The Canal Side Inn is “within spitting distance” from our beautiful room at The Inn At Stone Mill. In fact, when we stepped outside the door of our building we could see it right across the street. Earlier on that Tuesday we had discovered several reasons for checking out that restaurant in Little Falls. Our […]
Wing Dingers – An Old Recipe Rediscovered And Shared
Wing Dingers. I hadn’t thought about that recipe for at least thirty years! This Covid19 crisis keeps me searching for ways to stay connected. And one afternoon while chatting with a dear old pal (Her name is Marcia…but we call her “Marge”) I asked her what she was making for dinner. She said she was […]
Arancini – Leftover Risotto Gets Even Better
Arancini. I had never even heard of this amazing appetizer until several years ago. And that was about the same time I learned to make risotto. That was also when I began to realize that Italian cooks hate to waste anything. So when I ended up with leftover risotto I discovered that creamy, cheesy rice […]
Try My Smoked Salmon “Martini” – A Beautiful Presentation
I am willing to bet you’ve never eaten a martini. But I’m here to tell you it’s time for you to give this show-stopping appetizer a try. While growing up I couldn’t begin to count the number of times Mom said “Patty Ann, we eat with our eyes first!” Mom’s lesson is one I’ve never […]
Ambrusci’s Fire And Wine Restaurant – Lakewood, Colorado
Ambrusci’s Fire & Wine Restaurant in Lakewood Colorado is fairly new, and it’s only blocks away from Peepaw’s sister’s home. But before we headed out for dinner we were greeted with a beautiful lunch! As you already know…family and food go hand in hand for us. And when we arrived at Patricia and Robert’s home we […]
Celebrate National Wine and Cheese Day – Cheers!
I’m always ready to celebrate holidays…and when I realized July 25th is National Wine and Cheese Day I was ready to do my part to not let this holiday slip by unnoticed! One of my favorite ways to entertain is to open some wine and to make a BIG charcuterie board for guests to share. […]
Meemaw’s Refried Beans – Two Thumbs Up From A Picky Eater!
Refried beans and quesadillas came to mind for a quick dinner on our recent road trip to Indy. But when I announced the menu I was planning, our smallest grandson informed me in no uncertain terms that he does NOT like refried beans! I took that as a challenge. (And you know this old Meemaw LOVES […]
Sushi 101 – California Rolls Here We Come!
Ahhh… Sushi. An old Japanese proverb says we will live 75 days longer if we are lucky enough to eat something we’ve never eaten before. So naturally I began to wonder how much longer I would live if I learned to MAKE something I’d never made before!? Hmm…. Shortly before our Indy grandgirls arrived for […]
How Catering And Clothes Shopping Came Together Today
Catering and clothes shopping are normally worlds apart. But today those two activities came together in one conversation. Many of you already know I HATE to shop for clothes, but today I found myself waiting in line for a dressing room. I am quick to strike up a conversation in almost any circumstance and […]
Meemaw’s Super Bowl Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms – A Game Day Touchdown
If you’re headed for a party on Super Bowl Sunday consider taking along a plate of these Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms and I can almost guarantee they’ll be gone before kick-off! Just be sure to refrigerate the prepared mushrooms until ready to bake and refrigerate the leftovers…if there are any. But trust me…I wouldn’t hold my […]