Most times, when I have people over for any gathering, I’ll look around for an interesting drink or cocktail to serve. A few years back I pulled one from the Williams-Sonoma annals. The ‘Apple Cidercar’ was posted due to using their Apple Cider Concentrate, which they still sell and is wonderful! This is an incredible […] Read more…
As the Christmas shopping season approaches, you’ll be seeing signs for ‘Shop Small Saturday’. This is a great time to give your business to the Mom-n-Pop shops. You know, the ones that actually employ most of America. OK, moving on… What’s Etsy? You may know already, but in case you don’t, Etsy.com is a website […] Read more…
Who would eat a raw cranberry ?! OMG – what an awful thought! No, no, no…these are ‘candied’ cranberries. This is my new wow ’em treat for guests this holiday. Why – because they’re unbelievably festive and even more unbelievable easy! I actually had to take extra pics and spread out the steps to make […] Read more…
While we’re busy not wasting food this week – I wanted to show you how to roast pumpkin seeds. I know this should be a no-brainer,…but there are a couple of tricks to show you. First : You did save those seeds? OK, now get them into a somewhat larger bowl. Step 1: […] Read more…
Halloween’s over, but pumpkin season is just breaking into full stride! This year I bought, at my local Farm Stand (Fraziers) a lovely pumpkin. My son just had to have it. He loves ’em. So, we picked out a medium sized one and added $8.00 to the tab. Not bad – it was a pretty […] Read more…
It’s that time of year again – Renningers Antiques Extravaganza !! I’m a junk junkie, I love everything old, well, most everything. Every year, there’s a huge antique fair over in Mount Dora, FL (no, there really isn’t any ‘mountain’ there), about 1.5 hours East. http://www.renningers.net/index.php/main-locations/mount-dora/mount-dora-home My Aunt Kathy, and I go every year at […] Read more…
My son asked me one day about the little paper poppy in the truck windshield that I had trouble tossing. Faded and torn it was purchased, as I always do, from the veterans who give them for a small donation. I tried, in vain, to explain where how story of the poppy came from. This […] Read more…
Ok, my Pinterest devotees, you’ve seen them and gone all ‘Oooo, and Ahhhh’ yes, it’s the ombre cake. This trick is remarkably easy to do. Most will simply use varying food colors in white cake mix. Now, you know I can’t bother to blog something so easy. Let’s take it up a notch, shall we. […] Read more…
Who else sucks at tying scarves ? Well at least I’m not alone. I guess these folks decided to take pity on me and post this great video ! Thank you Nordstroms !!!! Not only do they have incredible fashion – they’ll show you how to wear it. I had to […] Read more…