Ohhhh…Mashed Potatoes mixed with cream cheese and butter. What’s not to love? The best part of these mashed potatoes is that you can make them ahead! My style of entertaining is to make as much as possible ahead of time. Who wants to be in the kitchen cooking when you have a house full of …
I love the Academy Awards! The actors, the dresses, the red carpet – the whole event is over the top glamour. Ever since I was a young girl, I’d sit and watch and dream. I was ten years old when Tatum O’Neal won her Oscar for her performance as Addie Loggins in Paper Moon. Watching …
This frittata recipe comes from one of my favorite cookbooks, Nantucket Open-House Cookbook by Sarah Leah Chase. I received this cookbook as a gift in 1987, and I have been using it ever since. I have many favorite recipes from Sarah Leah Chase. Another excellent factor of this recipe is that it is so adaptable. …
One of my daughters’ friends just messaged me asking me for this recipe. She said she searched my blog but couldn’t find it ~ so here it is! This pasta bake has been in my repertoire of easy, yummy, and fancy enough to serve to diner guest for a few years now. I first made …
Each day our home is getting quieter as our older children head to back to their colleges. Yesterday one flew off to Colorado, the day before the destination was Illinois, and tomorrow the last of the college-aged kids will depart for Massachusetts. With our oldest child having been back to work in Los Angeles since …
Rockin’ in the new year ~ Welcome 2014! Today is a day to watch the Rose Parade; Roast a Cuban pork; prepare some Hoppin’ John black-eyed peas and rice; and watch football with friends! Today is also a day to reflect on 2013 and look forward to 2014. Yes, I am one that believes …
The feast has continued! With our house bustling for the holidays, both my husband and I have enjoyed cooking for the masses! Last night we enjoyed a Cajun themed dinner of jambalaya, Creole green beans, cornbread, and sweet potato pie. My husband actually made two versions of jambalaya, the traditional recipe that follows and a …
