A hot chocolate bar with homemade hot chocolate is a creative way to bring joy to kids and adults at any cold-weather gathering! I love a serve-yourself spread at a party, whether it’s a make-your-own taco bar, an appetizer board, or a breakfast grazing board. Knowing … [Read more...]
Oyster Roast Hosting Made Easy
An Oyster Roast is the ultimate in casual, outdoor entertaining for fall and winter. Everything you need to know to throw your own Oyster Roast is covered here. If you live near the coast you've probably been to an oyster roast, and may have a good idea what's needed to … [Read more...]
Jambalaya Recipe and a New Orleans Food Tour
A New Orleans Food Tour in the French Quarter and the jambalaya recipe that we brought home from a beloved restaurant in the Big Easy If you get our weekly newsletters (you can sign up right here) you know that we recently journeyed to New Orleans for the International … [Read more...]
Cane Grinding 2016
What is a Cane Grinding? It's many things. It's an event. It's a family reunion. It's a covered dish meal. It's a barbeque. Yes, there is grinding of sugar cane to extract the juice and then cooking the juice to make syrup. But, most of all, a Cane Grinding is a time for family … [Read more...]
Norcross Community Market Gets Better & Better
As summer marches on the market just keeps getting better. The organizers are learning as they go, the community is discovering how best to take advantage of what the market has to offer, and the vendors are learning what the community needs and wants. … [Read more...]
How to Host a Family Fish Fry (with bonus hush puppy recipe)
A fish fry is a fun, casual way to bring family together with great food and no fuss. So, what is a Fish Fry? Wikipedia defines the term Fish Fry this way "A meal containing battered or breaded fried fish. It typically also includes french fries, coleslaw, … [Read more...]