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05.08.2013
Tomato Sausage Risotto
Tomato Sausage Risotto is my all time favorite dish. Rich, delicious and comes together with just five ingredients. Super easy to make and gorgeous to serve! This Tomato Sausage Risotto is hands down my favorite dinner in the world. I could eat the ENTIRE dish by myself. It’s not hard to make, though it is…
04.11.2013
Spicy Mexican Chocolate Fudge
This Mexican Chocolate Fudge recipe is the most amazing combination of spicy and sweet! There’s this restaurant not far from our house that we are addicted to. And by addicted, I mean that last summer we went there every. single. weekend. Apparently we think we are millionaires. Reasons I love this restaurant (It’s relevant, I…
04.05.2013
Hooded Towels for Kids (Free Pattern)
These Hooded Towels work great for kids of all ages. A free pattern that makes a great hooded towel that will fit your kids from the baby stage all the way up through the older kid stage! Please be respectful of the time, energy, and supplies I put into making this tutorial. This tutorial is…
03.10.2013
Cake Batter Cheesecake
This Cake Batter Cheesecake is almost as good as licking the beaters! I have a problem. Should we call it an addiction? No. No, never mind. Not an addiction Because then we would be talking 12 step programs. And I’m really just not ready to sit in a room with strangers and talk about this. I’d…
09.22.2012
Peanut Butter Pretzel Pumpkins
These Peanut Butter Pretzel Pumpkins are stuffed with peanut butter and dressed up as pumpkins just in time for Halloween! It’s fall! Halloween is coming! And one of the things that means is candy! Another thing it means is pumpkins. And better yet, when those two things combine. I came up with these little Pumpkin…
07.13.2012
Sidewalk Chalk Spray
Sidewalk Chalk Spray | A really simple recipe made from household ingredients for loads of fun! It all started when I wanted to send my niece and nephew a care package. They are super adorable, want to see?
03.26.2012
Easter Egg Wreath
This Easter Egg Wreath is a simple and easy DIY! This Easter Wreath DIY is less than $10 to make, and is so pretty. It is delicate but holds up year after year! I love spring! Since seeing this idea way back in like January, I have wanted to use it to make an Easter egg…
02.06.2012
Love Birds: Valentine’s Day Bird Feeders
These Valentine’s Day Bird Feeders are a simple craft and make for a cute little gift! EDITED TO ADD: I know have these cute tags to go with these! Click HERE to grab ’em: I kind of love these. They are so simple, but so sweet. I first saw them as a wedding favor…
11.20.2011
Welcome!
To be honest, I have no idea where the idea to start a blog came from. I know that it involved planning my son’s birthday party, dreamsicles (more on that to come), and lunch with my cousin. The end result was this blog, Wine and Glue (so fitting that the start of this blog came…
02.20.2011
Red Wine Vinaigrette
Red Wine Vinaigrette is such a simple salad dressing that you will absolutely love. Most of the ingredients are probably already in your pantry for this simple dressing. As you know, I love making my own salad dressings. So when I was coming up with my Cobb salad, I knew I needed to make a…