Trick or Treat! Give me something good to eat! It’s that time of year when we scare up delicious Halloween treats for ghouls and boys. Whether you’re hosting a Halloween party or just baking with your children, you’ll find the most spooktacular recipe to make at Food Network. The Spooky Halloween Recipes for Kids will give you and your children creative …
Summer Cocktails inspired by Greta Garbo, Grace Kelly and Romy Schneider
There’s nothing like a cocktail to kick back and relax at the end of the day. I love these movie star inspired cocktails…just in time for summer. Glamorous Greta Garbo’s 1930 movie, Anna Christie, has one of her most famous lines. She sulks into a bar, plops down and says, “Gimme a whisky with ginger ale …
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Shamrock’s and Shepherd’s Pie…Ten things to do before St. Patrick’s Day!
Top Ten Irish “must do” list for St. Patrick’s Day breakfast: The proper Irish breakfast includes bacon, sausage, fried eggs, mushrooms, and tea. eat: Have a picnic and soak in the sun for lunch then enjoy shepherd’s pie for dinner. wear: AG jeans are soft, vibrant and hug you in all the right places. These jeans are in a color called Shamrock…how perfect is that? …
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Little Sous Chefs
LAST weekend when my husband told our children that we were going to be making pizza, it sounded something like this, “YESSSS! I wanna help. Where’s my apron? Can I pull up a chair to stand on? Can I snack on the cheese? I wanna put on the green olives!” The house was buzzing with excitement …
A Taste of Vienna
Austria is beyond rich in history. This little landlocked country has gone from being the grand Habsburg Empire to being nonaligned. Vienna was left with little to rule as the Great Depression swept the Nazis to power. Austria’s neutrality in 1955 led to better days but the past is still hauntingly present. Our book …
Happy 100 Julia Child: Our Lady of Butter
Julia Child will forever be the queen of cuisine. Her joie de vivre, charm, personality, voice, quick wit and confidence make for an excellent role model for all ages. August 15th marked the centenary of her birth. There are many ways to celebrate Julia Child because she left such an incredible legacy and truly savored all …
Jennifer Reese’s: Make the Bread, Buy the Butter
I always look forward to the companionship of my book club friends to eat, drink and be merry while discussing our latest read. My friend Leslee suggested the most recent literary effort, Make the Bread, Buy the Butter and it seemed to be perfect for our book club (The Julia Child Book Club). …
Homemade yogurt: bring on the pleasure
Yogurt is the perfect food to have at any time of the day. It is not only delicious but yogurt helps to make people of all ages strong and healthy. I enjoy using yogurt in multiple ways…in smoothies, in children’s lunches, in crepes, for dips, snacking… Eating yogurt is so good for you. Yogurt …
Blue Bell, the best ice cream in the country
When I was little and my family would sit around the table at dinner time, my dad would have us all engaged in a competition for ice cream dessert. Although everyone always got ice cream, we competed fiercely for Dad’s approving nod as to which of us came closest to matching the pitch, tone and …
The Taste of Memory Soup
Sunday morning (my favorite time to cook) I begin to bang pots and pans getting organized before I chop my vegetables. I had gone to bed thinking about what I would make the next day. Cold weather has me craving comfort foods. Craving warm meals means I am thinking of my Polish babysitter Zofia who …
Soups on!
Soup is like a softly glowing and occasionally crackling fire in the fire place; it’s soothing, therapeutic, and nourishing all the way to the bones. Soup warms the belly, gently bathes the soul and simply does the body good. Louis XV silver soup tureen King Louis XV made soup an upper-class dish. He turned soup from …
A French Country Sunday
Sundays are a time to enjoy good food, family, and friends. When everyone is seated around the table it can feel as cozy as Thanksgiving. A Sunday meal that lingers on for hours can be a true pleasure. Imagine a table with plenty to eat and the hum of good conversation and laughter, it can …