When I was younger and didn't have much experience in the art of entertaining…
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"Don't neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that, some have entertained angels without knowing it" ~ Hebrews 13:2 …
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"Oh yes, mustard! That'll do, Mustard? Don't let's be silly. Now lemon, that's different." ~ Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland…
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"My idea of a perfect day is frozen custard at Shake Shack and a walk in the park (followed by a Lactaid). My idea of a perfect night is a good play and dinner…
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Do you have a signature dish?…
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"You should try to relax about having people over. I have friends who are nervous hostesses, and it just contaminates the entire mood of the evening. They are always rushing from the room to…
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From afternoon coffee runs in our slippers .. to giant lap dogs .. to couch cocoa and peanut butter from the spoon. A few things that have been happening in our world lately…
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Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? We're ..…
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We barked and waved as the last of our guests headed off, leftovers in hand, into the star-filled October night…
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"A party without cake is just a meeting" ~ Julia Child…
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When it's a beautiful summer's night; when the weary travelers have returned home from a month away…
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"This book is for the servantless American cook who can be unconcerned on occasion with budgets, waistlines, time schedules, children's meals, the parent-chaffer-den-mother syndrome, or anything else which might interfere with the enjoyment of…
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"My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people" ~ Orson Welles…
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Happy Saturday! What are you up to this weekend? We're ..…
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Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? We're ..…
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"If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank-you, it will be enough" ~ Meister Eckhart…
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"If people want to find me, they can. They'll see a middle-aged woman wandering around the grocery store, looking to see what to buy for dinner." ~ S.E. Hinton…
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Have you tidied up?…
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Man loves company, even if it is only that of a small burning candle…
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It was late by anyone's standards as we watched the last of our guests head off into the night…
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Happy Sunday! What are you up to this weekend? …
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Do you have The Disease to Please?…
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Happy Tuesday!…
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Happy 4th of July! What are you up to this weekend? …
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"No matter what happens in the kitchen, never apologize" ~ Julia Child…
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Some days as I sit down to write, I think to myself "I'm not sure .. …
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There's nothing like a dinner party with people who might not know each other very well…
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There are aspects of throwing a monthly dinner party that…
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Sometimes I look back through the recipes in this space and hope…
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"Everything that is not written down disappears except for certain imperishable moments, people and scenes"…
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I've been thinking a lot about expectations…
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I've decided there are many good things to be said for…
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Life Lesson # 4092 - Whatever you're struggling with…
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Miracles are like meatballs. Because nobody can exactly agree on what they're made of, where they come from, or how often they should appear…
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As we grow up, we realize it's less important to have lots of friends and more important to have real ones ~ Amanda McRae…
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Soft jazz played in the background as I walked through the house lighting candles…
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Here's what we've decided to do to make our lives a little happier…
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She began her slow descent on the escalator at the airport…
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Life Lesson #2965: The freezer is your friend…
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"How can a nation be great if it's bread tastes like Kleenex?" - Julia Child…
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If I could open the back door to my life and quietly tip-toe away without anyone noticing…
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For the longest time I've wanted to start…
