Reluctant Entertainer

A Delicious Sign of Spring: Getting Strawberries in the Ground!

Do you know how much I {heart} strawberries? A lot! Every year I get emails asking what kind of strawberries we plant in our beds. And I never remember,...

love

Love is … Alison Krauss’ That Kind of Love!

Happy Valentine’s Day friends! Shouldn’t we live every day as if it were Valentine’s Day? It’s fun having *the day* to celebrate, but I’d rather be treated with love...

Beans

Valentine’s Day Red Beet Chili: Wow Your Guests!

When we hosted a small Super Bowl Party this last Sunday, I couldn’t wait to serve my Chicken Chili (I quadrupled the recipe in my book – pg. 171),...

Decorating

Six Steps to Setting a Classy Valentine’s Table Using What You Have!

In my years of entertaining, I’ve sometimes had dinner parties around Valentine’s Day, and some years we just celebrated with the kids, or my husband and I went out...

miscellany

As Simple as a Leftover Piece of Cake …

It was a long holiday weekend and the card came in the mail. A beautiful card, simply signed, “Virginia.” She wrote a note that began: Dear Friends. Dear friends?...