Beautiful & delicious food and settings! The afternoon teas we shared will be some of the best memories of our 50th anniversary “celebration tour.”.
Food
I Have Summer Greens Coming Out My Ears!
The early greens of summer are coming in so fast and furious, it’s hard to keep up! Freeze, baby, freeze!
A Bridal Tea for Brogan
It’s an understatement that I have more teapots and teacups than anyone else I know. Last fall I had the opportunity to take my show on the road and help stage a Bridal Tea.
Cheers! Welcoming New Year 2022 with a Progressive Dinner
We give our New Year’s Eve progressive dinner in Madison, Indiana 5 stars for great friends and great food!
Fried Biscuits & Apple Butter with Chef Seamus
Nothing says “Fall in Indiana” like fried biscuits and apple butter! Ken and I teamed up with our grandson, Seamus, to serve some up for a Sunday breakfast.
Sea to Table at Carrie’s Cabin
Our daughter has a small cabin in Seabeck, Washington, where the waters of Puget Sound’s Hood Canal have become her “backyard garden” yielding amazing Sea to Table delicacies.
My Favorite Recipes for Blueberry Season
When Rykers Ridge Blueberry opens for the season, I pull out all my favorite blueberry recipes and start calculating how many pounds of berries I’ll need to get the job done. Between what came in my weekly CSA bag and what I picked up at the farm, twelve pounds turned out to be just right! …
Cakes for Madison Main Street Program’s DESSERT AUCTION – Get Ready to Bid!
I’ve chosen delicious cake recipes from two favorite food blogs. Get ready to bid high on a Hummingbird Cake and a Nutty Espresso Cake!
My Favorite Recipes for Strawberry Season.
Whether you need mass quantities of fruit for a big project like making jam, or you just want a nice bowl of berries to enjoy at the peak of their season, finding top quality local strawberries makes a big difference in flavor.
My Must-Have Holiday Cookies from the 1950s-60s
There are a few holiday cookies & confections from the 1950s-60s that make my mouth water just thinking of them. They’re not complicated recipes featuring unusual ingredients – in fact they’re all simple to make. They’re pretty much just deliciousness with warm memories attached.