We tend to allocate things as “specialty” due to its look, how long it takes to prepare, or tradition alone. Those specialty items don’t come out on regular days, just certain events. However, there’s no law against making your average Monday a special event just because you’re alive and able to do so. Holiday police…
Month: September 2025
Super Easy Onion Tarts
For a little snack, side dish, or “girl dinner” these easy onion tarts are only a few ingredients and delicious. Ingredients Sauté the onions in butter and/or bacon fat until carmelized and softPreheat the oven at 350FRoll out the crescent rolls and cover in chopped (or shredded ) cheeseTop with the caramelized onionsBake for 12…
How to Achieve Your Fall Bucket List
Lots of us create bucket lists for a month, season, year, or life. I’m sure you’ve seen the super cute seasonal bucket lists on Pinterest or Instagram with activities ranging from apple picking to binge watching Gilmore Girls. The question is, how many times have you pinned it, shared it, perhaps even saved it with…
5 Favorite Romance Movies to Watch This Fall
While most romantic fall movie lists will be full of blockbuster classics like You’ve Got Mail, Practical Magic, and Runaway Bride, these movies tend to have scenes from across the seasons and are not specifically fall showcases. I chose the following list because they are set specifically in the fall and have all the cozy…
Cozy as Subgenre
Recently, Rev Casey wrote a particularly thought provoking blog post about how TTRPGs that want to emulate Studio Ghibli need to remember that said studio creates more than cozy imagery and music, it also creates stories about exploitation, oppression, ecological disaster, exclusion, and much more. This brought me back to a discussion that I and many folks…