Posts from — November 2013

A couple of weekends ago, we had dear friends over for an intimate dinner party. There were just four of us and it could not have been a more lovely and relaxing evening.

Both the husband and the wife of this chic and well-traveled couple are fabulous cooks – so obviously I wasn’t planning on serving them hot dogs and baked beans.

At first, I was thinking of French cuisine. Maybe Italian … or what about Spanish?

Oh, forget it, I’ll just do a bit of everything. From that, my Eclectic European Dinner Party was born.

I’ll be posting a different recipe from the menu- including appetizers, cocktails, soup, salad, and main course – each day this week.

First up: Antipasto Numero Uno….

[Read more →]

One month ago, when my front yard and entry looked like this…

… I was a bit worried. It was September 30th. I posted this photo on Facebook and said, “Here’s the extent of my Halloween/Fall entry decor for this year. I think the orange caution cones add great flare to the front of the house.”

At that time, I honestly thought we’d have a “dark house” on Halloween. You know, the people in the neighborhood who turn off all their lights, pretend they aren’t home, and don’t give out any candy.

By October 15th, there was a crane placing boulders in the front yard.

My Facebook post accompanying this photo on that day was, “Wanna show the neighbors that you’re doing something serious in your front yard? Get yourself a crane. That will do it!”

[Read more →]