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  • How to: Gingham & Stripes Sourdough

    From Picnic Day to Painted Bread: My Gingham + Striped Sourdough Loaf Guide 🎨🥖 Sometimes the best ideas come from flops. I had an overproofed loaf sitting on my counter, and to give it some kind of life, I scored a sunflower on each side and an “S” down the…

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  • the art of the pivot

    the art of the pivot

    From flop to flat lay I had this vision in my head. One of those beautiful, slow-living moments pulled from the pages of a storybook.…

  • 🍐 Cozy Brown Sugar Spiced Pear Butter (Small Batch)

    🍐 Cozy Brown Sugar Spiced Pear Butter (Small Batch)

    A slow-simmered, velvety fruit butter that tastes like warm autumn mornings and spiced toast by the fire. This small-batch pear butter uses ripe Bartlett pears,…

  • homemade playdoh

    homemade playdoh

    It’s a Different Kind of Dough DayHomemade Play Dough with Natural Food Coloring There’s something special about homemade play doughs squishy, and full of color…

  • Pepper drying the old fashioned way

    Pepper drying the old fashioned way

    🌶 Threaded Garden Ristra A humble take on an old-world method. This year, I tried drying peppers for the first time and true to form,…

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I’m Azalea, the creator and author behind this blog. I’m a creative mom and gardening enthusiast who has dedicated her life to documenting the creative journey.