One of the best sources I use for finding retro recipe inspiration is from vintage brand advertisements. And, since I (tragically) don’t possess an endless personal library of such material, I often turn to the internet for resource. Nine times out of ten I end up on Pinterest. I never really valued the site much […]
It seems more than a little surreal to finally finish this little gingerbread house of mine. I can remember so distinctly the day I Googled “Gingerbread house from the movie The Holiday” (I spend too much time on the internet), and, when no results came up, decided that it was something I needed to do. […]
Once the construction and assembly was finished and the house stood in real life and before my eyes, it was easy to think that I was practically done. I told myself, starring lovingly at my dream come into fruition, that it was at least 90% complete, just a few finishing details to go. What I […]
Before I get started, I wanted to note a few disclaimers: I apologize for the length of this post. There were so many steps in this process it was impossible to keep it short. Some of the pictures are kind of garbage which is mainly due to the fact that it now gets dark at […]
I’ll just get right to it, this is a project that I have been dreaming of for many, many years. I feel like I sound like a broken record complaining about how I have no time around the holidays to try new recipes/take on projects but it is just such an annoying fact of my […]
La Retro Recipe 