Dear friends, thanks so much for popping in today. I took a little unplanned hiatus from the blog, as life just got in the way. Between traveling right before the holidays, to the sheer amount of work required to execute all that is involved with holiday decorating, entertaining, gift shopping & wrapping, cooking and enjoying […]
Hi there and thanks so much for stopping in today. Since I was both under the weather and very busy during Christmas & New Year’s, I thought I’d take today to give you a recap of my holiday season. This year 3 of our 4 boys, our daughter-in-law and soon to be DIL, and our […]
My Christmas Table and DIY Place Cards Greetings and thanks so much for stopping in on Christmas Eve. We have arrived home from our cruise to Central America just in time for the arrival of all our kids who are coming in from Chicago, Philadelphia & Washington, DC. So we will be enjoying Christmas with […]
How To Host A Casual Holiday Comfort Food Dinner Greetings! Thanks for stopping into the blog today during this busy holiday season. Speaking of busy, I hosted 2 dinner parties this week!! Last night was a gathering of my Comfort Food Group. We get together once a month, rotating between each others homes for potluck […]
Holiday greetings from my kitchen to your’s. Today I’m sharing the soup recipe you must make for the holidays. It’s not only pretty to look at in its festive bright green, it is also extremely delicious and healthy at the same time. What more could you ask for? So, what kind of soup is it? It’s Watercress […]
Happy Holidays! Christmas dinner planning is upon us so I thought I’d share another festive holiday recipe with you. It’s called Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Crumble and it’s really good, especially with turkey! I make it with my Thanksgiving dinner but I imagine many of you also prepare turkey for Christmas. If so, this is […]
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