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Afternoon Tea Chat
Along with the scone-making video I posted earlier, I had also presented some comments on afternoon tea – its history, etiquette, menus… please listen in if you’d like a little more knowledge and know-how about afternoon tea. Cheers!
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Making Scones at Home video
Last January, I had the good luck to present scone-making and afternoon-tea notes to a charitable group of ladies from the Ladies’ Philoptochos Society of Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Cardiff-by-the-Sea. In the planning stages, it started out as an in-person demonstration/talk, but CoVid issues morphed it into a Zoom presentation. The […]
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Recipe for My Yiayia’s Savaren
It occurred to me that posting the actual recipe for this dessert might be just a little bit helpful! So, here it is. Syrup: 2 c. sugar 3 c. water Cake: 6 egg whites 3/4 c. farina 1/2 c. breadcrumbs 2 oz. (or 1/2 c.) almond meal 6 egg yolks 3/4 c. sugar 2 oz. […]
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Create Cooking Challenge on American Public Television: My Family’s Recipe
Way back in early March, I got a phone call from my older brother; Jim often calls me in the morning on his way into his clinic. Apparently, the traffic must get really boring. Anyway, this morning, he said I should finally put my proverbial pen down, put on my apron, and enter a cooking […]
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Japan Children’s Party
Many, many years ago, my dad went to Japan on a business trip. He made good friends there with another businessman, named Seiji. Seiji was newly engaged to Noriko, and when he had to come to the States for an extended stay, he brought his new wife, Noriko, with him. Not only that, but Seiji […]
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Ice Cream Cake
My sister gave me the idea for this recipe when my kids were much younger. I liked it because it was a project I could give my kids to do all on their own, when they were still pretty small. Bundt cake pan 1 store-bought angel food cake, torn into 1-2” pieces 3-4 small containers […]
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Knight invitation
As usual, I was late getting my party inspiration juices stirred up for my son’s Medieval Times birthday invitation, so I ended up at the computer one very late night, googling “royal proclamations.” I lucked out: the first entry I found (from 1723) was almost perfectly worded for my purpose. A few modifications, and this is what […]
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Medieval Times/Knight party for a 12-year-old boy
As my kids got older, the backyard lost its appeal and birthday parties were more appealing if “we could go somewhere.” So, when my son turned 12, he got the idea to go to Medieval Times with some off his friends.Also, our house was under construction at the time, so throwing a birthday party away […]
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DIY Tex-Mex Thanksgiving invitation
My invitation for our Tex-Mex Thanksgiving this year was pretty simple and easy. I had looked for more formal invitations in local stationery stores but found nothing that was “Tex-Mex” that also said, “Thanksgiving.” So, naturally, I made my own. I found some pretty textured brown paper at Michaels that I used for the “folder” – just an […]
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Tex-Mex Thanksgiving
The holidays started last month with my husband’s birthday, followed by Halloween. Even more than usual, they are flying by. And no, it doesn’t help that Thanksgiving is late this year, making Christmas early. I just have this feeling in the pit of my stomach, or the back of my brain: I should have finished my […]
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