Re-posting in honor of National Donut Day! Enjoy... I hope you dont have any plans this Saturday morning. Because you do now. You will be making homemade chocolate glazed donuts. If you d...
As Ive mentioned before, Im a contributing blogger for a couple of other blogs- Williams-Sonomas The Blender Blog and MyWell-Being.com. I recently wrote a post about tips for hosting a great br...
Wilted Lettuce with Hot Bacon Dressing is one of those things that Ive seen at our familys dinner table my entire life. All of the adults would drool over it and rave about how heavenly it was....
Last year when we first moved to the Boston area, we drove out the Cape to see what it was all about. We came across the beautiful Chatham Bars Inn on our driving tour- it was picture perfect C...
It is finally Peony season in New England. I say finally because Ive been seeing the blooms on blogs from back home for what seems like months. I have had complete peony envy. Not o...
I’m all for things that can serve double duty and make life easier- especially when they are really beautiful and simple to make. This herb box moves from the window sill in my kitchen to the k...
The moment youve all been waiting for... my Summer Entertaining Guide is live! In the guide youll find resources like Grilled Appetizer Recipes, Summer Desserts, Menus, Simple Summer Table Sett...
Raspberry & Pear Crostata serves 4 1 pie dough (store-bought or homemade) 2 pears, pealed & large diced 1 cup of raspberries 2 tablespoons of sugar 2 tablespoons of flour 2 tablespoons of ora...
Prosciutto & Fresh Mozzarella on Grilled Garlic Toasts makes 24 toasts 1 baguette 2 cloves of garlic, peeled 3 tablespoons of olive oil 8 ounces of fresh mozzarella, sliced 6 slices of prosciutto...
I think kebabs might be the single best Summer Entertaining recipe. They are the perfect thing to serve at a every type of party. Dinner party? Make them big. Cocktail party?&...
This is one of my all time favorite restaurant recipes. Anytime I go to a restaurant and I see grilled artichokes on the menu, I order them. Ive found that I like them best when simply gr...
I love good party food. I really do think there is an art to designing a menu for a party. It should be fresh, really flavorful, not too complicated and look bountiful - no one likes to ...
When I owned a catering company, I learned that it, indeed, is “all about presentation,” as they say. I’ll never understand how someone can spend so much time and effort into making a delicious...
In my kitchen, each season I change out accents to make the otherwise neutral room feel more like that particular time of year. Little touches like adding fresh colored kitchen towels and a sta...
Our Impromptu Picnic on the Beach Part 2 of my Mothers Day weekend As I was enjoying my Lobster Roll at Brimfield (Mike had a pulled pork sandy- you can take a boy outta KC...) I said, It is so nice ...
We had a great weekend last weekend. We went where the wind blew us, we laid in the grass, on the beach and on the couch... perfect weekend. Mothers Day Weekend part I We started t...
Homemade Biscuits : Another tribute to the simple things... and another excuse to put my new Baking Pantry to use. Real biscuits are so good. The way the crumble, are buttery and flaky, and den...
Good Morning, Vanilla Bean. Good Morning, Vanilla Sugar. Another Saturday morning, another craving for scones... and I didnt want to go to the store. As Im stirring in a scoop of vanilla ...
As Ive mentioned, I have a tradition of getting up early every morning to take our dog, Mr. Darcy, on a walk for a little "Me & Mr." time before Mike leaves for work... funny, I always wa...
When I’m in the kitchen, I want it to feel like a relaxing and pleasurable experience- like I have all of the time in the world, which is hardly ever the case. For me, when I open the cabinet o...
Im not a huge walnut fan... except when they are coated in caramelized goodness or in banana bread. I am a firm believer in not limiting yourself to the norm- so, I once made this bread with pe...
A couple of years ago, I remember watching an episode of The Martha Stewart show on which she was giddy with excitement to be preparing some of her favorite recipes with Fiddleheads. Huh?  ...
This Sunday after church, realizing that I had makeup on (ok, so not a lot of makeup... maybe just blush and mascara) and a decent outfit on, I had Mike take a couple of photos of Emma and me. ...
I love stocking my pantry and refrigerator with homemade ingredients that I can pull out and make something at the last minute. This Lemon Curd Cream can be used in so many ways- it easily elev...
It is important for us to be as gracious of a guests as you are when you’re the one hosting the party. When you’re invited to someone’s home for dinner or a party, it is always appropriat...
If I was going to buy myself a Mothers Day gift... These La Rochere Fleur de Lys would be on the list... I love the heavy, chunky glass. Im in need of some new props for our table- Im sure your...
I’m not a huge fan of using stuffy, professionally design floral centerpieces when I’m hosting a party. To me it always feels like a wedding or a catered affair when I have an arrangement that ...
There are two kinds of tacos we serve in our house - "old school" tacos and "fancy" tacos. Old school tacos consist of ground beef seasoned with a packet of taco seasoning, crun...
**This was a post I posted last Spring... enjoy the lilacs! Today, on our morning walk, Mr. Darcy and I decided to stop and smell the flowers. He was attracted to the pansies and pussy willows ...
Heres a little sneak peak to a project Ive been working on...
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