holiday entertaining

Last fall, I did a post called Spicy Beer Candied Bacon. My friends went wild every time I served it so I decided to…

Sugared Cranberries look like snow frosted rubies and make the perfect garnish for your holiday cocktails. Until recently, they only way I’d…

Amaretto Cherry Pound Cake is an old fashioned dense, rich butter cake studded with glacé cherries, golden raisins and infused with amaretto.…

Spiedini Alla Romana is a skewer of oozing mozzarella and crunchy bread drowning in a garlicky white wine and butter sauce. During…

Cranberry Clementine Steamed Pudding is a much lighter, less expensive and quicker version of a traditional Christmas pudding. I discovered steamed puddings…

Caramel Apple Bread Pudding is a gorgeous fall dessert for a crowd. For twenty plus years I’ve belonged to a bookclub, which…

French Onion Soup never gets old. No matter where I am in the world, if I see it on a  menu and…

For most of the world Easter means springtime: tree buds bursting open, tiny flower heads pushing through soft earth, birdsong, kneesocks, marbles…

I can’t believe it’s almost Easter. I’m sure Christmas was just last week and yet the piles of smoked ham in all…

I thought it would be fun to give you a holiday party menu from recipes on my blog. A lovely way to get…