brain! I am hooked on making slim cards. I made my first…

  • 2 in 1 Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup & Chicken Bowls

    2 in 1 Recipe: Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup & Chicken Bowls

    Hello Friends! Happy Friday! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week and are ready to spend the long Labor Day weekend relaxing! Today’s recipe can whip up two different dishes: chicken tortilla soup and/or chicken bowls. For chicken bowls, simply discard the liquid. I know it sounds crazy to even be thinking about soup…

  • Sweet and Spicy Obsessions

    Sweet and Spicy Obsessions

    Hello Friends! Today we are going to discuss two opposite ends of the taste bud spectrum: the sweet and the spicy! We’ll start with the sweet. Have you tried out these Dark Chocolate Creme Oreos yet? I was browsing on Amazon Fresh two weeks ago and noticed that they had the Chocolate Creme Oreos and…

  • For the Love of Sourdough

    For the Love of Sourdough

    Hello Friends! Happy Friday! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week and are staying cool wherever you are! What is your favorite type of bread? I absolutely love sourdough. For years, I purchased my loaves at the market. I have always been on the search for the perfect sourdoughs. Of course, every brand is…