Foodie Friday….Half Naked Pinata Cake
The gorgeous birthday cake you see above was made for a party a few months back by my friend, Courtney, who is an amazing baker! Her cookies are to die for and ...
Category: Home & Food
Foodie Friday…Machaca Pizza
My friend Courtney’s family owned business, People’s Choice Beef Jerky, makes an array of amazing beef jerky. A while back she gave me some of their...
Foodie Friday…Irish Soda Bread
I’ll be honest, the only memory I have of Irish soda bread is my grandma making it, with raisins or currants, and it being very dense (not really a “...
Foodie Friday…French Onion Panade
I love Sunday mornings and looking out the window to see The NY Times waiting for me on my driveway. I know, I could read it on my iPad or phone, but I love the...
Foodie Friday…Carnitas Tacos
My son likes to cook…lucky Kate!…and when I was in NY last week for the birth of baby Jude he had already thawed a pork butt when labor started (TMI...
Rowing, Rum, Raviolis and Revelry
Yup…that pretty much sums up last weekend! Started out early Saturday morning with my team and other rowers for our annual “rum” row out towa...
Happy Hannukah!…Chocolate Chip Mandelbrot (Mandel Bread)
Mandel bread (or mandelbrot) is a cookie, made mostly by Eastern European Jews…and something I remember making for Hannukah each year. It’s very sim...
New places, restaurants…and baby watch…in NYC
So, as you know from previous posts, I love visiting A&K in NYC…first and foremost to see them and just hang out enjoying their company….but als...
Friday Fun…theme parties…and entertaining!
It’s always so much fun to throw a party or event with a theme. Over the years I’ve thrown numerous themed birthday parties for the kids/the was-ban...
It’s Wednesday…make plans for the weekend!
I haven’t been good about timely blog posts of late. I’ve been a bit distracted by the new love in my life, grandbaby Rowan; her parents, Taylor &am...