Category: Cooking & Entertaining

Are you like me, and constantly buy bananas with the best intention of slicing them on cereal or eating them out of hand?  I buy them all the time and love to see them sitting perched on top of the other fruit in the fruit bowl on the counter.  They look lovely at first, all […]

It all started with the new issue of Cook’s Magazine, Summer Grilling & Entertaining.  I picked this magazine up at the grocery store, thinking it might give me some ideas for a dinner party I was planning.  Did it ever.  Like the good Weight Watcher that I am, I decided to begin with dessert. The […]

It has been a busy few weeks.  Between doing a lot of sewing on the weekends and working like a crazy person at my job during the week, I am in dire need of some "down time".  What I am craving is a quiet evening at home.   An evening that involves candles, roses from the […]

My thoughtful daughter gave the special women in her a life a real treat on Mother’s Day.  She invited us all to her garden patio for a tea party!  We spent a delightful couple of hours chatting and eating a most wonderful spread of goodies.  This was a tea party like no other, complete with […]

The past week has been a difficult one, with close family members having health issues, and doubts about the wisdom of following through with some eagerly anticipated vacation plans.   It was with a mixture of relief and appreciation that my husband and I left the house last night to attend a party at a dear […]

We had an Ina Garten dinner at our house last weekend.  Actually, two Ina Garten dinners!  All the recipes came from Ina’s latest cookbook, Barefoot Contessa at Home.  I am not wildly proud of my food photography skills, but since Andrea posted about our dinner on her blog today, I thought you might like to […]