June 18, 2013

Mrs. Polly’s Pound Cake – Can’t beat a classic!

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One of my long-term personal goals is to build a repertoire of classic recipes.  I want to have a GREAT recipe for all the basics – homemade spaghetti sauce, chicken salad, macaroni and cheese – you name it!  I would love to have a heirloom family recipe album full of our family’s favorite dishes to [...]

How to Host a Nice Party – Learning to be Truly Hospitable

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Party planning is not my “thing.”  Well – maybe I should say, upscale party planning isn’t my thing…..I like to open my home, but I don’t have a large, showy home and I’m not a fancy, showy personality.  I like nice lighting, relaxing music as much as the next person, but only so much as [...]

Free pears = canning party! Learning to jar homemade pear relish.

Growing up, I was always around the homemade side of life…..gardens, fresh veggies, canning, sewing, homemade toys and clothes.  But that was my extended family.  That was NOT for my mom! haha!  She’s not a domestic diva – (by choice, not by inability!)  and she would much rather just go purchase those things rather than [...]

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