Hello and thank you for joining me here today. As I mentioned in my recent Sundays With Celia blog post, I made a Chocolate Brioche recipe to give as a hostess gift during the holidays. So today I thought I’d share the yummy recipe with you. I obtained it over on the terrific website, Bake […]
Welcome! Today I’m going to share with you my Delicious Blueberry Scones With Almond Glaze recipe. I first had a similar scone at The Arrowhead Inn in Durham, North Carolina where we stayed many times during the 4 years my son was a student at Duke University. Owner and accomplished Chef Phil would serve […]
Welcome to After Orange County where today I present to you Three Little Loaves. As you read this post Brad & I are in Asheville, North Carolina. Dear friends rented a vacation home in Asheville for a couple of months and to our delight, invited us to join them for a few days in the […]
Hi there. Last week I took you to the birthday dinner party I hosted. On the menu was Brazilian Cheese Bread (Pão de Queijo) and I promised to give you the recipe. Ever since I first tasted them at the Brazilian BBQ restaurant, Fogo de Chao, I have been trying to perfect the art of making Brazilian […]
Last week you joined me in my old log cabin for my Book Club Luncheon Meeting. If you missed the post click here to view it. One of the things I prepared for the luncheon was a recipe for very Easy Garlic Herb Rolls. Several of you wrote and asked me for the recipe so I […]
A SNOW DAY AND A SWEET CORNBREAD RECIPE FROM STONE HILL COTTAGE There is nothing more exciting for a child than to wake up in the morning and look out the window to find that Mother Nature has brought fresh snow. That’s exactly what happened when my cousin,s kids spent a few days at Stone […]
Hello friends, Yesterday I attended a very special Holiday Brunch. It’s an annual get-together of about a dozen of my college sorority sisters. It’s something that I look forward to every year because I cherish the wonderful relationships we have forged over, dare I admit, decades of friendship. We grew up together in college, attended each […]
Hello there! Last weekend Brad and I were invited to a neighborhood party at the home of a family that just finished remodeling their 10,000 square foot mountain home. In our resort town over 50% of the homes are vacation residences, used only part time by the homeowners. Typically speaking the “locals” tend to socialize […]
After Orange County is a publication dedicated to living life in the slow lane. I escaped The OC for life at a higher elevation. Leaving suburbia behind, I now live in the beautiful mountain resort of Lake Arrowhead. Join me at 5,000 feet above and beyond as I cook, garden, renovate, entertain, travel and live life After Orange County.
