100 years ago this month, a magazine published an essay written by Booth Tarkington for a column called “I Remember a Christmas.” Booth Tarkington was an extremely popular author in his day who won two Pulitzer Prize for his works. Tarkington titled this particular essay, “The Christmas That Means Most.“ Looking ahead When we were children, we began looking to…

Honey Pecan Toffee is a great addition to your Christmas specialties repertoire. It has the crunch and taste of toffee that you love, but made with just a few simple, “real food” ingredients and no corn syrup. And it’s so easy to make! Have you ever used honey in your baking? It can be a tricky sweetener.  It’s a liquid…

Update: A Housewife Writes, Vol. 1 is now also available in paperback. We’d like to announce that our book, A Housewife Writes: What Our Grandmothers Can Teach Us About Making a Home, is now available. The book is a compilation of 48 excerpts, written by ordinary, everyday women of the early 1900s. Through their writings, they share glimpses of their…

Have you ever considered that hard work and happiness typically go together? Laurie and I are putting the finishing touches on our first joint book, which will be available later this month. (Update: It’s released now! Click here to get your own copy.) It’s called A Housewife Writes: What Our Grandmothers Can Teach Us About Making a Home. It’s a…