Parties & Gatherings

While my hand is always raised for all the tacos, nachos and favorite Mexican bites, this year I wanted a formal sit down family meal for cinco de mayo. Inspired…

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year and I love to gather with family and friends and share in the joyous spirit of the season. What better way…

Looking for a simple and elegant dinner for Friendsgiving or Thanksgiving? This menu is for you. I love turkey, but I know it’s not everyone’s favorite. If you’re looking for…

These beautiful haunted house plates inspired this Haunted House themed dinner party. In the creepy spirit of Hotel California by the Eagles, welcome to 1666 (the house number on the…

I love how this Mother’s Day brunch turned out! The table was set under the canopy of large seagrape tree nestled in the patio area by the fence, overlooking the…

An afternoon fiesta followed by a siesta sounds like a perfect afternoon to me! This cinco de mayo celebration is colorful, relaxed and very easy to pull together. Mexican cuisine,…

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, Jesus’s triumphant entrance in Jerusalem and the Sunday before Easter. It’s a very special day and as with most holidays, families gather…

Kalispera! Welcome to my casual Greek dinner party! Since I can’t travel to Greece, I brought Greece home! I wanted to fill my table with delicious traditional foods from Greece…

Valentine’s Day is a special day to let someone special know how much you love them! Honestly, you should tell anyone that’s special just how special they are and how…

Today I’m sharing my Valentine’s Day Coffee Table Picnic with you. As you’re planning your Valentine’s Day celebration, there may be a number of reasons why you can’t dine out…

Ah! Christmas morning. This has to be my favorite breakfast of the year. It’s one I look forward to all year long and I cherish more than any gift. There’s…

Halloween is a holiday with a flare for fantasy and make-believe. Everything about it screams of things that scare us and excite us simultaneously. That same spirit and creativity should…

As we spend this Easter under quarantine due to COVID-19, we need to make do what what we have and avoid unnecessary trips to the grocery store. Living in a…

What to make on game day…hmmm. Not just any game day, thee game day – the Super Bowl! I could have made a full Cuban menu since the host city…

As much as I love to cook and entertain, I’ve never been one for large crowds – especially over the holidays. My idea of ringing in a new year is…

No other holiday brings family and friends around a bounty of food to give thanks to God for a year of blessings. What an amazing country we live in and…

Oktoberfest is a 16 – 18 day folk festival held in Munich, Bavaria, Germany that dates back to 1810 when King Ludwig I married Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Since then,…

Every year my cousin hosts a Halloween party for her grandson and we have such a great time at his party! Did I tell you he’s five? We eat, drink…

I wish I could step back in time to early 1912, when life was simple, elegant and conversation an art. That lifestyle is foreign to our modern, busy lives, but…

Themed dinner parties are a great way to entertain. I put together this Italian themed dinner party with recipes that are simple to make with pantry and refrigerator items, no…

Lately I’ve seen so many beautiful pictures of Charleston on Instagram and I was inspired to put together this simple Charleston Summer Soirée. Charleston is such a dynamic city filled…

It is so wonderful to share and celebrate family and new beginnings. On this night we celebrated my cousin Olga’s daughter-in-law, Taelor, as she started a new chapter in her…

I had hoped to celebrate Cinco de Mayo outside, but Mother Nature threw me a curve ball. Not discouraged by a little water (felt like a tropical storm), I forged…

Happy birthday America!  I love celebrating the 4th of July at home with family and friends.  My perfect day is by the pool, sipping cold drinks, eating good food and…