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Birthday Blog
Each year before my birthday, I spend hours looking through cookbooks and cruising the net. No "bought" cakes for me,...
Food Styling for Your Holiday Parties
Who doesn't like talking about making food delicious AND beautiful? Last night at the Cooks Warehouse, we created...
Regional Produce in the Fall
Mike and I headed North last weekend with our friends Peter and Rebecca. On the way we stopped at the Tomato House....
Fall Day in Newnan
"Didn't know you picked, Jimmy" the women beside me said to a guitar player. "Oh yes ma'am, yes ma'am I sure do!" was...
Healthy Holidays at Piedmont Cancer Wellness Center
Don't you love the LAUGH sign on the wall? We all need to be reminded of that more often... I am passing on a couple...
New Orleans in Douglasville
Wowza. I don't think I have ever BEEN to Douglasville before. But I learned that I should have - and you should too,...
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This is the time of year thoughts of delicious appetizers float thru my mind daily. So here are two of my favorites to add to your repertoire. Easy, quick and impressive, they can be made ahead of time, and just put together right before your gathering - whether it is...
You Want to Take Them Home With You!
Since it is November and a special time of the year to say thanks, this is my profound thanks to all the wonderful help I receive when teaching classes at the Cooks Warehouse. (Thanks too - to Wendy Allen, the director of the cooking school. You are the reason that...
Celebrate You, Celebrate Me, Celebrate Life!
Sunday was a fun day filled with food, friends and Pomegranate Sparklers! I held a class for the Wellness Center at Piedmont Hospital – in honor of breast cancer survivors and friends. The room was filled with beautiful people and lots of pink. Representatives from...
Committee 0f 200 Dinner
A fascinating group of women convened in Atlanta last week – The Committee of 200. These 400+ movers and shakers aresome of the world’s most successful women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. They represent over 100 industries in the U.S., Europe, Asia, Canada and...
My Three Favorite Inexpensive Wines at This Very Moment…
When someone asks me for a recommendation for my favorite delicious but inexpensive wine, I always have to preface my answer with “this is My Three Favorite Inexpensive Wines at This Very Moment…So, as promised to my readers of The Friday Four, here are the wine notes...






