Hello and thanks for stopping in! Brad and I recently hosted a birthday dinner party for a dear friend. Sometimes we refer to him as a Zombie because he is a “Looper” or and ADR “Voice Over Actor” for the amazingly popular TV series, The Walking Dead and all of its offshoots. So, let me […]
Hello! Thank you for joining me for Sundays With Celia Vol 55. It’s so nice to have you here. I’ve Had My Head In The Clouds A Lot Lately It’s been a busy couple of travel weeks around here. Since I last published a Sundays With Celia post Brad and I have traveled to Chicago to visit […]
Greetings from Lake Arrowhead. Today I thought I’d show you how to plan and host a large dinner party. Brad and I do a lot of entertaining, and in fact, when we built our home, I designed it with entertaining in mind. That is one of the wonderful things about getting to design and build […]
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 […]
Hello! Today I’m going to give you the recipe for the best tasting cake ever. It’s called 14 Carat Cake. But before I do that I have a little tale to tell you… Last weekend was my stepmother’s birthday. She is Puerto Rican and full of Latin charm and zest for life. Can’t you just […]
Hello! I have a couple of really special cake recipes that I love to make because they are moist, they are loved by all, and they perform well here at high altitude where I live. When I want to make a knock-your-socks-off-cake for a special occasion I often turn to this recipe for Super Moist […]
Hi there! Recently I threw a dinner party to celebrate the birthdays of 2 of my besties, Brenda & Mo. And today I thought I’d share some photos and recipes from the evening with you. I’ll start with the flowers. This time of year our mountain is covered with blooms just ripe for the picking. […]
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 […]
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.
