I have been making cinnamon rolls for years. The boys used to take them for boy scout camping trips and we brought them to all the boys’ regattas. Chris and I made hundreds of pans of them to raise money for his trip to Europe when he was in 7th grade. In fact, they wereContinue reading “Apple Pecan Cinnamon Rolls”
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Cranberry Raspberry Orange Sauce
I have never been a fan of canned jellied cranberry sauce–the shape of it; the taste of it; the awful sound it makes as it slides out of the can. There was nothing about it that I found appealing in any way. So I started making my own cranberry sauce from a recipe that wasContinue reading “Cranberry Raspberry Orange Sauce”
Stromboli Sandwiches for Birthday Dinner
Stromboli patty (or meatball) recipe: 2 lbs hamburger or ground turkey 1 1/2 cups marinara sauce 3/4 cup Italian style dry breadcrumbs 2 eggs 2 tsp Italian seasoning 2 tbsp garlic salt 20 oz turkey Sweet Italian Sausage with casings removed Place all the ingredients in a stand mixer with the paddle attachment and mixContinue reading “Stromboli Sandwiches for Birthday Dinner”
Christmas Table for the Tablescaping Class
The other Christmas table that I did for the class was all the vintage toys, so I decided to keep this one pretty simple and classic, and definitely more grown up. I started with a row of trees and black lanterns and then I added a beaded garland in red, green, and white and someContinue reading “Christmas Table for the Tablescaping Class”
Thanksgiving in the Barn
This is another table that I was practicing for my class. This was set up on a round table for the class, so everything was in more of a circle rather than being in a line. I started with a really great throw that had some colors that would work well with fall produce, soContinue reading “Thanksgiving in the Barn”
Tablescaping Class Thanksgiving Table–Woodland theme
If you’ve been following along, you know that my husband made me some oak log rounds that I like to use for tablescapes and so I used them for this table. These photos are from the practice rounds of table set-up so I could finalize what I needed to bring to the Museum Center. IContinue reading “Tablescaping Class Thanksgiving Table–Woodland theme”
Fun and Fresh Thanksgiving
I have a set of Villeroy and Boch Albertina salad plates and they were the inspiration for this table–they have paler versions of all the traditional Thanksgiving colors. They have a blue band on the rim, so I used blue pitchers, a blue covered casserole and a blue canister. I purchased flowers from Trader Joe’sContinue reading “Fun and Fresh Thanksgiving”
Colorful Thanksgiving
We had a post on a really neutral look, so here’s one that is at the other end of the spectrum…. I added a colorful turkey to the display along with vases of orange flowers. The place settings are Ballard Designs for Southern Living Putty colored dinner plates, Sakura Vincent salad plates, Lenox brown waterContinue reading “Colorful Thanksgiving”
Naturally Neutral Thanksgiving
This is a low key version of a Thanksgiving table that avoids all the vivid orange, red, and yellow. I set 3 log slices down the center of the table and on those, I put a gray vase of dried lunaria that I picked back in the summer, and two wood look turkeys. The placesContinue reading “Naturally Neutral Thanksgiving”
Child’s Halloween Party
For this table I started with orange, acid green, and purple Fiestaware plates–because I have them and they’re really durable, so great for kids. I used my Vintage Annalee pumpkin and mice and sprinkled in some orange and green wooden toy beads and some honeycomb balls in orange and green. I added a metal jack-o-lanternContinue reading “Child’s Halloween Party”
Cathy At Home on the River 