Nourish and Nestle https://nourishandnestle.com/ Creative Living and Delicious Eating Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:36:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://nourishandnestle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Nourish and Nestle https://nourishandnestle.com/ 32 32 News From the Nest, June 15 https://nourishandnestle.com/news-from-the-nest-june-15/ https://nourishandnestle.com/news-from-the-nest-june-15/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:16:17 +0000 https://nourishandnestle.com/?p=71071 Good Morning! And happy “National Smile Power Day!” Now, I know these “National Days” can get rather silly, but if there is something we should call out for some attention, it’s the power of a smile! A genuine smile is one of the most effortless things you can offer someone, and yet it has the...

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]]> https://nourishandnestle.com/news-from-the-nest-june-8/feed/ 0 Knit Lace Bandana – Free Pattern https://nourishandnestle.com/knit-lace-bandana/ https://nourishandnestle.com/knit-lace-bandana/#respond Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:47:25 +0000 https://nourishandnestle.com/?p=71036 A handmade knit lace bandana feels both practical and a little bit fancy. This one is lightweight enough to wear on a summer walk, pretty enough to tie on for an evening out, and interesting enough to keep your hands busy through a long movie. The lace bandana checks all three boxes, and it works...

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]]> https://nourishandnestle.com/knit-lace-bandana/feed/ 0 News From the Nest, June 1 https://nourishandnestle.com/news-from-the-nest-june-1/ https://nourishandnestle.com/news-from-the-nest-june-1/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:48:43 +0000 https://nourishandnestle.com/?p=70998 Good Morning, my long lost friends! It’s been one month sit I’ve sat down to write to you on a Monday morning, and that’s just three weeks too long! My month of May was OBE (overtaken by events), as my dad would say. And as many of you know, the event was trip through Europe....

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]]> https://nourishandnestle.com/news-from-the-nest-june-1/feed/ 0 Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits from Scratch — Tall, Flaky, and Buttery https://nourishandnestle.com/homemade-buttermilk-biscuits-from-scratch-tall-flaky-and-buttery/ https://nourishandnestle.com/homemade-buttermilk-biscuits-from-scratch-tall-flaky-and-buttery/#comments Sun, 31 May 2026 18:01:09 +0000 https://nourishandnestle.com/?p=70920 I have eaten a lot of biscuits in my life. Flat ones, dense ones, perfectly respectable ones that got the job done without doing anything memorable. These are not those biscuits. These Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits are the ones with the crisp bottom, the buttery layers you can actually see when you pull them apart, and...

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]]> https://nourishandnestle.com/homemade-buttermilk-biscuits-from-scratch-tall-flaky-and-buttery/feed/ 2 News From the Nest, May 4 https://nourishandnestle.com/news-from-the-nest-may-4/ https://nourishandnestle.com/news-from-the-nest-may-4/#respond Mon, 04 May 2026 12:28:52 +0000 https://nourishandnestle.com/?p=70907 I’m sorry, but I just have to say it… May the Fourth be with you! Today would be my dad’s 91st birthday…Happy Heavenly Birthday, Dad! We think about you and miss you daily! As seems normal in our world, it’s been quite the beehive of busyness around here. Our daughter and her menagerie (mostly her...

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]]> https://nourishandnestle.com/news-from-the-nest-april-27/feed/ 3 Honeysuckle Knit Lace Shawl https://nourishandnestle.com/honeysuckle-knit-lace-shawl/ https://nourishandnestle.com/honeysuckle-knit-lace-shawl/#respond Sun, 26 Apr 2026 23:01:51 +0000 https://nourishandnestle.com/?p=70791 The Honeysuckle Knit Lace Shawl starts small and grows into something genuinely beautiful, which makes it perfect for a first lace project. You cast on just 7 stitches, then work a simple increase section to build the shape before moving into the lace. Because the construction is symmetrical — two body sections mirroring each other...

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