Greetings and thanks so much for stopping in today! For about 4 years now I’ve been making a Nutty Chopped Kale Salad with Dates and Parmesan to great acclaim. How do I know I’ve been making it for 4 years? Well, because I got the original recipe from Self Magazine in their December 2012 issue. […]
After having recently returned from a cruise to Alaska where I ate some of the most delicious salmon ever at Taku Glacier Lodge. I was very inspired to come home and make my own favorite recipe for Maple Glazed Salmon with Creamy Herb Sauce. In fact, I prepared it for the recent dinner party I hosted […]
Hi there! Thanks for stopping in today. You may remember I mentioned recently that I had a little dinner party for a friend visiting from New Zealand. I served a delicious White Peach Crisp for dessert that night and I promised to share the recipe with you. Well today I’m doing just that. I love […]
This recipe for Refreshing Iced Tea Sangria Style has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. This week my entire family is here in beautiful Lake Arrowhead to help my son Taylor celebrate his 25th birthday. When asked what he wanted me to prepare for his birthday dinner […]
Greetings from somewhere along the coast of Alaska. I am composing this post about the best Mac and Cheese I’ve ever had from my Aft Facing Sky Suite onboard the Celebrity ship, Solstice. If you caught my recent post regarding my husband’s birthday bash… you will recall that I gave him a cruise to Alaska […]
Hello there! Last week was my dear friend Dave’s birthday and it was also our turn to host our monthly Comfort Food Dinner. My Comfort Foodie Friends had asked me to prepare Spanish Comfort Food for them and what better Spanish Comfort Food is there than Paella? So, in honor of Dave’s birthday I am […]
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 […]
Hello there! My husband loves pork chops. Personally I’m not really a fan. I often find them dry, tough and not particularly pleasant. But they are high on my husband’s favorites list, and if he had his way we’d eat pork chops much more frequently. When he does eat them it’s usually when I’m too […]
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.
