I recently hosted a birthday dinner party for my girlfriend and wrote about it in this post. With the arrival of spring, I planned my menu to include iconic spring-like dishes: Lima Bean Dip with Garlic & Feta Cheese Creamy Asparagus Soup Ribbon Salad & Rum Cake for Dessert Today I will be sharing my […]
Greetings! This week I’ve been sharing recipes from a recent Birthday Dinner Party I hosted for my friend Cindy. So far I’ve shared my recipe for Lima Bean Dip with Garlic & Feta Cheese and my recipe for Creamy Asparagus Soup. Today I’m posting a recipe for the Ribbon Salad I served that night. It’s made […]
Hello! Lately I’ve been sharing with you recipes from a Birthday Dinner Party I hosted recently. Today I have a tutorial for the Creamy Asparagus Soup I served that night. I call it “Creamy” Asparagus Soup as opposed to “Creamed” Asparagus Soup because this soup recipe is mostly fresh asparagus that tastes very “Creamy” but […]
This delicious Lima Bean Dip with Garlic and Feta Cheese is a perfect starter for a Spring dinner party. I prepared it recently when I had a birthday dinner party for a girlfriend. This dip also has a lovely fresh hint of lemon. Serve it with a crudite of garden fresh veggies and you have a […]
Hi There! It is hard to believe that April is already coming to a close. It was a BIG BIRTHDAY MONTH for many people in my life. My dad’s birthday is in April…… and my girlfriend Brenda’s birthday is in April…… and we celebrated my homie Cindy’s birthday in April too. So, Brad and I […]
Hi! Have you got gardening on your mind? I do. But here in Lake Arrowhead the rule of thumb is “Don’t plant before Mother’s Day.” I have learned that lesson the hard way by planting early, only to have it snow on Memorial Day. So, this year I am trying to be patient, having lost […]
Hello! I hope you enjoyed a very lovely Easter. Ours was especially nice because, for the first time this Spring, it was warm enough to eat outdoors. So I set the Easter table out on the terrace. As always, I prepared Captain MJ Sweeney’s Herbed Leg of Lamb and, as always, it was scrumptious! I also […]
Hi There & HAPPY EASTER! For me, Easter dinner is not complete without Herbed Scalloped Potatoes. So, today I’m sharing a recipe for Herbed Scalloped Potatoes that I got in an unlikely place: A castle in Spain. A castle hotel that is, called Parador de Leon. Can you believe that this beautiful Renaissance building of richly decorated […]
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