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Oscar Worthy Appetizers & Desserts
Three of this years Best Picture nominees take place in France; The Artist, Hugo, & Midnight In Paris. So, I’ve decided to create a menu featuring french appetizers and desserts that are easy to make and will wow my friends. Too fun! To make sure my Oscar party will be a memorable event, I’m going to [...] [more]
Winning Nut Goode Bars!
Don’t forget to feed your sweet tooth during the Super Bowl. These killer Nut Goode Bars are sure to be a winner with all your fans! This is a super easy recipe and makes enough to feed a football team! Click here for the recipe. Enjoy! & [more]
Super Bowl Party Idea – Beer & Slider Tasting!
The Super Bowl is like an unofficial holiday and should be celebrated accordingly! In our house, it’s really a “Foodie Fest” with a small portion of our friends exicted over which team is going to take home the trophy. Another group is just loo [more]
New Years Eve At The Cabin
My favorite place to spend New Years Eve is at the cabin. It’s the perfect place to embrace the meaning of this holiday. The beauty and serentiy is the perfect venue for reflecting on the past year and anticipating what’s to come. Once again we [more]
I’m Dreaming of A White Christmas
To most people, the definition of a “White Christmas” means a fresh, beautiful snowfall… Not me! My White Christmas is fulfilled in the form of my favorite “white cookies!” I mean really, is there anything more beautiful than this silver tray [more]
Holiday Food & Wine Pairings
The holidays are about indulgence and creating memorable experiences for family and friends. Our favorite way to accomplish both is by pairing great wine with great food! Here are 5 fantastic food & wine pairings to help you celebrate the hol [more]
Cookie of the Week
Holiday cookies are a tradition in my family - it’s just not Christmas without decorated sugar cookies, peanut blossoms, jam filled thumbprints, and apricot balls. Thanks to my friend Zoe of “ Zoe’s Gone Bananas” (the best banana bread on the pla [more]
My Favorite Summer Pasta
I love this easy and out of this world, delicious summer pasta dish! I had breakfast with my friend Juli last week and of course our conversation turned to food and entertaining. We were chatting about how much we love summer and shared our fa [more]
Lemon Sorbet with a Surprise!
You’re gonna love this refreshing lemon sorbet with vodka! It’s the perfect dessert or starter cocktail on a hot and steamy evening. My friend Peggy served this amazing drink during our impromptu celebration of a very successful sailboat race [more]
Grilled Mediterranean Chicken Kabobs
My new favorite easy, delicious and absolutely impressive cookout menu is… Grilled Mediterranean Chicken Kabobs served over a bed of Couscous Salad and fresh green beans with chopped fresh mint leaves. Talk about a menu that will WOW your [more]
5 Top Trends at the Summer Fancy Food Show
With 180,000 foods and beverages from around the world in one place for three days, the Summer Fancy Food Show is the perfect place to discover what trends and products will be the next big thing. Here are the top 5 food trends, plus some related p [more]
Sunny days & easy living
It’s a beautiful summer day, the humidity has finally fallen and I’m ready to think about food again! Let’s start with lunch; I had this amazing tomato, nectarine salad in Santa Barbara this spring. Seriously, I’ve been dreaming about it – it [more]
Summer Pasta Salads
One of my favorite summer pasta salads comes from the Barefoot Contessa Family Style cookbook. Ina Garten always comes through with easy and “wow” flavor recipes and her Pasta Salad with Sun-Dried Tomatoes does not disappoint! It’s packed full [more]
4th of July Soiree
Here’s a great dessert idea for your 4th of July soiree – its’ beautiful, fresh, and healthy! My thanks to Tastebud Sarah for sharing this luscious recipe. The strawberries are dipped in melted white chocolate chips and the tips are dusted wi [more]
The Best Ever Date Nut Spice Bread!
I was looking for some fun, yummy, new breakfast ideas for our upcoming 4th of July weekend soiree so I pulled out my favorite cookbooks - the Barefoot Contessa series of 7 cookbooks. Yes, I’m a serious Ina Garten fan! She has so many great ide [more]
Happy Summer Solstice!
“In the summertime when the weather is high. You can stretch right up and touch the sky.” - In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry Today is the longest day of the year (how great is that?!) with plenty of daylight for enjoying a late night din [more]
Breakfast for Dad
The greatest gift I ever had came from God; I call him Dad! ~Author Unknown. Happy Father’s Day to all you great Dad’s out there! Best wishes for a family filled day with lots of laughter, great food and great memories. Why not start Dad’s day [more]
Rhubarb-Strawberry Coffee Cake
If it’s June, it must be Rhubarb! Who can resist that fresh, tart flavor – not me. Now I have to decide what to make; rhubarb bread, rhubarb crisp, rhubarb jam, rhubarb sorbet, rhubarb bars, or rhubarb coffee cake… I’m craving coffee cake [more]
The Perfect Breakfast
I love Breakfast, it’s my favorite meal of the day. I look forward to enjoying my first cup of coffee and deciding what to make for breakfast. I keep a journal with recipes I want to try and the breakfast section has twice as many recip [more]
The Perfect Steak!
The summer grilling season is finally here! I don’t know about you but I crave a good steak cooked on the charcoal grill. There’s nothing like it - the beautiful sear on the outside, a juicy pink center and that deep intense flavor - ahh [more]
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