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Courtin & Co, Running a Small Business · January 12, 2024

The Bear’s Paw Café: Jen and Amber Buy A Restaurant

In 2017, two bright-eyed cousins bought a restaurant together. We’ve referenced it before in our other posts, in our heated blog posts against inedible garnishes, in our recipes and lists of recommended kitchen equipment, but we’ve never told our entire…

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Functional Kitchens, Recipes · February 6, 2023

Preserved Lemons

A quick and easy recipe for preserved lemons. You can buy preserved lemons in the store, but homemade ones are tastier and take 10 minutes to throw together. The hard part? Waiting 3-4 weeks for them to ferment before you…

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A Kitchen for Cooking, Functional Kitchens, Recipes · December 28, 2022

How To Still Feed Your Family Despite Rising Food Costs

How to Afford to Eat: A collection of recipes, pantry staples, and tips on how you can feed yourself and your family despite the steep inflation we are facing. It’s been quite a year. I don’t know about you, but…

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Refinishing and DIY · December 5, 2022

DIY Holiday Decorations

Four of our favorite, budget-friendly DIY holiday decorations You likely don’t even have to go to the store to make these do-it-yourself winter holiday decorations! These affordable and sustainable decorations are perfect for the entire winter season, even withstanding that…

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Refinishing and DIY · December 5, 2022

Popcorn Garlands

Popcorn garlands are a classic and cozy do-it-yourself holiday decoration. They look amazing on a Christmas tree, but they also look great woven around evergreen garlands on our mantles or banisters. When I was a kid, it was a family…

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Refinishing and DIY · November 12, 2022

Peel and Stick Vinyl Flooring Tiles: Bathroom

We installed peel and stick vinyl flooring tiles in our bathroom! Here’s what we learned and if we would do it again. Peel and stick flooring is a quick and easy solution to laying down new flooring with little tools…

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Running a Small Business · October 14, 2022

Do I Need A Partnership Agreement?

Let’s talk about the basics of what a Partnership Agreement is, what it should include, and if you need one for your business.

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A Kitchen for Cooking · August 25, 2022

How To Measure Baking Ingredients

A guide for how to properly measure all your baking ingredients so you get consistent results every time. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned baker, this guide is for you! Baking is finicky. I love to cook, throwing…

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Running a Small Business · August 13, 2022

Buying An Established Business: Interview

Are you wondering about buying an established business? Jen and Amber team up to answer some of the common questions people have about buying an existing business. For background, Amber and Jen bought their first restaurant in 2017. The popular…

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running a small business

Running a Small Business · August 1, 2022

Five Must-Have Apps for a Small Business

Five of our must-have apps we recommend to every new (and existing) business owner No matter if you sell coffee, candles or hand-carved chess sets, these must-have apps will streamline your processes, keep track of your money, and make marketing…

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Running a Small Business · June 19, 2022

6 Ways to Support Small Businesses

Here are 6 Ways to Support Small Businesses (from a pandemic-era entrepreneur) How can you support small businesses in your life? Whether it’s your favorite coffee shop down the road, your friend’s handcrafted wooden sign shop, or the cute Airbnb…

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iced cinnamon buns

Recipes · May 23, 2022

Cinnamon Buns Recipe

Cinnamon buns bring joy in my life, so much so that I’m willing to share my perfected recipe for what are, in my humble opinion, the best cinnamon buns you’ll ever have. Cinnamon Bun Fridays The people in my building…

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We’re Jen and Amber.

We are cousins, but also business partners and BFFs. We are constantly on the move, whether that's running a business or running after a toddler, remodeling our homes, recipe testing, scheming or dreaming.

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