Reluctant Entertainer

Appetizers: Are They Essential or Can You Do Without?

During my early years of entertaining I took pride in planning a 5-6 course meal. I say pride, because that is when I was in to: “impressing,” and unnecessarily...

miscellany

Relevant ’11: The Real Stuff of Life!

A few months ago I had a conversation with a blogger that went like this: Me: So, how do you do it all? How do you make these amazing...

Giveaways

Grilling in the Snow? Sugary Sweet Steaks in Any Weather!

Snowflakes are kisses from heaven. -Author Unknown It’s a snowy day today, and I’m wanting to curl up by the fire and maybe do some cookin’ in the kitchen....

Parties

Girls Just {Need} to Have Fun: Risotto with Roasted Butternut Squash!

Girls really need to have fun. And I’m talking about Moms having fun, too! So a few weeks ago I invited some of my Mom-friends and their daughters over...

Canning/Freezing

Butternut Squash: Ugly Cousin in the Garden is now the “Rock Star” Squash!

One thing I love about gardening (okay, I’ll let you in on a picture of “the guys” working in our yard a few weeks ago, expanding some of our...

Meet Earth Monkeys: Entertaining with Autism!

When Sandy first asked if I’d like to be a guest contributor on her blog I thought she was joking because I openly refer to myself as the “Anti-Martha”...

Latest Recipes

Appetizers: Are They Essential or Can You Do Without?

Relevant ’11: The Real Stuff of Life!

Grilling in the Snow? Sugary Sweet Steaks in Any Weather!

Girls Just {Need} to Have Fun: Risotto with Roasted Butternut Squash!

Butternut Squash: Ugly Cousin in the Garden is now the “Rock Star” Squash!

Meet Earth Monkeys: Entertaining with Autism!

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