Black Bean Salad
When you really love a restaurant you come to know its best dishes. The things that make you want to come back and if you really like that menu item, every time...
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A Few of My Favorite Things: Blue and White
There is something about the classic combination of blue and white that I have always loved. This crisp combination pairs well with so many colors. A few blue a...
Our Favorite Soft Bake Chocolate Chip Cookies
I am a better baker and cook because of my husband. He usually isn’t the one one creating new dishes in our kitchen, but he is the chief of of what he cal...
Blue and White Chinoiserie Bathroom
Tiny rooms can be fun to decorate because they give you license to do something special and maybe more dramatic than you would in a larger room. Their smaller s...
Chicken Chasseur from My Beverly Hills Kitchen by Alex Hitz
The 1990’s boneless, skinless chicken craze brought with it many recipes that I call “chicken with sauce” because the sauce usually felt like ...
Gorgeous Grocery Store Blooms
Sometimes grocery store flowers can get a bad reputation. My experience has been that if I go to the store with an open mind, there is usually something that ca...
It Isn’t Easy Being Green
It’s not easy being green Having to spend each day the color of the leaves… It seems you blend in with so many ordinary things And people tend to pa...
Pattern Play With Pillows From Etsy
I can spend hours mulling over fabrics. The colors and patterns can make a room. If there is one place in the budget for a room where I am likely to splurge, it...
Blueberry Waffles
One summer back in the early nineties my sister and I got into making Belgian waffles. After early morning swim practice we would come home a make ourselves a b...
The Joy of Spring
“Look deep into nature and you will understand everything better.” Albert Einstein Over the past two weeks the cold and brown landscape has begun to...