Hi there! Today I’m really excited to be sharing a Freeze Dried Sweet Corn Cookie Recipe. It’s a really special and unique recipe that has been adapted from one developed by famed pastry chef, Christina Tosi of Milk Bar fame. You see, the last time I was visiting my DC dwelling son, we went to dinner […]
Top o’ the mornin’ to ya! Tomorrow being Saint Patrick’s Day, I thought I’d share a little Irish inspiration with you. So, here are 25 Pinteresting Saint Patrick’s Day Ideas that I’ve collected from around the web and saved on my Pinterest page. # 1 How about starting off your morning with these delicious looking Mint […]
Today on the blog I’ll be sharing with you many wonderful examples of how to host a magnificent engagement party. Don’t miss it!
Happy holidays! Last weekend we visited some friends for the weekend and I needed a holiday-inspired hostess gift. So, I decided to bake my favorite Christmas Cookie Recipe, Pecan Snowballs. They are similar to a shortbread cookie; rich, buttery and delicious! And they are so good it is impossible to eat just one. So, let me […]
Welcome! Thanks for stopping in. I’ve been sharing with you lately my struggle with growing older. Admittedly, becoming a Grandmother has taken some getting used to. Not the part about having a whole new generation to love, that part is wonderful. It’s what’s in the title “Grandma” that freaks me out a bit. It takes […]
Hello! Hey, as Joan Rivers would have said, can we talk? I have a confession to make… I have a MAJOR SWEET TOOTH! I seriously wish I could ask my dentist to remove it! It is my biggest downfall and my worst enemy. I would choose something sweet over almost anything else. For instance, I […]
THE COLLEGE CARE PACKAGE – “SOFT, MOIST & CHEWY OATMEAL WALNUT COOKIES” Those of you out there with kids away at college will relate to this. My second born son, Taylor, is a senior at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. That happens to be 2,483 miles away from me! He stayed at Duke this […]
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.
