If you are not into pie crusts (Linz, I’m talking to you!) then this is a pie for you. This dessert allows you to enjoy fresh fruit in pie form without that pesky dough. It…
Posts By Jess
Foodie Friday: Blueberry & Strawberry Salad
All winter long I have fallen head over heels with a Blood Orange & Kale Salad from Spoon Fork Bacon. With Summer in full swing I was wanting a version of this salad, but one…
Makeover Monday: Chalkboard Coffee Table
I know, I know, there have been a lot of chalkboard designs around here. More perhaps than even soup recipes and embroidery projects, but one cannot help what one loves. So, here is my favorite…
Foodie Friday: Roasted Strawberry Crostini
I love how fresh fruit can be used in just about every meal, including appetizers. Here is a simple fruit crostini involving a basil syrup, goat cheese and roasted strawberries from Confections of a Foodie…
Sew & Tell: Fishtail Skirt
Back in the cold days of winter I took a trip with Linz and some of our friends to La Paz, Mexico. I decided to convert this old skirt into a pretty item to wander…
Makeover Monday: Paint Chip Collage
There is a definite trend right now to use paint chips for a plethora of different projects. I am quite found of all the paint chips used to decorate walls. It feels playful to use…
Nail Design
You only have to own a pinterest account to know how trendy nail designs have become these days. I put painting my nails, let alone painting my nails with a fancy schmancy design on them…
Foodie Friday: Blueberry Dessert Pizza
This weekend Linz and I are going to be hanging out at one of our favorite places, our friend Jessica’s family blueberry farm. It therefore felt fitting that we should feature a blueberry recipe today.…
Makeover Monday: Chalkboard Candles
I am excited to say that we are going to be having a new weekly series on Sweet Athena for this Summer. As I am sure you have gathered this series is called, ‘Makeover Monday’…
Book Review: The Anne of Green Gables Cookbook by Kate Macdonald
When thinking of the theme of time, I think books are the perfect example. They allow a person to stop the time around them and be transported into another world, another era. My childhood was…
Foodie Friday: Chilled Cucumber and Apple Soup
Linz and I LOVE soup. That is made pretty clear around these parts when leaves start to change color, and a warm bowl hits the spot on cold days. But what about on these hot…
Welcome Back!
Do these snapshots of Linz and I help you guess what our next theme is going to be? Linz and I have been on hiatus for the last couple of weeks, but we are pumped…
Break Time
As I am sure many of you know both Linz and I are at big transition points in our life. Linz is gearing up for her last term before getting her Masters degree (Whoo-hoo!). While…
Foodie Friday: Boston Cream Pie
The weather has been a little funky around here and frankly I like it. Sunny days, warms days and dare I say it, even rainy days that I have enjoyed. There is something about a…
Foodie Friday: Food Lover’s Cleanse
One of the fun things about doing this blog with Linz is that we do not often coordinate our individual posts and they are a surprise even to each other. I am just as excited…
Book Review: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
This is one of my all time favorite books! I want to make the book review posts a regular monthly series here on Sweet Athena and I thought AVM would be the perfect book to…
Foodie Friday: Turkish White Bean Wrap Sandwiches
A few months ago Linz gave me a cute, slender book called, ‘100 Words for Foodies‘. A fun companion guide for anyone cooking in the kitchen and looking to learn some new culinary terms. Along…
Foodie Friday: Cranberry Salsa
I actually made this Cranberry Salsa back during the holiday season, but somehow forgot to get around to posting it. I think it is a nice alternative to your classic salsa and chips potluck item.…
Bouncing Ball Creations Giveaway Winner
The winner of our first Sweet Athena giveaway is comment number 5 from Wandering Muse: Love the pencils!! I’m just starting The Hunger Games, but I’d have to go with one of the Harry Potter…
Bouncing Ball Creations Giveaway
We are happy to announce that we are having a very special week ahead here at Sweet Athena. For the next five days, we will be handing over the reigns of S.A. to some lovely Northwest…
jess + linz
Friends since middle school, we continue to inspire each other to be creative in our big, adult lives. Each season we take on a new theme to guide our crafting, cooking, and creating. We're up for trying anything, and things are bound to get messy. But that's just the way we like it.