Chatting it Up on eHow

We're excited to announce a new blogging series we'll be kicking off with eHow and it starts today! Over the next 8 weeks we'll be sharing weekly tips, tricks and DIY projects for home decor. Find our first post in the series, an intro, right here: Spreading Our Urban Roots: A 17Apart Welcome!

Richmond Magazine: Best BBQ

Have you seen the latest issue of Richmond Magazine? We've been keeping quiet about it until now, but I've been excited to share a peek here on the blog since I was one of the contributing writers (among many I admire) to the cover story — all about BBQ. You just do not turn down an opportunity to eat BBQ and write about it, right?

Richmond Magazine: Tim's 5 Favorites for Mussels

Guess what!? Today we're excited to share a guest contributing piece Tim wrote for this month's issue of Richmond Magazine. The feature has been in the works for a few months now, so we've been excited to spill the beans now that the issue is out. This month, Richmond Magazine is all about worldwide cuisine — right up Tim's alley — and he was asked to write for the monthly 5 favorites series...

Recipes: French Onion Soup & Hungarian Cabbage and Noodles

We got a lot of comments from last weekend's post on the French onion soup mention so I wanted to share the full recipe for my version now that it's published.

DIY Industrial Stool Makeover

When Mary brought this little industrial stool back from her grandmother's house a few weeks back, I had an immediate vision for it:

Bok Choy Update

Today we're excited to share a little Bok Choy plant update alongside the 4th installment of our Sustainable Scraps mini-series over on The Rikrak Studio where we've documented each of the steps in the growing process thus far!

Skillet-Fried Southern Oyster Po' Boys

Tim's been in the kitchen again and this time he's really outdone himself! He brought some fresh oysters home late last week and whipped up some of the best southern food I've had in a long time — and you guys know how much he cooks around here! Find the full recipe for this incredible skillet-fried oyster Po' boy in his latest guest post for Lot18.

Weekend Basics

1 All of Saturday we spent time with our family celebrating the amazing life of my Grandmother. She would have made it to 101 years this July, so there were lots of stories and memories to share as you can imagine.

Sweet Potato Plant Update

Today we're excited to share a little sweet potato plant update alongside the 3rd installment of our Sustainable Scraps mini-series over on The Rikrak Studio where we've documented each of the steps in the growing process thus far!

How To: Homemade Frosty Paws Recipe

Hey guys, Basil here! In case you missed my guest post yesterday over on daddy's blog, the parents have kindly allowed me to double post here today with my homemade version of frosty paws dog treats.

Celery Plant Update & Rikrak Studio Mini-Series

Today we're looking forward to sharing our latest update on the progress of our indoor celery plant and at the same time announce the launch of a mini-series all about growing vegetables with sustainable scraps over on The Rikrak Studio Blog. We were thrilled when Kristal from Rikrak contacted us to guest post on her popular blog with a sampling of the plant projects we've been undertaking along with a few new ones.

Head on over to The Rikrak Studio Blog to find the first in the series where we outline the entire celery growing project with progress shots along the way. Stay tuned for future guest posts over the remainder of spring with a few new ideas.