January 13, 2015 My youngest son, Will, came home from school a few years ago and told me I should make chicken Brunswick stew. He had eaten some…
Update Your Chandelier
January 12, 2015 When we built this home, I was sick of seeing antiqued door knobs, chandeliers and almond appliances. We chose shiny brass instead and white appliances, which I…
Wrap Those Cardboard Lifts and Levels
January 8, 2015 Entertaining Inspirations There seems to be so much interest in the cardboard lifts and levels, which I posted earlier, so I thought there might be…
Bathroom Organization
January 2, 2015 Searching for a place to use a long narrow basket, which I had been given, I hit upon an idea. It occurred to me…
How to Make Your Own Lifts and Levels for Tablescapes
December 28, 2014 Cardboard lifts and levels? Last summer, I was asked to create a dessert table for a wedding reception, and make more than three hundred individual…
The Results Of The Dessert Contest Revealed
December 27, 2014 Sophia came to Grammy’s house to make her winning vanilla bean sugar cookies! She won the dessert contest! This is a recipe from another Southern…
Mini Cheesecakes and Pecan Tassies
December 24, 2014 Mini Cheesecakes And Pecan Tassies One of my favorite dessert displays includes mini cheesecakes and pecan tassies. Usually, for Christmas, homemade fudge and vanilla bean…
Christmas Party Menu
December 20, 2014 Our family has grown and with the kids having extended families or needing to accomodate the boyfriend or girlfriend’s family, we have started a tradition of…
Ideas For A Family Christmas Annual Dessert Contest
December 17, 2014 The Theme For The Christmas Annual Dessert Contest This year, the theme for our annual dessert contest is ‘Santa’. The desserts have to…
Christmas Decorations
December 12, 2014 Christmas Decorations…2014… These are pictures of our two decorated trees this year. The first has the Christmas Story woven in and out of the branches and the…
