Happy Mother’s Day! As you may recall if you follow along here regularly, I participate in a Healthy Cooking Group, It’s just 6 girlfriends who enjoy eating in a healthy fashion, and we use our monthly dinners to teach each other new recipes and things about health as it relates to food. This month our […]
Hi there! If you’ve been following along lately you know that my cousin and her family recently joined us at Stone Hill Cottage. We celebrated an early Valentine’s Day with them and I made my Valentine Marshmallow Treat recipe for the kids. It’s my take on traditional Rice Krispie Treats with a twist. I add […]
Today on the blog I’m talking about this and that and an invitation to the White House too! So join me and find out what’s happening after orange county.
Hello friends! Did you catch my last blog post about my husband’s birthday party at our log cabin? If you missed it here is a link to the post where we ate this wonderfully delicious Fresh Strawberry Slab Pie in lieu of birthday cake. “Slab” Pie is made in a jelly roll pan and is […]
CIAO. Buona Pasqua! |Happy Easter| Today, as I look forward to making my traditional Italian Easter Pie again this year, and to sharing the recipe with you…… I find myself taking a little sentimental journey to Florence, Italy. That is because ever since I stayed at the world renowned Villa San Michele in Florence…… I […]
Hi there! In the March 2015 issue of Better Homes and Gardens Magazine I found the perfect cake recipe and made it for my friend Cindy’s birthday party. The recipe was developed by a food and lifestyle blogger I admire named Beth Kirby of Local Milk. I used her recipe for Dark Chocolate Cake with Fresh […]
Greetings… I say the way to a man’s heart is to bake him cookies on Valentine’s Day. To help you in that endeavor I’m am passing along lots of Pinteresting Valentine Cookie ideas from my Valentine Pinterest Page. Click on the link below each image to go to the source for recipes. Image Via Every now and […]
Hi there. As we near Valentine’s Day I wanted to share with you a baker’s dozen valentine cakes made by a lot of very talented and creative cooks whose work I admire. I don’t have the patience to decorate cakes like these but truly appreciate the folks who do. My cakes are generally delicious and […]
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.
