by messienessie_62pahm | May 12, 2012 | Grilling, Healthful Eats, Holiday Fare, Live, Quick and Easy Meals
SURPRISE!! Well, at least to me — my hubby and son planned a surprise Mother’s Day getaway. It’s been a long time since we had a vacation and even eight long, wet Portland months since our last weekend getaway. So, they decided momma needed a camping trip (one...
by messienessie_62pahm | Apr 4, 2012 | Holiday Fare, Live
Guest Post by Heather of Farmgirl Gourmet Lodge Cast Iron sent me and the rest of the Virtual Potluck team a copy of their latest cookbook ” The Lodge Cast Iron Cookbook”. The recipes are made using a cast iron vessel of one shape or another....
by messienessie_62pahm | Mar 18, 2012 | Cocktails & Appetizers, Holiday Fare, Live
Welcome friends! Here let me take your coats, hats and pocketbooks. Please go on in, there’s plenty to eat and Don will whip you up a Martini or an Old Fashioned — you know how Mr. Draper is. Oh, and I brought the tastiest shredded pork and shrimp egg...
by messienessie_62pahm | Feb 9, 2012 | Holiday Fare, Live, Quick and Easy Meals
I love to cook — but even I want get the hell out of the kitchen on Valentine’s Day. That was a lot easier before we had a rugrat. Now, our babysitting trades all want that day out, too (and they have family close-by that can manage their kiddos for the...
by messienessie_62pahm | Feb 9, 2012 | Comfort Food, Holiday Fare, Live, Luscious Desserts
Nobody wants to spend their whole night in the kitchen on Valentine’s Day. You want to cook, present, eat and get on with the canoodling– am I right? In this, our final V-Day menu we show that cooking at home on Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to...
by messienessie_62pahm | Feb 2, 2012 | Holiday Fare, Live
Above: Will Ferrell and Rachel Dratch enjoying a Lover’s Feast on SNL. As I shared with you last week, Virtual Potluck is coming together to show you how to make more than just reservations for Valentine’s Day this year. Each week, four of our 12 bloggers...
