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An Erin Cooks Giveaway: Anne Taintor Berry Box Journal

January 4, 2012

For Christmas this year I did something I haven’t done since probably elementary school. I gave several family members homemade gifts. Thankfully, instead of badly painted ceramic ornaments covered in...

Garden / Crafty

Grow, Baby, Grow

July 28, 2010

First of all, today is Dexter’s birthday. Happy Birthday Dexter! He’s either two or three depending on which vet you believe. I started off this morning by giving him a...

Garden / Crafty

Cherry Tomato Warriors From Mars!

June 8, 2010

I’m probably really going to regret how I handled my first balcony container gardening experience. In typical (at least as of late) Erin fashion I planned to research and review...

Garden / Crafty, Salads, Vegetarian

Randi’s Cucumber Salad

April 30, 2010

It definitely feels like summer is right around the corner in New England. In fact I even wore a skirt today. Even though the garment has been kicking around my...

Garden / Crafty, To Buy / To Try

You Say Tomato

September 14, 2008

Yesterday my mom gave me a very generous bagful of garden fresh tomatoes. Apparently the plants she grew in her flower bed produced wildly this year and she’s been inundated...

Garden / Crafty, Kitchen Additions

Julia’s Apron

July 27, 2008

This is the adorable retro print apron that my friend Julia made me for my birthday last month. How difficult do you think it would be to find a real...

Garden / Crafty

Isabella and the Pot of Basil

July 14, 2008

Like Sarah Jessica Parker’s cringe-worthy character, Meredith, in The Family Stone, please allow me to fly my “freak flag” for a moment: Recently my friend Anna took me out on...

Garden / Crafty, Links, Products, To Buy / To Try

Mama Will Fix It!

May 1, 2008

This is the most brilliant thing I’ve ever seen! Cooking Mama is far from my favorite Wii game but this apron is way too cute to pass up. It almost...