Dec 22, 2012
It seems like each holiday season I get invited to a cookie swap and each year I politely decline. It’s not that I’m a cookie hater – quite the contrary in fact. It’s just that December is already such a sugar high that the last thing I need to do is... 
Jul 10, 2012
My friend Sheri loves all things tropical so when her girlfriends (myself included) started planning her 50th birthday party, we knew this was a starting point, but we wanted something more unique for this golden celebration. Something more than a luau or Jimmy Buffet... 
Jun 19, 2012
Recently I helped throw a 60’s beach party-themed celebration for a 50th birthday. It was fun researching all the foods that made their grand debut during this time (think spray cheese and Doritos) but one thing I was struggling with was the cocktail. Sure, the... 
Jun 12, 2012
Recently I wrote about the graduation Top Chef-esque challenge I had in Traverse City, Michigan for my husband’s daughter’s high school graduation party. She had given me a list of foods that I was attempting to incorporate into the menu, amongst which was... 
Jun 3, 2012
So “T.C.” in this case could stand for either Traverse City or for Top Chef. Actually it stands for both. My husband’s daughter, Alexa, graduated from high school last weekend from the really freaking awesome Interlochen Academy (seriously, if I... 