Menu Blueprint

MONDAY  30  APRIL  2012

What’s for Dinner??

When I plan a celebration at home I always aspire to make it special by incorporating little touches.  Inspire your guests with these menu ideas for your next affair!

Attach a menu to patterned paper and wrap around bare wine bottles.  I am doing this at my next party.  Maybe a [...]

Center of Attention

SATURDAY  28  APRIL  2012

Spring Centerpiece!

I absolutely love peonies and this is perfect for Spring entertaining!

Group a few big, bold peonies together, and you’ve got a gorgeous tablescape. But that’s not all! Invite guests to take a vase home at the end of the evening, and you’ve got your favors covered, too. Cut [...]

Homemade Croutons

FRIDAY  27  APRIL  2012

Perfect Addition for a Yummy Caesar Salad!

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Slice sourdough baguette into cubes or slices and place in a large bowl.  Drizzle with olive oil, salt, pepper, fresh garlic and red pepper flakes.  Mix well.

Spread seasoned bread onto a sheet pan and bake for about 15 minutes.

Words to Live By…..

TUESDAY  24  APRIL  2012

LOVE LIFE!!!

Delicious Idea of the Week.....

WEDNESDAY  11  APRIL  2012

PAPER LANTERNS!

These decorations really layer on the style. Any pale-colored paper lantern can be covered with tissue circles (buy them pre cut — no scissors required) for a charming fluttery finish. They may look intricate, but it takes only half an hour to make one. The lanterns appear [...]

PESTO

TUESDAY  10   APRIL   2012

Pasta’s Perfect Partner!

AHHHH SOOOOO GOOD! It is absolutely delicious on pizza, pasta, sandwiches, chicken, fish or as a dip with your favorite sourdough baguette.

Place 4-5 cups Basil, 1 teaspoon kosher salt,  1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, 8-9 cloves of minced garlic in the bowl of a food processor fitted [...]

SEATTLE! Washington

MONDAY  9  APRIL  2012

Emerald City!

Seattle screams coffee, Bill Gates and the birth of grunge rock, but there’s more than meets the eye in Emerald City.

Seattle sits on the Pacific Rim with sweeping panorama views of Puget Sound, the San Juan Islands, the Olympic mountain range and majestic Mount Rainier.  Seattle is a magnificent [...]

Words to Live By.....

SUNDAY  8  APRIL  2012

HAPPY EASTER!

NO GREATER LOVE!  JOHN 3:16

Easter Baskets

SATURDAY  7  APRIL  2012

TREATS & BUNNIES!

This fanciful green meadow vignette seems a fitting home for a chocolate bunny. To assemble, set a plastic liner inside a vintage green basket, add some soil, and then plant a bed of clover.  Nestle a collection of green-dyed eggs among the greens.  Green silk ribbon bows drape down the [...]

Easter Parade

FRIDAY  6  APRIL 2012

BUNNY JARS!

What a sweet and simple last minute idea!  YUMMY!

Martha Stewart

Fill glass jars with colorful layers of bulk candy for quick and festive centerpieces. Or, create an Easter basket effect by nestling a white-chocolate bunny or lamb in green paper grass.  Finish with ribbon and a tag, or [...]

"I just want to create something delicious."
   

Delicious Words to Live By......

  Delicious Words to Live By

Delicious Recipe of the Week.....

Delicious Recipe of the Week.....

Strawberries with Vanilla Pound Cake