So John and I had a dinner party last night. Pretty much everyone who came is either a great cook or married to one, so I was a little intimidated when planning the menu. Here’s what I came up with: Appetizer: Lump Crab Cakes + Cheese Plate + Lil’ Smokies (long story) Main Course: Prime [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Embrace the Craziness
Posted in Cooking, Home, Motherhood, Passion/Career on September 27, 2011 | 5 Comments »
My middle brother, Chris, joined me at the Taste of North Austin this past weekend. He is working with me on my PBS show, so we thought it would be a good idea to film some practice reels when we have the chance … and well, ten back-to-back cooking demonstrations in one day seemed like [...]
Recipes from Taste of North Austin
Posted in Easy, Entertaining, Healthy, Potluck, Recipe, Salad, Salsa, Side Dish, tagged cooking, easy recipe, potluck, recipe, salsa, side dish on September 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Taste of North Austin was so much fun! Nice weather, great food, and cool people — pretty much all you need to have a good time in Austin, Texas. If you had a chance to stop by my cooking demonstrations, links to recipes for some of the dishes are provided below. Many thanks to [...]
Updated Diaper Cake + More Pictures!
Posted in Uncategorized on September 25, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I made some changes to the Jungle Diaper Cake this morning. Mainly, I added a zebra-painted “R” (the first letter of their last name) to the top of the cake, and rearranged the decorations (it was much too crowded). Here are some pictures if you’d like to take a peek. Also in the pictures, you can see [...]
How to Make a Jungle Diaper Cake
Posted in Craft, Entertaining, Home, Motherhood, tagged Baby shower, centerpiece, craft, diaper cake, motherhood, table decoration on September 23, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Say what? Let me explain: My sister-in-law, Jennifer (or as we call her, “Gigi”), is having a baby in a few months, and we are throwing a baby shower for her next weekend. Gigi’s husband, Andrew, is a journalist and often writes about Africa. To reflect this part of their lives, the baby shower is [...]
Dining Room Remodel (And Dinner)
Posted in Chocolate, Entertaining, Home, Remodeling, Salsa, tagged dining room, home remodeling, house, kitchen, mole, remodeling, salsa on September 18, 2011 | 7 Comments »
If you’ve been following our remodel (see previous posts here, here,here, here, and here), now we have some before-and-after pictures of our dining room. BEFORE AFTER And there’s nothing like a new dining room to inspire some entertaining! So we had friends over this evening. I served chips and salsa to start. Here’s a pic of my favorite green, and [...]
Take The Human Steps
Posted in Entertaining, Home, Passion/Career, tagged career, cooking, cooking show, passion on September 18, 2011 | 5 Comments »
So I’ve got good news and bad news. I’ll start with the good news (otherwise, the bad news won’t really make sense). Here’s the good news: My goal (for a very long time) has been to host a cooking show on PBS. And although I’m still a little in disbelief, I am happy to say [...]
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