I’m at the table with Christmas Greetings and Mikasa Antique White Holiday Berries Dinnerware Set and Giveaway! Enjoying some welcome sunshine with some feathered friends. A garland of holly and berries adorns the scalloped porcelain dinnerware for a classic pattern for your holiday or winter table. In the Spirit of Christmas, I’m sharing some dish love and…
I’m ushering in the Christmas Season, at the table with Mikasa Holiday Traditions! In keeping with Holiday Traditions, boughs of holly and berries deck the dinnerware, banded in gold with a red chain border, for a timeless and elegant pattern for the Christmas and holiday season. Wallace Gold Accent Corsica Flatware makes a debut at our…
Now that I’m stuffed with turkey, I’m ready to Deck the Halls! I’m currently battling with the Christmas lights and sorting through boxes of decorations, if you need a break from shopping and decorating, you’re welcome to click on the links to revisit the posts for some Christmas inspiration! ‘Tis the Season to be Jolly Trimming…
Create an autumn infusion of flavor in a specialty bourbon for gifting or for mixing cocktails for the holiday season. In my search for recipes for apple week with The Novel Bakers I ran across Autumn Flavor-Infused Bourbon. Apple Pie-Infused Bourbon and a variation, Orange, Clove, and Cranberry-Infused Bourbon, were in the food gift section of Southern Living Magazine.…
Plymouth Popcorn is a sweet and salty treat, great for snacking and sure to satisfy hungry pilgrims, football fans, or tree-trimmers over Thanksgiving weekend! Quick and easy to throw together with almond bark, popcorn, and your favorite combination of candy, pretzels, and/or nuts. Plymouth Pantry Almond Bark came from Walmart rather than over on the…
I’m making the transition from Harvest to Holiday, at the table with Mikasa Parchment Rouge. With its vibrant red border and gold scroll pattern, Parchment Rouge is a natural choice for a holiday table! I’m trimming the table instead of the tree, trading my harvest of pumpkins and Indian corn. . . . . . for ornaments…
Pumpkin Pie Spice Nuts are a flavorful, sweet treat for your Thanksgiving table or make an easy and delicious hostess gift! They come together quickly, you can make several batches in 30 minutes and your kitchen will smell wonderful too. I adapted a recipe from Food Network substituting pumpkin pie spice for a mixture of…
The flavor of Pecan Pie in delicious muffin, no corn syrup required! I saw these muffins on Trisha’s Southern Kitchen on Food Network. I tweaked the recipe a bit after reading the reviews, reducing the butter, adding vanilla, salt and baking soda. These muffins got rave reviews at my husband’s office! The recipe makes 9…
I’m Giving Thanks at a table for two, taking advantage of warm weather with temperatures in the 70s, a week before Thanksgiving. And harvesting some foliage for a centerpiece, enjoying the last bit of fall color. . . Along with one last hurrah for the pumpkins before it’s time to deck the halls with boughs of holly.…
Roasted Butternut-Apple and Pumpkin Soup makes a perfect appetizer to serve your guests in the form of a shooter~ just a teaser to whet their appetite for the Thanksgiving feast! You can make this soup a couple of days in advance, freeze the remainder and Give Thanks when you have it to pull out on…