Champagne Bar Bloody Mary Bar Baked French Toast with Praline Topping Hash Brown Casserole with Chicken Sausage, Red Peppers and Cheese Hot Chocolate Happy New Year’s everyone! I wish you all the best for a healthy and happy 2014! We … Continue reading
I really enjoy coming up with a pretty Christmas table for my family every year to make our family get together extra special and try to change it up from time to time. On a white tablecloth I placed a … Continue reading
Summer Beach Theme Table Decorations We had our family reunion last weekend and I used some of the decorations I made for the graduation party. My sweet friend Carolyn picked some flowers from her garden for the party and I … Continue reading
Beach Themed Graduation Party My darling niece Emily graduated from high school and I designed a rustic beach theme for her party. I converted an old shipping crate into a backdrop for the buffet and painted it with washed out … Continue reading
For a spring luncheon, I cut a bunch of ferns and placed them down the table. Then I wrapped ceramic pots with a fern frond and tied raffia around them and put potted primroses, ranunculas, and miniature daffodils (so I could … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Table Decorations I always love to decorate the dining table for all the holidays and I often take the pieces I have and add various decorations to mix it up each year. I have a gorgeous paisley shawl that … Continue reading
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to cook a traditional dinner and have my family over and it’s a shame it is such an overwhelming and daunting event for so many. I have had a lot of great times teaching my … Continue reading
Royal Wedding Tea Party With all the celebration of the Queen’s Jubilee and the Olympics in London, I thought I would share a tea party I did. My parents are British and my Mom has been a member of the … Continue reading
Paella Paella is a traditional Spanish rice and seafood dish with chicken and chorizo sausage and a wonderful dish to make for a dinner party. There are several steps to put it all together, but quite a few of them … Continue reading
Bouillabaisse For years my dear friend Charlie and I would host a bouillabaisse party in the park and invite 50 of our friends. I would make the fish stock and cut up all the veggies and we would ask our … Continue reading
