NUTTY CHOPPED KALE SALAD WITH DATES AND PARMESAN

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. […]

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MAPLE GLAZED SALMON WITH CREAMY HERB SAUCE

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 […]

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SUNDAYS WITH CELIA VOL 11

Greetings! I hope you are enjoying a long, relaxing and festive Labor Day holiday weekend. Thanks so much for stopping in for Sundays with Celia Vol 11. Getting Sentimental on Sunday As I sat at my desk deciding what to share with you this Sunday the phone rang and it was my DC dwelling son […]

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ONE OF THE MOST THRILLING EXPERIENCES OF MY LIFE

I can truly say without exaggeration that my floatplane excursion over 5 Alaskan glaciers to Taku Glacier Lodge near Juneau, Alaska was one of the most thrilling experiences of my life. My travel agent, Laurel Leidner, had told me when I booked our Celebrity Cruise to Alaska that if I did nothing else while on […]

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HOW TO HOST AN AMAZING BACKYARD LUAU

Aloha and mahalo for stopping in today. I can’t believe summer is nearly over, but as I feel summer slipping away it encouraged me to think that there’s still time to fit in one last soiree. And there’s nothing quite like a luau to enjoy everything that this sultry season brings: warm temperatures, tropical cocktails, […]

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SUNDAYS WITH CELIA VOL 10

Greetings and happy Sunday! I hope you are having a great day. Thanks so much for stopping into the blog for Sundays With Celia Vol 10! I spent 4 days in Boulder, Colorado this week, getting my son Austin settled into his 1st apartment. If you’ve been following along you know that I’ve been working […]

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WHITE PEACH CRISP

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 […]

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HOW TO DESIGN A COMFORTABLE GUEST BEDROOM

When I designed our home here in Lake Arrowhead one of my primary considerations was to have the perfect guestroom. Living in a resort community I knew we would have a lot of guests. Plus, our children live in various places around the country and when they came to visit we wanted them to be […]

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