the green chest

Author: Shannon

  • Freedom

    I went skydiving. Skydiving was life changing for several reasons. I jumped out of a plane. I jumped out of a plane with my sister. I accepted death as part of life. I realized why I care about budgeting. I know the last lesson doesn’t sound like the most exciting, but hear me out. It…

  • (grand)father’s day brunch

    Keeping with my handmade gift theme, Lauren and I decided to make our grandfather brunch for Father’s Day. I used a sweet brunch cookbook that my youngest sister gave me for Christmas: The menu: zucchini fritters with caramelized onions, doughnut muffins, bacon and fresh oj. We used fresh zucchini from my grandparents’ prolific garden: Nana…

  • curry popcorn

    While working on a top-secret crafting project (to be revealed in an upcoming post!), my lovely housemates and I decided to make curry popcorn. What’s curry popcorn, you say? Why, one of the most delicious treats in the world. Here’s how you do it: Start out with some regular ol’ yellow corn kernels. Preferably packaged…