Every year my fabulous colleague has a Holiday Gift Wrapping Party. She is an amazing gift wrapper herself and has each of her brilliantly wrapped presents on display for all to look at for inspiration. She always has the most creative bows and accents on all of her gifts. Although I use a lot of … Continue reading Gift Wrapping
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My Friday Favorites 12/28/12
Here are my Friday Favorites this week! Hope you are all enjoying the holiday season and gearing up for a great 2013! On TV- TV is on its winter break right now and I can't wait until new episodes start back in January! Here are my top 5 picks for best shows of 2012, plus … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 12/28/12
Baked Corn Pudding
Baked Corn Pudding is a great side dish that's easy to make. I got the recipe from Betty Crocker's website: Classic Baked Corn Pudding. This recipe can be served at an everyday meal or at a larger party or holiday dinner. The recipe prepares 16 servings so keep that in mind when making this. … Continue reading Baked Corn Pudding
Thanksgiving Prep
Believe it or not - Thanksgiving is next week! For the first time in awhile - I'm not hosting this year! We are traveling to Atlanta to my sister's for the holiday. I plan on helping out there though! It seems odd to me to not be doing my usual week before prep, so I … Continue reading Thanksgiving Prep
My Friday Favorites 11/02/12
Thinking all who were effected by devastating hurricane Sandy. Here in Philadelphia we were not hit as hard as our neighbors in Delaware, New York and New Jersey. Please help in anyway you can! Here are my Friday Favorites for this week: On TV- "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together" on NBC, hosted by Matt Lauer - … Continue reading My Friday Favorites 11/02/12
Garlic Green Beans
Here is another installment from our dinner party. The green beans we served on the side of the mac and cheese for the main course. I used this recipe: Garlic Green Beans. It's a gluten free recipe. It's a quick, easy recipe which is perfect when your other menu items are a little more involved, … Continue reading Garlic Green Beans
Homemade Mac – n – Cheese
Yesterday we talked about making squash soup. A great compliment to that is mac-n-cheese. My recipes have some cross over ingredients and if you make them both at the same time - you can eliminate some dirty dishes. Flip back and read that post first: Butternut Squash Soup Ingredients: 1 box of elbow macaroni 1/2 … Continue reading Homemade Mac – n – Cheese
Butternut Squash Soup
We had a dinner party this weekend and it was great to have friends over for a relaxing evening. I decided on a traditional fall menu. We started with my Butternut Squash Soup for the first course. Butternut Squash Soup Makes six servings. Ingredients: 1/2 pound of bacon 1 small yellow onion chopped 12 mini … Continue reading Butternut Squash Soup
Red Wine Sangria
Usually I like certain drinks during a particular season. Check out my favorite winter and summer cocktails on my At Play tab on my homepage. I always liked sangria in the summer while sitting poolside. But my recipe can be used for all seasons! Here it is... RED WINE SANGRIA Ingredients 2 lemons 2 limes … Continue reading Red Wine Sangria
Football Season = Snack Season for Me!
Sure I love the pumpkin flavored coffees, the beautiful fall foliage, and the crisp air that calls for light jackets. But what I could completely do without is football hogging up my TV every Sunday for the next few months. I am not a girl that doesn't like sports. I love baseball, basketball and tennis. … Continue reading Football Season = Snack Season for Me!
My Color-Coded Life 