2013 has been an amazing year for alice & lois. We launched our blog this past July and it’s been truly amazing. We attended the first Alt Summit in San Francisco, meeting some new blogging friends and being inspired by Mariam Naficy of minted.com and Mike McCue of Flipboard. Since July, we’ve enjoyed sharing our creativity…
Every Christmas as long as I can remember our go-to Christmas cookie is the yummy buttery sugar cookie. Our mom would be baking away and we would be watching and waiting to ice them. This was a wonderful family holiday tradition. I have been making this recipe on my own even since college and now…
We have had a wonderful time creating projects and recipes for our Handmade Gift Series the last few months. Here is a round up of our series (and a few other projects) just in time for some last minute simple projects for Christmas. Fabric Headbands Hand stamped dish towel Fabric covered wooden spoons Heating Pad…
Who wouldn’t love getting a box of homemade chocolate pecan turtles this holiday? I made these as a test run for Thanksgiving and they were delicious. It’s the perfect combination of sweet and salty, and fresh homemade caramel is hard to refuse. Our dad loves, I mean loves turtles, so he’ll be getting a big…
Can you think of anything better than getting homemade Nutella as a gift? Here’s a simple recipe for a chocolate hazelnut spread that will become a holiday staple. This is our tastiest installment of our new Handmade Gift Series. I used the recipe from America’s Test Kitchen DIY Cookbook. I altered it a little bit,…
It is finally Fall in the city. We had a glorious late summer and early fall but now the cool winds and fog (in the mornings) are upon us. This means time for tasty treats. I had been searching for the perfect ginger spice cookie recipe last year. I tried a few and stumbled upon…
Meet Luisa Naughton, a woman who is on a healthy path in life. Four years ago, Luisa lost her father to cancer. This changed her way of thinking when it came to eating and nutrition. “I think we all know someone who is or has battled cancer,” she says. “As a society, we are getting…
Years ago I was on the search for the best banana bread recipe. So many of the recipes I tried had too much oil, butter or sugar. The bread ended up being greasy. I found this recipe in 2006 and I haven’t turned back since. The secret in this recipe is using low fat vanilla…
A drink of choice has been the Moscow Mule around our house for the past few years. The drink is made up of ginger beer, vodka, and fresh lime juice. We decided we needed to try and make our very own ginger beer. It is fairly easy to make with a short list of supplies…
We’re back in Colorado now and the peaches right over the pass in Paonia are perfect. So we made the drive from Crested Butte over Kebler Pass to Orchard Valley to pick pounds of these gorgeous peaches. Calla loved telling all the people she met at the orchard that she just got back from Michigan…
While at our parents’ house in Michigan this week, we made daily trips to a local farm market. We picked up some beautiful low-acid yellow tomatoes and white onions. We knew they would be perfect for a simple and delicious recipe we love from Sunset magazine. This quickly became a family favorite! Read more for…
We spent a cloudy morning picking blueberries near our parents’ home in Michigan this week. They are fortunate to live in the state’s blueberry belt. These berries are rich in antioxidants, a real super food. Our mom freezes them pounds at a time and incorporates them into her breakfast every day. Picking blueberries is perfect…
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