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BUFFALO GRILLED SHRIMP

When it comes to buffalo-style food, there's no need to limit yourself to chicken wings. These easy grilled shrimp take to the...read more

Have you been to Hobby Lobby yet? The new huge craft and home dcor store celebrated its grand opening in Meridian Monday. Like many businesses, the store quietly opened the week before. I showed up to a jam-packed parking lot and heaps of people on Saturday. Who knew that so many crafters would suspect that the most anticipated craft store in the Treasure Valley would open early?

Did it meet...read more

DIY alert! Have you heard that Hobby Lobby will open Feb. 1 in Meridian? I've never visited a Hobby Lobby store. The new 55,000 square-foot store will be located at the CentrePoint Marketplace on North Eagle Road in Meridian. Take a virtual tour of the store.

The first store opened in 300 square feet of space in North Oklahoma City. Now there are 434 stores in 35 states. There are 50...read more

Check out the Re:Use Market Friday (2 to 5 p.m.) and Saturday (noon to 3 p.m.) and if you have some crafting donations take them with you. This unique market (only open one weekend a month) is located in downtown Nampa at 115 13th Ave. S. in the back room of The White Pine boutique.

I haven't visited this place yet, but it sounds really intriguing. And a perfect place to share my craft treasures...read more

The long-awaited online design show by Dan Vickery begins today. In just over 4 minutes Dan — the runner up and the people's choice winner in the 2009 Design Star contest — revamps a young girl's room. He provides great ideas to transition a room as your child grows. In this show Dan showcases treasures with a cool storage idea that uses the space above the windows. I was surprised...read more

For the third year in a row, we had nine ambitious cookie bakers participate in a Christmas Cookie Exchange. Tiffany organizes it each year, and we each brought three dozen cookies and the receipe to share.

We gathered in the breakroom and 30 minutes later each left with platters full of cookies. It looks like we baked all day. We have four of each of the nine items — from popcorn balls and...read more

Design Star finalist Dan Vickery returns to HGTV 6 p.m. Saturday when he makes a magical toy box for triplets as part of the four-part Sandra Lee Celebrates holiday series that helps four different deserving families. You can make your own.

Sandra Lee, host of the Food Network's Semi-Homemade Cooking and Money Savings Meals, cooked up four one-hour primetime segments for the holidays...read more

If you are looking for some great Christmas gift deals or you shop for yourself during the holidays, make sure you don't miss the Idaho Press-Tribune's "Gift Cards Galore" promotion. Our marketing director, Trish Usabel, has rounded up a great selection of gift cards.

And they just happen to be from some of my favorite "must shop" stores. And there are plenty of "pamper...read more

Here's an article about Design Star's Dan Vickery and Lonni Paul and a project they were involved with.

No time to get the scoop this morning, but here's a link. I'll track that down later tonight.

The pictures are out of this world!

One of my favorite seasons has arrived. I don't celebrate fall, winter, spring and summer. I celebrate the seasons of football, bazaars, holidays, yard sales and gardening!

I've included a list of local bazaars and I hope you'll find time to visit a few of them. One of my favorites is the Trinity Lutheran bazaar that includes the annual pan sale. Pan sale? Yes, the school cooks buy their...read more

Hey, if you are a Dan Vickery fan — the finalist from Design Star — you won't want to miss Sandra Lee's HGTV special on Saturday, Dec. 12.

Sanda Lee, host of the Food Network's Semi-Homemade Cooking and Money Savings Meals, has cooked up four one-hour primetime segments for the holidays, and Dan Vickery will be on one of them!

In each of the four Sandra Lee Celebrates segments...read more

Dan's new online videos are at HGTV. There are four. There are four videos and you can watch them at the main Design Star page. They are halfway down the right side.

Listen up, Dan Vickery fans. Design Star's "fan favorite" has posted four short videos at HGTV and he's revealed plans for his upcoming HGTV.com show.

Remember that awesome nursery for Jason Priestley? And...read more

Fu For Thought raves about Antonio's special. Fans of Reality TV

Hey, did you watch Antonio Ballatore's first show after winning Season 4 of HGTV's Design Star earlier this month?

I did, and so did a couple of my fellow Design Star fans. Antonio says he won't deliver the typical HGTV fodder.

"It's going to be shot different. We're going to go about it...read more

I'm expecting to hear any day that you can watch a vlog from Dan Vickery at HGTV.com. The "Fan Favorite" already taped a few, sharing some insights to the whole nine-week Design Star competition. Dan's online show will start after the first of the year, but these are special segments so you can get to know Dan a bit more. I'll have to ask Dan who did the editing. : )

After...read more

Do you remember the house Dan fixed up for the final challenge on Design Star? The owner's name was Gail. She contacted me the other day to say how great her house is — even four months later — and how great Dan is. I asked if she would answer questions for me, and she did. Gail sent them back in the wee hours of the morning. I hope you'll find it as interesting as I did.

How much time did you actually interact with Dan for the redesign?

We...read more