http://homeandgardencafe.com Home decor, gadgets, decorating ideas, and backyard gardening tips. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:12:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have a safe and wonderful 4th of July. Stop back here later and let us know how your 4th of July celebration went. Technorati Tags: 4th of July,4th of July celebration http://homeandgardencafe.com/happy-fourth-of-july/ Pizza on the grill is one of my favorite summer meals. Nordic Ware makes a great 12-in. Nonstick Pizza Grill Topper. The topper makes it easy to get your pizza on and off the grill. You can top your pizza with anything from grilled, ... http://homeandgardencafe.com/fun-summer-meal-pizza-on-the-grill/ Green Thumb Sunday Join Welcome to Green Thumb Sunday. If you want to check out everything that's blooming in my garden check out my post for Garden Blogger's Bloom Day at Mother Earth's Garden. Here's a couple of my favorite blooms. The planters ... http://homeandgardencafe.com/whats-blooming-in-my-garden-on-green-thumb-sunday/ I haven't had much time to post anything here lately, but here's what I've been up to on some of my other blogs. Feel free to stop by and say hi. At the Kid's Birthday Fun Review summer is the time for movies, on both the big ... http://homeandgardencafe.com/fun-weekend-links/ I recently had the opportunity to take a look at the new Cooking Light Complete Cookbook. It's loaded with some great recipes. The folks at Cooking Light were kind enough to send me a couple recipes to share with my readers here at Home and Garden Cafe. This Seafood Fettuccine ... http://homeandgardencafe.com/seafood-fettucine/ Green Thumb Sunday   Join My irises are in full bloom, and they're making an amazing display on the hill.   The purple irises up by the house aren't ... http://homeandgardencafe.com/green-thumb-sunday-memorial-weekend-edition/ I love outdoor living spaces, and I'm always looking for ways to make my living space greener. I won a subscription to Dwell Magazine a few months ago, and it's quickly become one of my favorite home design magazines. When I saw they're having a design conference in Los Angeles ... http://homeandgardencafe.com/dwell-showcasing-contemporary-outdoor-living-trends/ We've been having problems with our electrical power since the ice storm in March.  So we're having our power lines buried today. It's a major expense, and it's wreaking major havoc on my little kitchen herb garden, but I'll be glad when it's done. If we ever have ... http://homeandgardencafe.com/theres-a-hole-in-my-kitchen-herb-garden/ If you're a gardener you may have heard of Fels-Naptha Laundry Bar Soap. I always have a bar on hand, a bar doesn't cost much, usually under $2. Here are 3 uses I have for Fels-Naptha soap. 1. As a plant spray to get rid of aphids and other small ... http://homeandgardencafe.com/3-home-and-garden-uses-for-fels-naptha-soap/ Hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day. I always think of Mother's Day as the day to really dig in the garden and get everything planted. It's not going to happen this year. It's been raining all night and all day. Here's a shot of my lilac bush when it ... http://homeandgardencafe.com/happy-mothers-day/