5 Step Dinner Party: Turkish Delight
Turkish was the theme of our weekly dinner party last night, and a great excuse to do lots of layering: both with fresh bright ingredients…
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Weekly Dinner Party: A Casual Roasted Salmon Menu
This week's dinner party was a pretty informal, impromptu affair. The guests were a former colleague of mine, Lauren, and my good friends Jackie and…
5 Step Dinner Party: A Spanish Summer Feast
Gorgeous food, easily prepared. Great conversation with friends. Meeting new people. Last night's dinner party was everything I love about hosting! Here's the play-by-play guide:…
Weekly Dinner Party Challenge
It's been quite a year already. Out of the last six months, I've been traveling for five: France, Hawaii, Turkey-Greece-Croatia and Alaska. Whew! Now, we're back…
A South Pacific-Themed Hawaiian Picnic at Mt. Play
Our 6th year at Mountain Play in Marin and our best picnic yet! The performance this year is one of my favorite musicals: South Pacific by…
A Casual French Valentine’s Day Dinner Party
Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! After yesterday's morning tea party, I dashed off to work with a client in the afternoon and returned home to…
A Gluten-Free Toddler Tea Party for Valentine’s Day
Your first tea party! What a fun occasion and what an honor to be hostess for it. My friend Amy brought her two- and three-…
Paper Heart Valentine’s Day Chandelier
Valentine's Day festivities are heating up at our apartment. Tomorrow, I'm hosting not one - but two - parties on the theme. We start the…
Sunday Lunch: Smoked Salmon Chowder
It's a rainy and cold Friday here in California. After a few months of sunny weather, winter has finally arrived. This is the perfect climate…
Holiday Party No. 9: Casual Cioppino Sunday Lunch
There comes a moment, on these busy holiday party weekends, where you realize you haven't eaten anything but spinach dip and fudge in about 36…