This is how it started (in my head): “Sweet Athena is food-themed for Spring. Awesome. So I guess I should try out all of the food-related projects and recipes I’ve been bookmarking for years. That…
Recent Posts
Let’s Get Saucy: Honey Mustard
One of the best aspects of having a food-themed season here at Sweet Athena is the opportunity to talk “favorites.” While I’m a fan of experimenting with new things, there’s something special about trying out…
Foodie Friday: Fruit and Nut Granola
As a breakfast lover (or “lovahhh”), the idea of making homemade granola is so perfect for me that I can’t believe it took me so long to try it out. Now that I have, it…
Foodie Friday: The Whole Enchilada
As we move into a theme devoted to food one would think Foodie Fridays might get more complex around here, but I actually want to take it the other way. Let’s make things simpler. I…
Sweet Athena Freebie! March Background and Theme Announcement
This month’s free personal desktop wallpaper is a crush on citrus fruit, which ties in nicely with our next seasonal theme. Is anyone else ready for longer days, flowers blooming, and more frolicking outside? We…
Foodie Friday: Blended Bellinis
I recently went to Vancouver, B.C. and was told multiple times that I had to try a Bellini. So for the sake of Foodie Friday research, I obliged. : ) Quite different from its Italian…
Foodie Friday: Oh, Chocolate
In the month of chocolate I could not help but trying my hand at chocolate truffles. I learned two cool things about these treats. First, I did not realize that truffles were made to look…
Birthday Brunch Bash
Sweet Athena Linz turned an adorable 26 this month and of course we took that as an excuse to boogie on down with friends. Our inspiration was Linz’s love of eggs and a recent article in…
I Heart You!
Valentine’s day is quickly approaching and we have yet to mention the celebration of love, candy and hearts here at Sweet Athena. I guess this particular holiday gets such mixed reviews from people. I feel…
Foodie Friday: Cheesy Appetizers
I know it is actually Saturday morning that I am posting about Foodie Friday, but I’m hoping for a little grace being as I have had laryngitis all week. I just got my voice back…
Foodie Friday: Chobani Yogurt
Have you ever been obsessed with a food? Thought about it when it’s not around? Treated yourself to it three times in one day? Well, here I am: obsessed. I’m not sure there is another…
Happy Birthday Linz!
Vintage Sugar Cube made this 6 Layers of SexyToday is Sweet Athena Lindsey’s birthday! Hooooo-RAY! I am excited to celebrate with her later this weekend, but as for today I cannot get my mind off…
Sweet Athena Freebie! February Background
To celebrate February, I’m offering up a background quite different from my usual monthly freebie: instead of strictly created on a computer, this background features one of my paintings. Here it is: flowery, optimistic and…
Can You Tell Me How To Get To….
If this winter is all about the par-tay, than let us not have anymore time pass before we talk about one of my favorite shindigs of the year. Last year I made reference to a…
Foodie Friday: Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake
Since this season is all about celebrations I decided I just HAD to go to a Chocolate Festival last weekend. I know, I do such difficult things for this blog! I was actually disappointed in…
Enjoying Winter
Does anyone else feel like their home is a little boring once they take down all their Christmas decorations? I’m not ready to commit to Valentine’s Day decoration, but was wanting to add a little…
Foodie Friday: Shrimp, Bean and Avocado Salad
Dale and I are knee-deep in our season of celebrations. You would think December would be the main event, but Christmas (and Jess’ birthday!) simply signal the start of a marathon of good times. After…
Etsy Birthday Fun for Kids
With Dale’s birthday down and mine on the way, I’ve been thinking back to the days when realbirthday parties existed. You know, the kinds based around a cartoon (TMNT, for example!) or creatures (bugs!) or…
26 while 26
Happy 2011! There is a lot of talk of New Year’s resolutions and goals out there in the crafting blog world. Which always makes me happy to see people celebrating life in that way! As…
Foodie Friday: Mediterranean Greek Vegetarian Lasagna
Today is about comfort food with a twist. The love of homemade lasagna plus all kinds of things you love about greek food. The Culinary Review provides this easy, but a little time consuming (you have to…
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.