A Blog For Your Seasonal Home
Bringing you homemaking tips, festive food, and seasonal stories. Coming to you from the DC Metro area, by way of Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Welcome! Stay and get cozy.
Recent Posts

Slow Cooker Beef Goulash
I love this crockpot meal: I can “set it and forget it” for the day while I spend the free time skipping through leaves or whatever you’re supposed to do in Autumn.

Snitz un Knepp (Apples and Dumplings)
Snitz un Knepp is dried apples with dumplings, but there is also meat so it is more savory. It is considered an iconic Pennsylvania Dutch dish, passed down through ye olde generations. Here’s the kicker:
I’ve never actually had it.
But I just knew I had to make it.

Easy Deviled Eggs
The most important part of cooking the perfect deviled egg is how the egg is boiled in the first place. This makes all the difference between a filling that is golden, soft, and flavorful versus one that is greenish-grey, dry, and smells like — well, old eggs.
Yearly Homemaking Checklist
Give yourself the tools to tackle your home this year! This checklist offers maintenance, housekeeping, and tips for a well-managed home.