Trivets
Not hot, hot, hot on your countertop I love trivets, not only because they are necessary to protect tables from the heat of cooked dishes, but because they now come in creative and fun shapes and sizes. They make a…
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Not hot, hot, hot on your countertop I love trivets, not only because they are necessary to protect tables from the heat of cooked dishes, but because they now come in creative and fun shapes and sizes. They make a…
Continue reading“Every leaf speaks bliss to me” – Emily Bronte Leaf décor has long been popular for decorating a dining table. Autumn brings decorations in a multitude of fall colors. In spring and summer, the home stores carry mostly green palm…
Continue readingHot Pot (huǒ guō (火锅) in Chinese) is an emerging communal culinary obsession. Hot Pot is a shared cooking and eating experience, thought to have originated in Mongolia 800-900 years ago. It then spread through East and Southeast Asia. There…
Continue readingTimely nuggets of information and ideas we want to share with you. If you are spending any time sitting outside this winter, try this Ororo heated seat cushion. It is foldable and can fit in a stadium seat, a camp…
Continue readingA heads up to what you’ll be eating this year! 2022 has gotten off to a rough start with the surge of the Omicron variant, various climate related disasters and the contentious political scene. The shipping hold up is negatively…
Continue readingGood for the environment and great looking on a table. My mother, the early environmentalist, used cloth napkins when I was growing up so we would reuse them until they needed washing, instead of using disposable paper products. She also…
Continue readingNow that we’re vaccinated, bring on the parties! With COVID on the wane, it’s party time!! Online invitations are the easiest way to go, assuming you have your guests’ emails. The sites have many invitation designs to choose from, many…
Continue readingDelicious, unexpected, chic, personalized and ‘fuss free’ when the guests arrive. I had a good idea for a family lunch last weekend, so I am sharing it with you, just in case you are growing tired of the ten basic…
Continue readingElegant, whimsical, inspired ‘tablescapes’. I will admit that I am tired of my own cooking, and even the luxury of ‘take-out’ has grown old. I expect this is true for many of you. I am beginning to think about ‘if’,…
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