Nothing ushers in the holiday season like the smell of gingerbread cookies baking! Here is our favorite gingerbread cookie recipe for baking, gifting, and eating…
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An Attitude of Gratitude
Happy Thanksgiving! At this time every year, we like to reflect on all the things for which we are grateful, and one of those things is the return to a full table of family gathered together for the holidays…something we took for granted just 2 short years ago. Here is how we are celebrating…
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Perfect Holiday Appetizer Ideas
With the holidays fast approaching, we turn our attention to menu planning for celebratory gatherings of family and friends. Here are our favorite easy appetizers that are sure to be a hit and don’t require hours in the kitchen…
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A Pasta with Vodka Sauce recipe, only better
There was a birthday at our house this week, and for my son, that meant he got to choose what to do for dinner. He chose to pick some of his favorites from the menu at Chez Lorusso. This decadent but easy pasta was what he chose, and it is one of my favorites too…
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A Great Vegetarian Chili Recipe
This is seriously the best chili I’ve ever had AND it’s healthy! Made with sweet potato and beans, the secret is the step of making a flavorful chili paste seasoning. And the Instant Pot adaptation means you can have this deliciousness on your table in less than half an hour…
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The BEST Brownie Recipe Ever
This is THE BEST brownie recipe you will ever eat. OMG really. Easy and absolutely addictive…even if you insist on the relative merits of the Ghirardelli boxed brownie mix (and I admit, it’s pretty good!), you can level up your brownie game by adding just the last steps of this recipe…
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Mix and Match Dishes for Easy Elegant Entertaining
The third in our series of posts on Easy Elegant Entertaining is all about mix-and-match dishes. Once you have the basics, the fun begins. Building in layers with contrasting but compatible colors or textures is what can take a place setting from ordinary to special and up the EQ (elegance quotient). Here’s how…
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Easy Summer Supper
Entree salads are among our go-to recipes for summer suppers. Here is a favorite one that is easy and flexible and company-worthy…
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Casual Elegant Entertaining
Elegant entertaining does not have to be hard and it doesn’t have to be formal, but it does require some thought. I am SOOOO happy to be able to have people in again, aren’t you? Creating an atmosphere where your guests feel relaxed and pampered is the essence of hospitality…here’s some inspiration from a recent luncheon we hosted.
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Frittata for Brunch
We hosted a brunch last weekend and this frittata recipe was the belle of the ball! Easy, fast, delicious, healthy, and incidentally gluten free, this makes terrific brunch, luncheon, or casual supper fare. What’s not to love?
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A Virtual Cocktail Party Event
I recently attended a virtual cocktail party sponsored by Signature Kitchen Suite appliances. Here I’m sharing the highlights from the party and the delicious recipes created especially for this event…
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Summer Muffin Recipe
Another baking “emergency” this week - in which we discovered this delightful muffin recipe…with the perfect flavors for summer and a surprise inside…
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