I learned about this drink at an event (a drink mixing class) I worked on for a non-profit a couple of years ago. It was, without a doubt, the best drink that I have ever had anywhere, bar none. I’m going to make them for Thanksgiving and we are going to need a BUNCH ofContinue reading “Roasted Pear and Rosemary French 75”
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Spooky Halloween Table
I found a bunch of pieces of Independence “Millbrook” dishes at a couple of stores and somehow, the pattern reminds me of Tim Burton’s work, so of course I had to do a Halloween table with them. I started with a white tablecloth and a pretty fall shawl with lots of Halloween colors in it.Continue reading “Spooky Halloween Table”
Bacon Onion Beef Burgers
I started making these a few years ago and my husband LOVES them. Because they are a little bit of a pain, I usually make a ton of them. I am giving you my proportions, but you can easily divide and add more of some things and less of others to suit your tastes. 6Continue reading “Bacon Onion Beef Burgers”
Pear Cake with Caramel Glaze
This recipe is from the Southern Living 2002 Annual Recipes Cookbook. You can find it here: https://www.food.com/recipe/caramel-glazed-pear-cake-187648 There are a few tips that I want to share: 2. This is a sweet cake, so be sure to grease the pan well. 3. Also, because it’s sweet, it browns really quickly. I ended up putting aContinue reading “Pear Cake with Caramel Glaze”
Great Grilling Recipe–Chicken (or Pork) Souvlaki
When we go to our favorite Greek/Italian recipe in town, you can pretty much count on my ordering a chicken souvlaki wrap with extra sauce and extra tomato. Now that we live even further out than before, I have come up with my own recipe. First gather your ingredients: fresh lemon, olive oil, cumin, garlicContinue reading “Great Grilling Recipe–Chicken (or Pork) Souvlaki”
Neutral Fall Table
I have found some neat fall decor at the thrift store and I have a great natural linen tablecloth that I bought from Williams-Sonoma. (I have a wide table (42″) and it’s difficult to find cloths wide enough most places.) I also have some really cool neutral dishes that I have found at various thriftContinue reading “Neutral Fall Table”
Beef Stew and Bread by the Fire
We are having people over so I am preparing a make-ahead dinner that is easy to eat outside. This is a hearty beef stew with bacon, tomatoes, mixed vegetables, baby potatoes, and onions. I am making my recipe for Cheesy Grits bread that was published in Southern Living Magazine in 2005. You can find thatContinue reading “Beef Stew and Bread by the Fire”
Mike’s Favorite Meatloaf Dinner
My husband LOVES meatloaf. And when we have meatloaf, he always wants to have homemade garlic mashed potatoes, and peas (because we both like to mix our peas with our mashed potatoes.) So here we go. Aunt Josefa’s Mashed Potatoes–My dad’s youngest sister who lived in Chicago 4 lbs baking potatoes peeled and quartered 1/2Continue reading “Mike’s Favorite Meatloaf Dinner”
Planter’s Punch–a Delicious Cocktail that you can make mostly ahead
I made some homemade grenadine a while back. Here is a recipe for it: https://www.carolinescooking.com/homemade-grenadine/ It really is so easy to make and 50 times better than what you can buy most places which is cherry flavored syrup–and real grenadine is pomegranate juice, sugar and lemon. Anyway, when our son and his fiancee were here,Continue reading “Planter’s Punch–a Delicious Cocktail that you can make mostly ahead”
Out of town guests inspire some fun tables
My brother and his family visited with us last week from Germany. I ordered a bunch of sunflowers from Costco and I bought some Lemon Leaf from the grocery. For this table, I did my plain rimmed Villeroy and Boch dinner plates, and paper napkin with a leafy design and Pier One MacIntosh bowls forContinue reading “Out of town guests inspire some fun tables”
Cathy At Home on the River 