Happy Throwback Thursday! All this week I’ve been sharing recipes for the dishes I prepared for a Birthday Dinner Party I hosted recently. I prepared a delicious Rum Cake for the birthday cake. This is a cake that was very popular back in the day. I won’t say how far “back-in-the-day” or I’ll be giving away my […]
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 & 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 […]
HAPPY EASTER WEEK! As Easter approaches I’ve been sharing with you some of the recipes that have been my family’s favorites for many years. We started with the appetizer course. I shared my recipe for Pimento Goat Cheese Dip here…… And I shared my recipe for Deviled Egg Spread and Toast Points here…… Next, I showed you […]
Hi! I am so excited because this week I will be receiving my very first delivery of organic produce from Abundant Harvest Organics. Abundant Harvest Organics is an alliance of small family farmers in Central California that are dedicated to growing superior organic produce. It is a California farm-share delivery service, similar to a CSA (Community […]
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