One of my most PRECIOUS memories is waking up on Thanksgiving morning to the DELICIOUS smell of my grandmother’s CHICKEN & DRESSING baking in her oven. Nanny had a wonderful GARDEN and she always used homegrown SAGE in her dressing. Still remember this morning in her garden. There are SO MANY MEMORIES. Let me tell…

Getting ready for THANKSGIVING can be daunting to say the least. Let’s get going ….. Your celebration can be STRESS FREE and a great success with a little planning. Here is a schedule that has WORKED for me over the years to make it manageable and to make sure I don’t forget an important thing…

If you really want a WOW FACTOR at your next Dinner Party prepare a STANDING RIB ROAST. So juicy, delicious and EASY. NO REALLY IT IS EASY. Let’s get started. What to Buy I always buy what is called a BONE IN & TIED standing rib roast. What this means is that the bones that…

Being a person that LOVES to cook my kitchen is one of my favorite places to be. I do love to cook, but I also enjoying having beautiful things to look at while I am cooking. For after all, your kitchen is so much more than a mixing bowl, right? Let me walk you through…

I have always LOVED a SITTING ROOM ~ what is that you may ask? Let me explain so that you may fall in love too! I DISCOVER THE TUCK BOX I lived in Memphis for many years and they are noted (at least by me 🤓) for their decorators’ show houses ~ You know where…

I had no idea there was even such a word as PUNCTILIOUS before I discovered this wonderfully artistic and inventive company. Pun·til·i·ous adjective showing great attention to detail or correct behavior “he was punctilious in providing every amenity for his guests” Karen Suen-Cooper and Martin Cooper are the consummate dinner party hosts in their lovely…

While I LOVE entertaining at home I do LIKE the occasional special dinner out. That is just what hubby and I experienced recently at Hotel La Mirande in Avignon, France. I learned of their CHEF’S TABLE experience while I was searching Instagram for the tag #Avignon. And what a FIND that was! La Mirande is…

I LOVE hosting all sorts of Dinner parties but my FAVORITE is for one family member or friend. You can totally concentrate on food that person enjoys and have wonderful conversations centered around ALL that is going on in their life plus update them on YOURS. Our Son , who now lives in the city…

Recently Elizabeth from the wonderfully delicious blog THE VINTAGE CONTESSA posted a picture of a beautifully outfitted jewelry/treasure box via her Instagram page, ANTIQUEGODDESS. If you don’t follow this fabulous woman you SHOULD. I was so intrigued by this gorgeous box that I decided to write a story about it. Elizabeth here is your story……..

I love to have a delicious CHEESE & SNACK board and a couple of good bottles of red wine popped open on THURSDAY night. It eases us into the weekend just a LITTLE early. We have an old family saying ~ WE WANT TO START SWIGGING AND PIGGING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I always start…