Month: December 2017

Brie with Fruit Spreads

Our annual Sausage Party is an excuse for me to try new recipes and add to the food-a-palooza that is the buffet. I make Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cream Cheese and Olives, and always something new. I had over half of a Brie cheese leftover after making Brie & Chutney Bites, and thought about what I […]

Brie & Chutney Bites

Our annual Sausage Party was held December 16th. This year friends and family made 180 pounds of Italian pork sausage, and there was a feast of food and drink for everyone to enjoy. My husband’s family started this tradition. A friend of the family was Italian, and Husband’s parents and grandfather would make a few […]

Magical Weiss Shrimp

We have a small family, and most often our get-togethers revolve around weddings and funerals. We celebrated a happy occasion two days ago: My uncle’s 80th birthday. Family flew in to Connecticut from as far away as Florida (me) and the Midwest (my sisters and our mother). We had two delicious meals, one at a […]

Sliced Ham and Pineapple in Mustard Sauce

I had a lovely weekend visiting two beautiful homes that are now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Friday night Husband and I traveled to Winter Park to celebrate the wedding of Joanna Campbell Slan’s son and his wife. A private wedding was performed in November at Joanna’s Florida home, and the family […]