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Although I am trying to avoid it, I think it is finally time to add fall decor to our kitchen! Our kitchen is what is called a working kitchen. I cook dinner at least five nights a week and am always entertaining friends and family whenever I can.
A few years ago I bought some mason jars and decided to try canning. I was in pursuit of finding the best canning recipes and was thrilled with my results. I have made just about every flavor of jam and jelly and lovemaking apple butter. My most recent canning project was making Orange and Red…
I can’t believe I have never made homemade marshmallows until today. I made these toasted coconut homemade marshmallow s’mores and they are so delicious. In fact, the marshmallows are so easy to make and taste so much better than the store-bought kind, that you have to try this recipe! This recipe is for vanilla marshmallows…
I love cooking in the summertime and any peach recipe is my favorite! My brother and his family, who live in Georgia, were guests for dinner at our home a while back. Georgia is very well known for its peaches, so I decided to cook a dinner party featuring some peach recipes! Peaches have always…
I know what you are thinking. This drink sounds gross. Who would ever want to drink an avocado margarita? But you are so wrong. You have got to trust me on this. It’s really good. My avocado margarita recipe is delicious.
It’s time to share some simple summer decor! I am so excited to be part of this amazing blog hop put together by Krista from The Happy Housie. This week there will be forty bloggers participating in this hop! If you found my blog from my friend Sheila at Maison de Cinq, then welcome!
Today I am sharing my favorite pepper jelly recipe. If you have never made pepper jelly or jam, this recipe is the one to start with. One of my favorite appetizers is a soft cheese with pepper jelly. For years I bought prepared pepper jelly. This recipe is so easy to make and I always have…
I love to cook. And cooking for special occasions is my favorite thing to do. Today I am sharing Mother’s Day Brunch ideas. I am also sharing two recipes that taste amazing and are easy to make. It’s a good thing these recipes are easy to make because I don’t typically cook on Mother’s Day….
The weather is turning warm and I thought it might be fun to share some of my favorite drink recipes. We are supposed to have temperatures in the mid-eighties this weekend. How amazing is that? It’s been so cold (for Southern California) that this nice weather will be a great surprise.
Paper flowers are so much fun to make, and the best part is that you can customize them to match any decor. Today I am going to share how to make peony paper flowers and then how to add them to a spring wreath. Let’s get started! I have truly fallen in love with my latest…
Valentine’s Day is less than a week away but it’s still not too late to get creative! I had a lot of fun creating crafts and recipes for this special day and I wanted to share them with you one last time. There is something about Valentine crafts and I am so excited to offer…
I have been collecting cake stands for years. I honestly thought I was the only person that collected these. Then I opened last month’s Magnolia Magazine and sure enough, I found another wise person who collects cake stands …
I am so happy to share more Valentines Day decor today. I am part of a wonderful blog hop called A Very Vintage Valentine. So I decided to bring out my vintage teacups, plates, and cranberry glass and set a table for a tea party.
I’m feeling Christmas-y! Well, kind of! I’m just thinking ahead so I don’t have to rush at the last minute to be creative with my holiday decor. So today I’m talking about a creative place mat for a Christmas dinner. This is one you’ll want to bookmark and remember for later!
I am so excited to share with you my recipes for our Christmas party this year. I hope you enjoy them as much as we do. The Christmas Party Menu H O R S – D’ O E U V R E S Spicy Grilled shrimp Beef Tenderloin with rolls Smoked Turkey with cranberry/orange muffins…
Our Christmas party is in five days. And yes, I do cook all of the food. Our party is a big event, and it has grown in every aspect over the last thirty years. We invite all of our friends and family (and their children if they are friends with our children) and I cook…
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