We are passionate about buying handmade, but sometimes it feels good to be the one who actually makes things. There are two sites that are our favorite for craft projects that are for adults: Craftbits.com and Craftzine.com. Of course, everyone has different talents, and some stuff is better left to those in the know, but it is fun and satisfying when the hands...

A lot of folks (including me) have been making an effort to buy more and more local goods, and this includes fresh, in season local fruits and veggies. You might be wondering why buying local is such a big deal. When you purchase local, in season foods, you help the environment. Foods that are locally produced aren’t shipped very far to make it to your table....

This has been a HOT July so far. This kind of heat makes cooking hard. Even with strong AC, turning the oven on isn’t too much fun. When standing out in front of your grill, you’ll be cooking too. Heck, it seems like most of your food will melt en route to your home from the supermarket! It isn’t just cooking hot food that is tough in the summer,...

The PeachyOnion is a young blog, but it has been lucky enough to get quite a few eyes on it saying some very complimentary things. Unfortunately, most of those eyes are probably computer generated and most of the things that are being said are nonsensical platitudes with bad grammar. If you haven’t inferred by now, our comments are plagued with spam! Even...

Our featured Shop a few weeks ago was the Barefoot Bag Shop. I was so pleased when this snazzy seller signed up to feature with us; she was one of my picks, and I thought her clutches, writstlets and other purses were whimsical, cute and PERFECT for summer. As soon as our feature was up and running, I got my shop on. I am on a budget, and it was hard to pick —...

As summer keeps heating up, we are getting closer and closer to the season for farmers’ markets. Lots of markets start running in July and close up shop sometime in fall — at least that’s how it works in my neck of the woods. There are plenty of great reasons to shop at farmers’ markets. The biggest one is that you are buying directly from the...

To make a long story short (and a more blog appropriate length), my friend Tina and I decided we wanted to host a fondue party. Neither of us had ever made fondue before, so we decided to do a trial run last night to see how it would go. It was absolutely crazy AMAZING! Neither of us had fondue sets. She bought the Oster Fondue Pot, and I picked up the Cuisinart...