In Praise of Dinner Parties

I looked down at the memo app on my phone, where I was jotting notes while reading Brunch is Hell on a flight recently. Right along side it was another note titled 'brunch,' essentially menu planning for the one day a year on which I fully embrace that mash-up meal: [...]

2018-01-22T18:42:53+00:00January 3rd, 2018|Cooking at Home, Humor|

Drinking Right on Game Night

It's pretty easy to get wrapped up in all the great food options that surround an ideal game night scenario: mini serving dishes, favorite game-friendly ingredients (endive leaves, cocktail bread, mini tart shells), fun little picks and skewers to use, finger-food menu plans and such. But at some point you and your [...]

2011-04-26T19:15:16+00:00April 26th, 2011|entertaining ideas|

Happy Val-endive’s Day

There are times when a lousy memory comes in handy. When watching a movie I've seen before, for instance, it can be like watching it for the first time again! I'm still moved-surprised-delighted-shocked by the action on the screen and twists in the plot  because I've forgotten many of those details [...]

2013-02-14T16:32:15+00:00February 13th, 2010|Cooking at Home|
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