Well, here I go again with my Julie-&-Julia-esque Ina obsession. Last week I made her Easy Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons, which was an absolutely perfect choice with the latest polar vortex whatnot that was bearing down on the South. Easy Tomato Soup Source: Ina Garten 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 onions, chopped (I… Read More
I’m emerging from a dry spell on my reading, what with the six books I checked out from the library last week. It’s as if I’m expecting there to be a twenty-fifth hour added to the day. Anyhoo, being snow bound last week, I read Unseen – the latest page turner in Karin Slaughter’s Will… Read More
I had my eye on these cute acrylic tumblers at Target throughout the entire holiday season. Why I never just bit the bullet and bought four, I can’t say. Well, Honey ended up throwing two in my stocking (clearance for $1 each) and I beat a path to HKL Designs to have her doll them… Read More
What I really should have labeled this is “dessert for breakfast.” Ina’s cinnamon baked doughnuts and Mexican hot chocolate were a decadent way to start an icy morning last week. Cinnamon Baked Doughnuts Source: Ina Garten Baking spray with flour 2 cups all-purpose flour 1½ cups sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon… Read More
“What good is the warmth of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness…” – John Steinbeck One couldn’t help but marvel at the immense beauty of a snow covered landscape for as far as the eye could see last week. It was beautiful and glittering and unusual here in Georgia. We were… Read More
This year I had the supreme pleasure of being escorted to the club’s annual Valentine’s Dinner & Dance by not just one but three of the handsomest, kindest and hysterical gentlemen I know. The baby did the honor of helping me into my lovely wrist corsage and coat and then we were off. Dinner was… Read More
I could hardly believe our good fortune when Global Franchise Group – think Great American Cookies, Marble Slab Creamery, MaggieMoo’s Ice Cream & Pretzelmaker – invited us to be their guests for The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Built to Amaze show at Phillips Arena!!! The littles (and Mommy and Daddy alike) were over… Read More