SUNDAY Cauliflower Soup with Maine Lobster | Chive & Lemon Oil | Charcuterie Board {A Tree~Trimming Dinner} “This may be the shortest recipe we will ever write, but sometimes simplicity is the height of elegance and this soup is a testament to both. Butter, salt, and pepper are all you need to make this Continue reading → «Cauliflower Soup with Maine Lobster & Herb Olive Oil»
Well, here we are…Thanksgiving week has arrived. Four days until my favorite holiday and I have been busy making lists, ordering our fresh turkey {from Willie Bird in Sonoma} and cracked crab {our traditional Thanksgiving eve dinner}, and hopelessly surfing through cyberspace discovering some of the most wonderful looking dishes that would complement any Thanksgiving Continue reading → «A Thanksgiving Primer»
It is time for me to step out of the kitchen and hit the road…girls, horses & Tuffy in tow. In the early hours, well before dawn on Monday morning, we will begin the 11-hour journey south to Temecula, California. Our destination: the Galway Downs 2013 International Three-Day Event & Horse Trials. Both Madison Continue reading → «Galway Downs ~ Here We Come!»
“Making the decision to have a child is momentous… It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body” ~Elizabeth Stone
SUNDAY Chile-Spiced Skirt Steak Tacos | Salsa | Guacamolé | Oven-Baked Tortilla Chips with Lime Salt | Horchata Milkshakes The 5th of May, this year, turned out to be cool and gray with a bit of thunder and a brief shower. Quite the change from the sunshine and heat we experienced all week. The cooler temperatures and Continue reading → «Cinco de Mayo 2013»
SUNDAY HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY ~ From our Clan to Yours… Corned Beef & Vegetables | Spicy Horseradish Cream | Malty Guinness Mustard | Potato Dominoes | White-Wine Spiked Peas | Chocolate Guinness Goodness Corned Beef is one of Michael’s favorite dinners. I am not sure which version he enjoys more, the original melt-in-your-mouth meat & potatoes dinner or the hot Continue reading → «Corned Beef, Guinness Mustard & Chocolate Guinness Goodness…»
~ Arugula, Pear & Goat Cheese Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette Grilled Chateaubriand Roasted Red & Purple {Organic} Fingerling Potatoes Coeur à la Crème with Raspberries Devil’s Food Cupcakes ~ Spending this evening with My Valentines {all four of them!} so putting the camera away for the evening. Wishing you all a LOVEly Valentine’s Day!
I came across this saying this morning & thought it perfectly described these cupcakes! You see, it all started with… And look at what was made…Devil’s Food Cupcakes filled with Whipped Cream and topped with Ombré Frosting! You can click here to see my post yesterday, Cupcakes {Part 1} for the recipes and the Continue reading → «Cupcakes {Part 2}…Ombre Frosting»
MONDAY Steak Salad Today was one of those days…you know the kind ~ where everything you touch seems to crumble. Washing machine called it quits, I spent the better part of the morning at the Apple Store’s Genius Bar performing CPR on my laptop & I lost my cell-phone. The Universe was definitely sending Continue reading → «Steak Salad & A Valentine’s Primer»
As I pack up the very last ornament, wrapping it so carefully in tissue paper and placing it in a resting spot for another 11 months, I can’t help but feel a bit melancholy. I don’t mean to be gloomy but, the holidays are my favorite time of year. It is always a bit sad Continue reading → «Packing Up the Holidays»
