Musing About Eating and Boozing

Entertaining

  • The One about a Head of Cabbage, Garlic Bulb and Three Scallions

    If you’ve read a couple of my blog posts and given the site title, it’s probably pretty obvious that food is a big part of my life. I’ve preached for years now that there’s so much more to food than… Continue reading

  • He was Nuttier than a Fruitcake

    I’ve always hated fruitcake. I never could understand why anyone would think Fruitcake was an appropriate gift to give or worst yet serve on your holiday table where there should be much more desirable sweets. My most vivid memory had… Continue reading

  • History, It’s in the Making (or It’s all about the Shrimp Spread)

    The Easter Tablescape this year As an Army Brat, an Officer’s daughter no less, one of my Mom’s jobs as so many other Officer’s wives was to entertain. We had lots of Cocktail Parties, Sit-Down Dinners, Luncheons and Teas at our… Continue reading

  • A Food Frolic

    Last weekend my adult children (I call them the DC Contingent) came from our Nation’s Capital to partake in what I dubbed as our “Spring Frolic Weekend”. We kicked everything off on Friday evening by meeting in the booming (not)… Continue reading