Reluctant Entertainer

Making Dinner Party Conversation with The Penny Game

I’ve been hearing more and more from people who are intimidated by the thought of opening their home to guests. I guess the meal (planning and cooking) is enough...

Recipes

Downton Abbey with Mashed Sweet Potatoes Cauliflower Recipe

This simple Mashed Sweet Potatoes Cauliflower recipe, is a delicious, cozy side dish, perfect to serve for dinner while watching a Downton Abbey episode. Have you ever combined cauliflower...

Desserts

Picky Palate’s Almond Lovers’ Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

My friend Jenny (author of the blog, Picky Palate) loves creating cookies, and delicious recipes which are bound together in her beautiful cookbook called, The Picky Palate Cookbook. (A...

Appetizers

Time Management and Saucy Cocktail Meatballs Recipe

Try these Saucy Cocktail Meatballs Recipe and create another meal “or two” by freezing them. Think outside the box – be creative with your cooking! You need to focus...

Appetizers

Tasty Watermelon Bites Served as an Amuse Bouche

Do you buy watermelon in January? Living in Oregon, I don’t think I’ve ever bought a watermelon in the month of January. But I’ve pleasantly learned that watermelon is...