I'm Italian. I married an Italian. It seems only natural that I have a kick ass meatball recipe. I have tried many-a meatball recipes and tweaked and tweaked until I came up with this one. In my opinion, it's pretty close to perfect. When I make them for parties I always joke, it's my secret recipe, and call me crazy, [...]
Good Morning Gorgeous! Let's kick off this glorious week with a DIY project, shall we? This is not only an adorable DIY idea but it's fah-reeeeee! Which makes it a favorite in my book! I can't walk by the paint sample wall in Home Depot without eyeing up all the lovely shades of swatches, secretly wishing I had [...]
Chicken fajitas are one of my all time favorite meals! They are just so freakin' delicious. I love everything about them. Their flavor, the way their must-have toppings make my house smell of caramelized onions and peppers. All the pretty fixins you wrap them up with! (Especially the guacamole... Mmm guacamole!) The way the fajita resembles a [...]
Each year at Christmas my girlfriends and I have a Pollyanna. This year we decided to try to save some money by having a "Crafty Christmas Pollyanna". Well, anyone who knows me KNOWS I love me a good craft, so I was all about this!!!! I thought and thought and thought. Hmmm.... a crafty gift. After a [...]
When I was pulling out all the Christmas decorations my pumpkins kept sadly gawking at me. They knew their trip to the Great Pumpkin Patch in the Sky was quickly approaching! I mean, come on.... pumpkins aren't winter décor... OR ARE THEY?? I wasn't sure myself. So I went to the pros. I asked my [...]
If you are my friend on Facebook... #1, You're absolutely awesome! & #2... You probably saw that this past weekend my hunky hubby and I were Where's Waldo for a costume party. I LOVE HALLOWEEN! I'm not a fan of mass produced costumes. I dig something a little more creative and homemade! A little later in [...]
Halloween is right around the corner! Are you looking for a simple, inexpensive and AWESOME DIY costume idea? Well, look no further! I have your costume right here…. A DOUBLE DARE CONTESTANT! We rocked this costume last year and it was a huge hit! This costume works best as a couple’s costume. OR... even better, [...]
I can't believe it's been over a year since we celebrated Tiffany's bachelorette party. I also can't believe we haven't featured it here on Appletini yet! Since we reviewed her Ireland Destination Wedding last week and everyone loves to see great bachelorette party, this was the perfect time to share. This was not your ordinary [...]
