Most of my family gathered a few weekends ago to say goodbye to my brother before he went back to college. I had been itching to try this recipe and thought a night with family might be a good excuse for chocolate cake…not that chocolate cakes needs an excuse. I called my mom to chat before we drove […]
Category Archives: Cooking
Valentine’s Day Couples Dinner (Appetizer)
We are having our first official snow/ice day in Dallas this year and I’m taking the opportunity to try out one of the appetizers I plan to make for the Valentines Dinner. I realize half of the country is totally making fun us Texans’ with our silly weather but we really don’t handle this stuff well. We were not […]
Basil Watermelon Cocktail
This time of the year I never really know what to drink. It is still pretty hot here in Texas but you can feel Fall on the edge of each breeze, so it is time to start switching out my pantry to fall finds. I know, I know it is still early and I’m not in the […]
Planning a Manly Party (Decor)
I have been trying to come up with some simple ways of having some floral arrangements in the house for the party. Luckily simple modern floral design is very in style right now so I feel like I can have fresh flowers in the house and still make the arrangements not too feminine. I do […]
Christmas Meal – Dessert
If you haven’t been following along, I’ve been showing a relatively easy holiday meal that anyone can serve this Christmas. We started out with a colorful salad and a homemade champagne vinaigrette and then I followed that up with our main course, cranberry chicken. Now, I give you dessert! I tried to keep it simple…crumbs or crisps are pretty […]
Valentine’s Day Couples Dinner (Salad and Invite)
I’m really excited about this little dinner Valentines Day dinner party I have been planning. I’m trying not to go overboard with it but it is really hard!! I have been trying to plan this meal so that I’m not in the kitchen the entire time which has not been that easy. This week ya’ll […]