My brother and his family from Germany came to visit and we used to spend about 4 weeks together each summer when they would visit and stay with us at our old house. Our kids haven’t seen much of them, so, of course, we asked them to come with their partners for the weekend. MyContinue reading “Making a HUGE table for a crowd”
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Tomato Pie
This is a dish that we like really well, but there are some issues with it that I think that I have finally solved. But first, a word about tomatoes. You MUST use homegrown tomatoes for this recipe because the flavor is so much better than grocery store tomatoes that tend to be bland. AndContinue reading “Tomato Pie”
A Fun Table for Friends in for the Weekend
My college friends and their spouses came in for the weekend. Both of the women love dishes and glassware as much as I do, so this was an opportunity to do something special. The new cushions for the chairs were the jumping off point from a color standpoint. I used a light tablecloth that hadContinue reading “A Fun Table for Friends in for the Weekend”
The Drink of the Weekend–A Blackberry Bramble
We picked 22 lbs of blackberries earlier this summer and I’ve made a bunch of seedless blackberry jam, but we still have TONS of them in the freezer. We have friends coming in for the weekend and I decided that we should have a blackberry cocktail, so I did a quick Google search and foundContinue reading “The Drink of the Weekend–A Blackberry Bramble”
Make Ahead Shrimp and Grits–Perfect for Entertaining
We’re having friends in for the weekend, so I am going to make Shrimp and grits which I can get mostly done ahead of time. My family and friends LOVE Shrimp and Grits. I love it because I can get it almost completely put together early in the day, or even the day before, andContinue reading “Make Ahead Shrimp and Grits–Perfect for Entertaining”
Flowers from the Garden
I had some pretty flowers blooming so I did a big arrangement for my counter. I used pink astilbe, the flowers from my chartreuse heuchera, liatris, oregano stems, hosta flowers, gladiolus, some dahlias, some lunaria that has gone to seed, some nigella that has gone to seed, and some of the Persian cress that IContinue reading “Flowers from the Garden”
Spring and Summer Salads–Smoked Chicken (or Turkey) Salad
I made some cherry wood smoked chicken to go with all the salads we made this week. I used the same techniques as are used in this YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd1rM3CsoN0&t=23s&ab_channel=Tasty This technique may look intimidating, but it really isn’t. I had to watch the video several times the first time I made turkey this way,Continue reading “Spring and Summer Salads–Smoked Chicken (or Turkey) Salad”
Led by Linens
I let the linens be the inspiration for this table–blues, greens and yellows. The napkins are from Williams Sonoma and I bought the runner years ago at Home Goods. I put white mums in some of my blue pitchers for the centerpiece. The place settings are yellow Fiestaware dinner plates with a Villeroy and BochContinue reading “Led by Linens”
A Tisket A Tasket A Green and Yellow Basket
The jumping off point for this table was a beautiful handmade stave basket that I found in a thrift shop in Atlanta for $12–unbelievable. Aldi had bunches of tulips for $4/10 tulips, so I bought 4 bunches. I put 5 wide mouth pint jars filled with water in the basket and arranged the tulips inContinue reading “A Tisket A Tasket A Green and Yellow Basket”
A Very Mod Table for Easter/Spring
I teased a few weeks ago about some items that I was getting for the house that I would show later. Well, it’s later. I love our dining room chairs–arrow back cherry chairs from outside Lexington, KY–but they are not comfortable to sit in for long periods of time. I have recently learned about performanceContinue reading “A Very Mod Table for Easter/Spring”
Cathy At Home on the River 