Contrary to what a lot of people think, you don’t need an enormous space to have a functional kitchen – it’s more about how you organize the space you do have. You also don’t need a major overhaul to banish clutter and become organized – just a few handy tips and tricks to get you started.

If you have a pool, your house is probably where friends and family like to gather in warm weather, so with the end of summer approaching far too quickly, it’s time to squeeze in some fun by the pool before it’s too late!

Like scotch and caviar, it is often said that liking blue cheese is an “acquired taste,” but in my case, I think I’ve always liked it. At least I don’t remember a time when I didn’t. I loved the tang of blue cheese salad dressing or crumbled blue cheese in a salad which was my introduction to it. The funky smell wasn’t that evident in those forms, and by the time I saw a “moldy,” “smelly” piece of delicious blue cheese, I already knew I liked it, so I wasn’t put off. I love it enough that I created Bellisari’s Blue Cheese, Honey & Shallot Spread.

Picnic During the Pandemic

Life, right now, is no picnic. “Picnic,” being the shorthand — popularized ages ago — for anything easy and delightful. And even though we are in a global pandemic and a time of social and economic upheaval, doing something easy, that you find delightful, is maybe more important than ever.