Cooking & Entertaining

It all started with the new issue of Cook’s Magazine, Summer Grilling & Entertaining.  I picked this magazine up at the grocery store, thinking it might give me some ideas for a dinner party I was planning.  Did it ever.  Like the good Weight Watcher that I am, I decided to begin with dessert. The…

It has been a busy few weeks.  Between doing a lot of sewing on the weekends and working like a crazy person at my job during the week, I am in dire need of some "down time".  What I am craving is a quiet evening at home.   An evening that involves candles, roses from the…

My thoughtful daughter gave the special women in her a life a real treat on Mother’s Day.  She invited us all to her garden patio for a tea party!  We spent a delightful couple of hours chatting and eating a most wonderful spread of goodies.  This was a tea party like no other, complete with…

The past week has been a difficult one, with close family members having health issues, and doubts about the wisdom of following through with some eagerly anticipated vacation plans.   It was with a mixture of relief and appreciation that my husband and I left the house last night to attend a party at a dear…

We had an Ina Garten dinner at our house last weekend.  Actually, two Ina Garten dinners!  All the recipes came from Ina’s latest cookbook, Barefoot Contessa at Home.  I am not wildly proud of my food photography skills, but since Andrea posted about our dinner on her blog today, I thought you might like to…