Need to feel the sunshine of the Mediterranean to cheer you up during the long days of winter? The flavors of the Mediterranean are so fresh and so very good for you! Eating this salad takes you to the warm shores of Greece and the laid back feeling of summer. Continue reading
Yes, I know, it does sound rather cross cultural but it’s truly more Tex-Mex than Italian. The lasagna reference is just my way of saying don’t roll it, layer it! Man, oh man is that a time saver! Faster to the table, means faster to my lips! Continue reading
Life’s simple pleasures can be the best! Sometimes it takes a friend to remind you. Over the holidays, Lani did just that by whipping out her homemade applesauce from her freezer. Winner, winner! Served with our chicken dinner! Continue reading
Invite me to your house! I love it! Foodie friends make fantastic dishes of their own and it gives me inspiration and pleasure to share them. Every since I was a kid I loved to eat at other people’s houses. Sometime I got to eat things my Mom didn’t allow us to have! (she was very health conscious) What is it about the not so healthy stuff that is so alluring? Continue reading
We love having friends, old and new, come by our RV for cocktails and appetizers! It’s an easy way to hang out, discover new things about each other and nibble on tasty treats. There is a rule among the RVing crowd, besides the #1 rule, make new friends wherever you go. It’s the Rule of 6-4-2! Basically it says – 6 for cocktails, 4 for dinner and 2 to sleep. We always feel the more the merrier is much more fun, except for sleepover part! Continue reading
Inspiration comes from all around us at any given moment. You just have to watch for it. I happen to love to talk about food and in the course of a recent conversation, an idea for a new recipe popped into my head. That’s how it rolled when I was talking with my friend Donna about the vinaigrette I was going to make with her blood oranges and Meyer lemons. Continue reading
It’s who you know that makes all the difference! We just happen to be staying with the Wagner’s on their ranch and there is an abundance of winter fruit just ripe for the picking. When Donna asked if we’d like some blood oranges, I just couldn’t resist! And true to their giving nature, I soon had a bag of blood oranges and Meyer lemons. In this bag was a lovely vinaigrette just waiting to be made! Continue reading
The Quarantine has been lifted! We have been so sick for the last two weeks we might as well have been in quarantine! Sequestered in our RV, so we would not infect family and friends, we traded germs, entertained each other and generally whined about not being able to do anything! Typically, if we even get sick, any bug runs through us in a day or two but not this bugger! David got it first. Then I felt the body ache and fever start and knew I had to whip up a big pot of soup to sustain us for several days ‘cuz I was going down too! Continue reading
Who says turkey is only for Thanksgiving? When it’s this fast and easy you can serve turkey any time you want it. This method takes all the guess work out of when the turkey will be done and on the table! Continue reading
Good Gravy! It’s so Easy! Everyone should make gravy when it’s this easy! I LOVE GRAVY!!! Any chance I can find to include it in a meal, you know you’re gonna find gravy served at my house. This time of year lots of people cringe at the thought of making gravy for the Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner. But you really don’t have to fear the gravy when you know a few simple tricks! Continue reading
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Life of the Party Always (LOTPA) is about socializing and making every occasion with friends and family a festive one .
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