It’s the holidays, and for me that means it is time for parties! Whether it’s the staff lunch, high school fashion show, entertaining at home, or the Christmas Ball. I love to dress up! The sparklier the better! My niece, Gina, is the owner of the Bella Rosa Boutique in Los Goats, CA. We …
I love this easy appetizer that my friend Christine puts together! It is yummy, sweet, fast, and easy! So here I am sharing her secret with the world. I make this often when having guests over during the cooler months as the tastes complements fall and winter menus perfectly. Brie cheese and fall fruits – …
Today is the day that I get to make this awesome, I mean totally awesome Pumpkin Amaretto Cheesecake! I started making a version of this cheesecake years ago, decades ago really. Seventeen Magazine published a recipe for Pumpkin Amaretto Cheesecake when I was a reader of Seventeen Magazine – let’s see – yes, that was decades ago! …
This Sweet potato casserole is simply divine! This recipe comes from my husband and is our most requested Thanksgiving dinner recipe. Dee-vine! It is creamy, and sweet, with the richness of sweet potatoes. With the crunchy pecan topping it is like eating dessert! You can never make too much of this – it gets gobbled …
This Curried Butternut Squash soup is simply divine! Really, there is no hyperbole in that statement. This soup is rich and creamy, with just a hint of spice from the curry and a bit of sweetness from the apples. A perfect combination. This has been a favorite recipe of mine for many years. A decade …
I love Bundt cakes! They are easy to pop out of a Bundt pan, sprinkle with powdered sugar or drizzle with a glaze and viola you have an impressive cake. There is no need to worry about leveling cake layers or dealing with gobs of frosting. Another wonderful aspect of Bundt cakes is that if …
I was flipping through some notes of mine today looking for a favorite recipe when I came upon a short note of thanks I wrote titled,Thanksgiving Blessings. I wrote this little piece on Thanksgiving Day in 2009. Thanksgiving Blessings Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends! I’m busy counting my blessings – and there are so …
I have my Holiday Binder set-up and I am busy using it . Since I last blogged about pulling it out this year I have added to a few items behind the tabs. First off I want to say though is If you choose to use a Holiday Binder, it is important to customize it to your needs. There …
The holidays are coming and with all of the festivities ahead, I am trying to lose some weight. Uggh! But yes, with a hurting back and lowered physical activity in my life right now, I need to make some changes. So I have started looking for meals that are not only healthy and lowered calorie, …
This last weekend my husband and I got to have an amazing weekend get-away to the lovely town of Carmel-by-the-Sea. I hate to say it but it has been about three years since we have spent a weekend in Carmel! Why so long? I have no idea. Three years ago my husband surprised me with …
