Party Food!!Husband and I threw our second annual holiday party, and of course, the theme was food. Not only did we serve lots of food (and wine) but we asked our guests to bring a donation to the food shelf, and they really surpassed our expectations. Now, we just need to drop off the 8 [...]

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A Great Christmas Menu, Part 2
So, after all of that good food, Husband and I drove north for another 24 hours of good eats. We started that evening with wine, and salmon and those beautiful truffles I wrote about a couple weeks ago. We tried the Key Lime, HOT Chocolate and the Chai Tea. My [...]

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A Great Christmas Menu, Part 1
Like most people, I usually celebrate the holidays twice. Once with Parents, Brother and his family, and Sister if she’s in town. The second time is with the In-laws. And both events this year were full of just amazing food, and lots of it.
For my side of the family, Sister-in-Law [...]

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No Longer A Bank…
We took some clients to lunch last week to celebrate the holidays, and I used it as an opportunity to check one of the new restaurants in town. We chose Bank, not for any one reason, but because it’s new and in the heart of downtown, which can always be fun. (You [...]

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Marshmellows
Makin’ marshmellows on Design*Sponge
This is the cutest thing ever. Jen sent it to me from a favorite site, Design Sponge. And I love the idea of making Marshmellows, even though I learned a few years ago that they are not vegetarian. I didn’t realize that gelatin contains bones. I did some research :
Gelatin [...]

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I Love Gingerbread Men!!
All of ‘em, all sizes, all genders. I grew up making many, many cookies with my sister and mother, and have never really slowed down. So far this year I’ve made 8 batches of cookies, and I have two left to go. Is that kind of insane for a family of two? [...]

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There’s this Truffle store on Grand Avenue….
That makes just the most insanely beautiful truffles. It’s called Just Truffles. We stopped in the other day to load up on holiday treats for some clients, and a little box of 8 of the gorgeous things ended up in my hands. The individual truffles are listed on their [...]

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A Perfect Hostess Gift
Every year I try to come up with something creative to give as hostess gifts for all the crazy parties I go to. This year I didn’t have to go far. The December issue of Bon Appetit had a recipe for these fabulous Candied Espresso Walnuts. Yum.
I don’t drink [...]

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First Round of Holiday Cookies
I’ve started the holiday cookie baking, and so far I am not impressed. All three of these recipes are from the December issue of Cooking Light, and I have to remember that baking can’t be light. Anyway, from left to right are the Chai Shortbread, the Crunchy Sesame Cookies and the [...]

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A Quick Field Trip
A co-worker and I had a few minutes to kill today after letterpress printing our holiday cards, so we stopped at one of our favorite markets, United Noodles. The photos show the wide array of food available at the Asian grocery. I just like checking out the packaging. But [...]

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