Enjoying life with family & friends through food
What to create a wonderful festive meal for your family and friends? Take a look at these topics and find something that would work for your celebration!
These pumpkin bars are so easy to make and can be made with gluten free flour or regular all purpose flour (if you don’t have gluten sensitivities). They are dense, moist, and just delicious with their yummy cream cheese frosting. Other than having to by…
I always have to have sweet potato and cranberries represented on my thanksgiving dinner table, usually in the form of the traditional cranberry sauce, and baked sweet potatoes with an orange honey syrup…but, I have come to realize that not everyone enjoys these two staples…
I made up this concoction to have a non-alcoholic, flavorful red drink for a Super Bowl party. I wanted to make it red, being that it is one of the colors of our home team…the Chiefs (you can also use this as a Valentine’s day…
I love making edible items for Valentine’s Day. I have wonderful memories of Valentine craft parties that I would have a week or two before Valentine’s Day, every year, for my youngest daughter and her friends. We’d make cards, frost cupcakes, eat, and play games.…
Do you like lamb? I am Greek so I grew up eating lamb a lot, especially during Orthodox Easter, and LOVE it no matter the cut or preparation. If you are skeptical about eating lamb, or have tried it once and didn’t like it, give…
Its always fun to have a cocktail or mocktail that inspires love by its mere color and beauty. This bloody valentine drink does just that. It’s pretty, and tasty, and is a great addition to your Valentine’s Day themed table. I am making this as…
These cake hearts are so cute and real easy and quick to make. This recipe is basically just cutting, opening a jar, and melting to make a beautiful and tasty dessert. You can get all the ingredients premade, like I did this time, or you…
It is always fun to play with your food. Think of your plate as your canvas and create fun and delicious masterpieces that will put a smile on the person you are serving it to. This salad does just that. Make it as a side…
Cutting meat into different shapes is a fun idea if you want to ramp up the theme of the holiday, especially when they are cute hearts for your Valentine. These steaks are fun and easy to make. You can use this technique with chicken, pork…
These potatoes make a wonderful side dish. Just with a few ingredients you can make a tasty side to serve with steak, chicken, fish or just on their own. You can use any type of potato you like, I love the flavor of gold potatoes…
