The Living Stones wanted the retirement reception for Candy to have the feel of a “proper” reception. With this in mind, we decided to walk around with the hors d’oeuvres on trays and serve them to the guests. Each member of the class donned black aprons over their black pants and white or black tops. With […]
One last Christmas post. There was plenty of good food to eat on Christmas Eve during our open house. Guests usually bring treats to share, and we enjoy everyone’s goodies. For those of you who like to know, here was the menu. Stephanie (Logan helped) won the prize for the cutest treats. She saw these […]
What to fix for a brunch? There seems to be a bazillion choices, but I am here to tell you – planning a party is one of my greatest pleasures. I love looking through cookbooks and searching the internet for recipes and ideas. This time the choices were pretty easy. I had something I had been […]
They brought the most delicious food. – They being the dear friends and family that came on July 4th to celebrate. For a pot-luck meal, things worked out very well. We has the best variety of yummy foods. All of these dishes accompanied the Hot Dog Bar. I am sharing this because maybe it will give […]
The menu for our Father’s Day Lunch centered around the foods Ever-Lovin’ loves. We had been to the Saturday’s farmers market and had plenty of veggies to cook. Basically it was a Southern comfort food type of meal. For those who are interested, here was our menu: Meatloaf Carrot Salad (recipe to follow) Cucumber Salsa […]
I mentioned before how excited I was to get to host the March 6th ADK meeting. March 6th commemorates the date of the fall of the Alamo. I have gathered Alamo collectibles over the years, and I had always wanted to host a Remember the Alamo party. Well, a meeting is not necessarily a party, […]
A highlight of the Christmas season is when the Grands (grandson, grand nieces and nephew) come for a Christmas Tea. Their parents come too – but at this tea the children sit at the table, and the adults stand around and graze. Since Ever-Lovin’ and I had visited England this year, we thought an English […]
Some of my dear precious readers ask me for menus from our parties. I aim to please – drum roll please. This is the menu for Stephanie’s Art Deco Wedding Shower. Perhaps you can say, we were “Putting on the Ritz.” Sweet Mother of Pearl. Pat’s dining room table was filled with pretty and delicious […]
On the website for the Well (click HERE to view the website), I found this information: Welcome to the Well: We are a community of people working to bring love and health to adults recovering from serious mental illness. “Jesus said, ‘People soon become thirsty again after drinking water. But the water I give takes […]
The Alpha Delta Kappa (ADK) meeting was at my house. I have written before about what an honor it is to be associated with these talented women educators. These women love children and have dedicated their lives to educating children. This was a simple gathering with easy make-ahead comfort food recipes. The cold front was […]
