MEATLOAF WITH CHEESY MASHED POTATOES As I mentioned in the last edition of Sundays With Celia, I recently made one of my most well-loved recipes, Meatloaf With Cheesy Mashed Potatoes for a small dinner party I hosted. This is my kid’s favorite dish, the one they all ask me to make for them when they […]
SUNDAYS WITH CELIA Hi there! I’m really happy you’re here today for Sundays With Celia Vol 19. It’s been a busy week. As I mentioned last week, Brad and I attended the annual Lake Arrowhead Artist Studio Tour. My husband is an art lover and when we got married I not only started living with […]
IT’S A PINTERESTING HALLOWEEN Every holiday I love to search Pinterest for inspiration. With Halloween knocking at our door, I thought I’d share with you the most Pinteresting things I found on Pinterest this Halloween. Love this darling Black Cat Cake from The Cake Blog. But, actually, my favorite way to eat cake is in […]
Hi there. I’m still trying to wrap my head around the fact that Halloween is next Monday! I have always loved Halloween and when we lived in Orange County it was particularly fun because we lived in a neighborhood full of kids. Everyone went all out decorating their homes and yards, and it was a fun […]
Greetings and welcome to Sundays With Celia Vol 18. I’m so happy you popped into my world today. It’s been a very busy week here on my mountaintop, with gorgeous fall weather and beautiful changing of the leaves. This is what fall is looking like around my house. So, where do I begin? Well, let’s […]
Greeting! Today we will be dining at Red Rabbit Farm. Every Sunday during the summer season internationally acclaimed Chef Christina Orchid invites guests to the Farm-To-Table dinners she hosts. After 30 years as the Chef/Owner of a beloved Orcas Island institution, Christine’s Restaurant in Eastsound, Christine sold her restaurant and planned to retire. It wasn’t […]
This coming weekend, October 22nd and 23rd is the 4th Annual Lake Arrowhead Artists Studio Tour. It’s when many of the talented local artists on our mountain open up their home studios to the public. Sponsored by the artists from the Mountain Arts Network and Gallery located in Lake Arrowhead Village, this is a great reason to […]
Hello dear readers. Thanks for stopping in today for Cocktails With Donkeys. Yes, that’s right, every evening of our stay at the lovely Orcas Island retreat, Rutabaga Farm, we enjoyed our evening cocktails with donkeys. The 2 resident donkeys who live on the 5 acre property were anxious to greet us humans, who along with […]
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.
