I love breakfast foods, especially the ones that are usually reserved for the weekends. However, when Dale gave me the idea of making French toast this morning, I dismissed him. “French toast is for the…
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Sweet Athena Freebie! October Background
1024 x 768 / 1280 x 800 / 1440 x 900 / 1920 x 1200 / iPhone Flying in a little late, here is October’s free desktop wallpaper (for personal use only, of course.) A…
Foodie Friday: Jello Molds!
This retro-themed season means that we get to try out some crazy things. Making the top of my list of kooky projects has been to attempt a good old jello mold. I’m not sure I…
Sweet Athena Freebie! September Background
1024 x 768 / 1280 x 800 / 1440 x 900 / 1920 x 1200 / iPhone Drawing inspiration from a recent garage sale find, here is September’s free-for-personal-use desktop wallpaper! Though the…
Foodie Friday: Slow-Roasted Tomatoes
I would like to say that I plan all of my meals ahead of time, giving careful thought to what is best for me to eat, and then spending time meditating over my chopping, simmering,…
Foodie Friday: A Gold Star
It is August, which means it is Crazy Training/Crunch Time at my job. It happens every year, and yet I am still surprised by how much energy, effort, and thought is required for this special…
Sweet Athena Freebie! August Background
1024 x 768 / 1280 x 800 / 1440 x 900 / 1920 x 1200 / iPhone “In summer, the song sings itself.” -William Carlos Williams
Sweet Athena Freebie! July Background
1024 x 768 / 1280 x 800 / 1440 x 900 / 1920 x 1200 / iPhone July puts me in a festive mood, so I’ve created a colorful calendar to celebrate it! (As you…
Foodie Friday: Mushroom Hash with Ginger-Citrus Sauce
One of my favorite dinner recipes is Cooking Light’s Crunchy Shrimp with Toasted Couscous and Ginger-Orange Sauce. It takes some time, but the resulting flavors are so bright and unlike most of what I eat…
Asparagus Cake
From the moment I first spied Rosie’s breathtaking Asparagus Cake over at Sweetapolita, I knew I would try to make one myself. I only needed an excuse to make an asparagus cake. As you read…
A Garden Party
This past weekend, we celebrated a friend’s birthday with a theme that fits her well. She has a love for gardening that I can only equate to my brothers’ shared childhood love of videogames. Or…
Sweet Athena Freebie! June Background
1024 x 768 / 1280 x 800 / 1440 x 900 / 1920 x 1200 / iPhone Back again to welcome us all to a new month is Sweet Athena’s desktop wallpaper (free for personal…
Sweet Athena Freebie! May Background
1024 x 768 / 1280 x 800 / 1440 x 900 / 1920 x 1200 / iPhone “What potent blood hath modest May.” – Ralph W. Emerson Oh, how I want to go on about…
Happy Birthday, Sweet Athena!
This April marks an exciting moment in Sweet Athena history, it is the two year anniversary of our blog! To celebrate all the food and craft adventures Linz and I have experienced here, we decided…
Foodie Saturday: Chocolate Mochi Cake
Though a certain work situation kept me from posting a “Foodie Friday” yesterday, I’m deciding to go ahead and share the recipe. Let’s call today “Foodie Saturday!” The inspiration for this dessert came from the…
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…
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…
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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.