“The world-famous Hurricane is a Pat O’Brien’s original. The cocktail is a sweet alcoholic drink consisting of rum, passion fruit syrup and limejuice. The drink originated in the 1940s because of the need to use up 50 cases of the less popular rum that the local distributors forced the bar to buy before getting the more popular scotch and whiskey liquors. […]
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Three Bean Sunday Chili
This week I traveled to spend the week with family in the mountain town of South Lake Tahoe. It was my first trip there and after a VERY long day of travel we arrived to our snow covered rental home proceeding to fall asleep immediately. The next morning we woke up early now on […]
The Christmas Gram Cocktail Recipe {#SundaySupper}
This cocktail recipe is a part of the #SundaySupper Movement “Holiday Music/Movie/TV Inspired Recipes” Theme. And of course I went right to my favorite holiday movie Elf, for inspiration. If you are not familiar with the movie, I HIGHLY recommend watching it. It will become one of your favorites as well, I guarantee it. If […]
Savory Tomato & Poblano Pie Recipe {#SundaySupper}
Inspired by a recipe in the August / September issue of Garden & Gun Magazine , with a little more heat added by Poblanos and optional jalapeno peppers, this Tomato Pie is the perfect use of abundant tomatoes in August New Jersey gardens with a nod to my new-found appreciation of southern cooking. I hope you enjoy it […]
Dark & Stormy Cocktail Recipe { #SundaySupper }
For this week’s SundaySupper we needed to select a recipe based on a song, any song we like. Well of course I had to head to my “roots”, New Jersey and one of my all time favorite musicians, Mr. BBRRRRRUUUUUUUUUCE Springsteen. While it is one of his lesser known songs it seems to me it […]
It’s All About Your Connections
{The Sunday Supper Gang photo provided by Gerardo Luna Photography} I may have finally recovered enough to write again… My body AND brain were equally exhausted and elated at the same time, three days of listening and talking about two of my favorite things, FOOD and WINE. The inaugural Food & Wine Conference presented by Isabel Laessig {aka […]
Recipes + Tips for a Fresh Summer Berry Cocktail Bar {#SundaySupper}
The summer entertaining season is upon us and just as if mother nature could read our minds, so is the juicy summer berry season. How did she know? What a fantastic combination! And what better place to combine this match made in heaven than on the cocktail bar. Prepare to greet your warm weather revelers! […]
Mapo Tofu Recipe from #SteamyKitchen Healthy Asian Favorites {#SundaySupper & Book Giveaway}
Jaden Hair, first “came into my life” in 2009 at the social media conference Social Fresh . My boyfriend at the time, now my husband, was representing an online course and she had stopped his table to get more information on SEO and building an online presence. She obivously made an impression, after the event […]
A Romantic Table For Two Please {#SundaySupper}
Creating a romantic tablescape for Valentines Day Dinner, Breakfast or Lunch can be easy. Using your standard white plates and the addition of a few items from your local craft store your table will be ready in no time. WHAT YOU WILL NEED: * White Dinner Plate x 2 * White Salad or Accent Plate […]
Anniversary Gathering for #SundaySupper Featuring: Cheesecake with Fresh Strawberries
It has been a while since I was able to participate in the Sunday Supper weekly posting but when Isabel, The Family Foodie, reached out and asked if I would be interested in adding a tablescape portion to the weekly blog posting, I was thrilled. {For those of you unfamiliar with the term; Tablescape, it is a word […]
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