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Valentine Dinner Party
ByMary Crozier February 13, 2018February 11, 2021

Typically we are a bit casual when entertaining. However, once a year we do a formal sit down dinner party for Valentine’s Day. This year we are having a Valentine dinner party for 5 couples. Generally we use the dining room, but the weather has been so glorious lately, we decided to have it outside…

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Heart-shaped Ravioli
ByMary Crozier February 7, 2018January 23, 2023

Do something special for Valentine’s Day! We tend to stay home vs. going out to a restaurant. Fresh pasta is relatively easy and each year I make these for our family Valentine’s Day dinner. This Four Cheese Ravioli recipe is dated 2/10/2010 from Annie’s Eats, a food blog. She has since changed her blog name…

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Lemon Pots de Creme
ByMary Crozier February 1, 2018January 26, 2023

While cleaning out the butler’s pantry, I am inspired to use one of the many sets of pots de creme from my collection. It is also the middle of citrus season here and lemons are abundant. Pot de crème, plural pots de crème, (pronounced “poe da krem”) is a loose French dessert custard dating to…

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Cakes, Quality Time and Cookbook Giveaway
ByMary Crozier December 29, 2017August 31, 2022

Last summer, I was drawn to a magazine article about a London Fog cake, made with Earl Grey tea by Tessa Huff. I’ve always wanted to make beautiful cakes but have never really spent much time learning how to do so. I’ve tried my hand at the occasional home made birthday cake or our yearly…

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Family, Food, Friends, Fun and Fatigue
ByMary Crozier November 25, 2017November 25, 2017

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. It was so nice having all the children home and the house filled with their friends. Today, as I take all the Thanksgiving items and store them away until next year, here are some random musings about the holiday. We had the biggest turkey ever~~a whopping 28 lbs,…

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