OK, I’ll admit it…… I am not a football fan. Instead, I am one of those people who go to Super Bowl Parties for the fun…… and the fellowship…… and the food…… I do not go for the football. I do, however, go for the wood fired pizza…… and the fire-roasted peppers…… and Bruno Mars […]
In today’s blog post I’m going to give you a great recipe for this Easy Cheesy Pull-Apart Bread. I thought you might like to make it for your Super Bowl Party. But first, I have a confession to make. I’M ADDICTED TO PINTEREST! My dear friend, Lisa, (Interior Designer extraordinaire) turned me on to it about […]
Happy Weekend! I’m invited to a friend’s house for dinner this weekend and I told the hostess I’d bring an hors d’oeuvre. I don’t have a lot of time, so I’m going to make a good old standby recipe I have been whippin’ up for years: my Blue Cheese and Rosemary Pinwheels. They are super […]
A CAPITAL CHRISTMAS – CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS IN WASHINGTON, DC HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Did you have a wild and crazy New Year’s Eve? I spent mine on an airplane. We just returned from Washington, DC where we celebrated Christmas at my son & daughter-in-law’s home. They wanted to host Christmas for the very first time […]
Hola! Feliz Navidad! In case you don’t speak Spanish, that means Merry Christmas. Right about this time of year I start thinking in Spanish, the tongue of my ancestors. And my tongue starts dreaming of the Paella I am going to eat at my annual Paella Christmas Party. I love a good Paella. But getting […]
Hi there! Thanks for stopping by the blog during this busy holiday season! It seems like no matter my best intentions, I am usually slightly overwhelmed this time of year, trying to accomplish a mountain of a to-do list. I am a bit of a perfectionist and always try to do more than is probably […]
Happy Thanksgiving! Here at the Becker Homestead it’s not quite Thanksgiving yet. It has been our tradition for years to celebrate Thanksgiving a day late, on Friday. We do it for various and sundry reasons but mostly so that all of our extended family can make it. This way folks aren’t torn between in-laws, or […]
WELCOME TO “AFTER ORANGE COUNTY” Ninety minutes from the fast lane of Orange County, California, with its never-ending competition to see who’s thinner, younger, richer and blonder, and up a meandering mountain road, lays a little slice of heaven called Lake Arrowhead. For decades, Lake Arrowhead has been the weekend and vacation destination for those […]
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.
