Hi there! Last weekend our New York dwelling son came to Los Angeles on business and spent the weekend with us here in Lake Arrowhead. During his stay I made a family favorite breakfast which included my delicious Dutch Baby recipe. I’ve been making Dutch Babies for years but haven’t felt comfortable until now to […]
DENVER’S BEST BREAKFAST Good morning! As someone who loves to eat I have a motto in life and that is: Never waste a meal on lousy food. In other words, if I’m gonna eat I want to eat well, otherwise it’s not worth the calories, the effort to prepare it, or the money spent to […]
Greetings from Fawnskin, a cute little community on the shores of Big Bear Lake. This is where our new/old log cabin is located and where we kept our boat this summer. I have finally finished the cabin renovation and will be putting our aptly named, Stonehill Cottage, on the Vacation Rental By Owner website (VRBO.com), […]
Hi there, When I was growing up my mom used to make a Brown Sugar Oatmeal Cake that we all loved. I long ago lost the original recipe, but I remember it was moist and delicious and almost fooled you into thinking it was healthy. Well, as cakes go, it probably wasn’t all that bad. […]
HAPPY NEW YEAR’S EVE! Wow, this year really sped by very quickly, as did the Christmas season. We have just returned from a wonderful left-coast to right-coast trip to Washington, DC… where we spent the holidays at the home of our son and daughter-in-law. The torch has been passed as a new generation of our […]
Hello friends, Yesterday I attended a very special Holiday Brunch. It’s an annual get-together of about a dozen of my college sorority sisters. It’s something that I look forward to every year because I cherish the wonderful relationships we have forged over, dare I admit, decades of friendship. We grew up together in college, attended each […]
Hola! If you know me, you know I’m Spanish, and proud of it! So, call me prejudiced, but, in my opinion, there is no cuisine more delicious than the Spanish cuisine. However, the French often argue that their cuisine is superior. For example, the French argue that they invented Crepes, when anybody who knows anything, […]
Hello! I spent last weekend in Washington, DC, attending the 1st Birthday Party & Baptism of my Granddaughter Elle. My contribution to the festivities was the preparation of a Post-Baptismal Brunch. You can read all about the Brunch here. In that post, I promised to show you how to prepare my all-time favorite Italian Style […]
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.
