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When I asked Little A what kind of cake we should make for Jon’s birthday he said immediately and emphatically “a coconut cream donut cake!”. Jon and I looked at each other wide eyed, laughed and then smiled. Jon was definitely on board. I thought I would have to make this “cake” up but we …
The lovely Sheri Reed from the Stir (a Cafe Mom blog) asked me to be a part of a wonderful summer table setting series. It’s been so hot here in So Cal (100 degrees+) that I haven’t dared go outside to dine, but my little masked tea party could work just as well outdoors as …
A few weeks ago I received a call from my friend Jordan asking for assistance and creative inspiration for a baby shower she would be throwing for her sister-in-law Brooke. Knowing both Jordan and Brooke to be ladies of great taste, and even better company, I was more than delighted to take part. And then …
Like so many of you, I can’t believe the legacy of LOST has come to an end. And what a moving and beautiful ending it was, wasn’t it? I mean WOW. Well, we were happy to celebrate it with friends munching on island delicacies such as wild boar (pulled pork sandwiches), sushi, smoke monster pudding …
I hope all of you had a magnificent weekend celebrating the mothers in your life. I know we did! We seemed to have a strawberry theme going on this year. Instead of the typical flowers that Jon and I usually send our mothers we traded up for something sweeter and tried out Shari’s Berries, chocolate …
Yes it’s late in the day but I hope you all had (and still are having) a wonderful Easter Sunday. Aside from the cat scratching strep throat I’ve got going on I think things worked out pretty well for us this year (I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to make it off the couch). …
We had an impromptu Valentines snack this weekend. We made love-inspired lunchables with turkey, cheese, crackers and cookie cutters.A scrumptious little snack that filled our hearts and our bellies.A snack that had little A and myself grabbing for more.yum yum! Hope your Valentines weekend was filled with love and delicious goodies!
It truly has been the most wonderful time of the year for me. With cookie-exchange parties for hosting and caramel apple cider for toasting and caroling around in the car (albeit a little too late on Christmas Eve….oops), I could not have asked for a better Christmas.We didn’t travel anywhere this season because of Jon’s …
It’s no secret that we all love security envelope patterns, right? And like many of you, I collect them, waiting for that perfect moment for when I just might come up with something to do with them. It actually makes receiving those bills not all that bad – almost exciting and somewhat suspenseful waiting to …
Ahh…fall. The dreamiest of seasons, set apart to usher in the delight of holidays magically stacked upon one another in just a way to get us through the drizzly and dreary months of winter. OK, so I live in California, but it has been unusually cold this past week and equally drippy (skipee!) and I …