Anniversary Dinner–family style

anniversary dinner family style

Our anniversary hit on a weeknight this year.  I still wanted to mark the date, but getting a babysitter and going out, just wasn’t a realistic option, that night.  I was reminded of my parents’ anniversary celebrations from when I was growing up.  They never had much money and Mom maintained that she preferred her [...]

Have a TIE-riffic Father’s Day!

tie-themed fathers day

Last year I created a whole Father’s Day Celebration around the stereo-typical tie theme, and I blogged about it for the Fave Crafts blog.  You can read the post here, and download their free e-book here that includes some of my instructions, and more great ideas from other bloggers.  Here are a few pictures of [...]

Guest Post & GIVEAWAY: Tea Time for Toddlers

The following is a guest post by Shannon from My Baby Clothes Boutique. I actually threw a tea party like this a few years back for my daughter and her friends. I even dressed up as “Mrs. Manners” and gave an etiquette lesson. It could be a great boredom buster during summer vacation. Read on [...]

Flashback Friday: School’s Out Breakfast

My son had kindergarten graduation tonight, and will have his last day of school on Wed. My daughter is at a different school and still has a couple of weeks left, but I think a lot of you may be getting ready to welcome the kids home for the summer, soon. They would love a [...]

BABY TIME Guest Post–"Storking the Freezer" Shower

freezer meal baby shower

I remember how naive I was when expecting my first baby. I didn’t know what I was in for, and that may be better. As a chef and a mother, one of my favorite services to offer is that of making freezer meals for expecting and new mothers. I don’t know how anyone else’s has [...]

Let’s Play Music Recital/Party

Ok. This is going to be my last post for a while, before turning things over to my talented guest bloggers, unless I have baby news to report, or unless I am bored of having no baby news to report and decide to blog to pass the time. I am happy to report that I [...]

April Fool’s Day Fun!

April Fool's Cake

I wasn’t sure between pregnancy and my music classes that I teach on Thursdays whether I would be able to pull anything off, or not. Thankfully I got my husband on board to finish preparations while I taught, and I am happy to report that we got them! Doesn’t that cake look delicious? How about [...]

Chocolate Coated Valentines

heart bowl

One more quick Valentine’s post for those who are still searching for ideas for dinner tomorrow. Nothing says romance better than chocolate, right? My friend, Trish, shares a couple of ideas of ways to use chocolate for serving food or goodies that look fairly easy to do: And awfully cute! I had seen the ballon [...]

Comfort and Joy—A Seasonal Meal

I’ve been wanting to share this “comfort-food”-themed Gourmet Group meal with you, since I had the pleasure of eating it, a year ago. Unfortunately, I didn’t get photos right away, and then the season had kind of passed. I’m sharing it with you now, because some of the ideas, might work well on your Thanksgiving [...]

Comfort and Joy—A Seasonal Meal

I’ve been wanting to share this “comfort-food”-themed Gourmet Group meal with you, since I had the pleasure of eating it, a year ago. Unfortunately, I didn’t get photos right away, and then the season had kind of passed. I’m sharing it with you now, because some of the ideas, might work well on your Thanksgiving [...]