Category Archives: Food
Gorgeous Cobalt Blue and White Tablescape
– One of the gals from my Book Club hosted in her home awhile ago. She put together this gorgeous, cobalt blue tablescape for our lunch. The potted red begonias provided such a great contrast against the vivid color of the cobalt blue. This … Continue reading
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A Wedding Journey: Bridal Shower – “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”
Note: Originally, I hoped to be done writing all my “A Wedding Journey” posts within a year of my daughter & son-in-law’s wedding day. However, due to unforeseen circumstances that arose this past year, I am behind on the posts, … Continue reading
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“Autumn-Flavored” Book Club (Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania)
A gal from my Book Club hosted a lovely fall lunch for our discussion this week. Here’s a look at her autumn-flavored tablescape and lunch. THE TABLESCAPE – Even with first glance, my eyes immediately glommed onto her gorgeous fall plates. Sure enough, they were … Continue reading
“White Christmas” Dinner Party
– Some info about our Gourmet Group: We are 4 couples who enjoy cooking, entertaining, and most of all, each other’s company. We take turns hosting in our homes. The hosts decide on the menu (theme) from appetizers to dessert … Continue reading
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Another Chef’s Dinner in My Home – A Priceless Auction Item
Please note: This is a lengthy post but I did want to share all the details of this lovely evening & meal. – Several weeks ago, we had the “most exclusive dinner reservation in town” … we hosted another Chef’s Dinner in Our Home. Earlier in … Continue reading
Posted in Auction Items/ Basket Ideas, Entertaining, Food
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Seafood Paella Recipe from our Spanish Gourmet
Please visit my blog post, “Spanish Night for Our Cooking Group (Fiesta España)” for other recipes to accompany this Paella recipe and to see a Spanish-themed tablescape for it. Olé – Delicioso!!
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French-Inspired Tablescape and Lunch for Book Club
My Book Club has been on a “good-read-roll” lately, and it didn’t stop with our last book either. The book we read was The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah, and it was my turn to host our book club. I have been to … Continue reading
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Chef’s Dinner in My Home – A Priceless Fundraiser Auction Item
Last year my husband and I were lucky enough to “win” a live auction item at a fundraiser as I like to say it (husband translation: we totally outbid the others). The fundraiser was held at our local … Continue reading
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Life in a Jar: Book Club Discussion and Lunch
life in a jar… The last time my Book Club got together we discussed the book, Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project. Another gal hosted our group for a lively lunch and discussion. HER TABLESCAPE Irena Sendler hid … Continue reading
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Inspirational Details 