We just had a great time celebrating Bill’s birthday with his mom, sister, and brothers. He had said he wanted a chocolate cake so I made him a 3 layer chocolate cake. The cake had a layer of vanilla buttercream, a layer of caramel buttercream, and frosted on the outside…
So earlier this year Grant & Cynthia and Stacy & Grace came over to dinner for Stacy’s Birthday. We had a great time! here are some of those pictures: Tonight August 7th, they came back over and Stacy make his famous BBQ Ribs and Pulled Pork….. OMG they were both…
One of the things I told Bill I wanted for my birthday this year was a Tiramisu Cake that I had found online. He said he would make it for me! Our schedule has been so busy that Aug 2nd which is almost 2 months late was the first time…
So earlier this month we had a special winemaker’s dinner at our house! The wine was fabulous and the winemaker was excited to have a great review on his wine! So now here is the rest of the story…. when we went to Washington state last fall, we went to…
The other day I had the opportunity to help throw a birthday party for a friend of mine, Teresa. She has such a big heart, it was nice to give her a special treat. Teresa spends so much time every day going beyond her job to help charities with their…
The last several years we have donated a Live Auction item Called Raid the Cellar Dinner for Ronald McDonald House of NE Kansas. Last fall this dinner went for an amazing amount! The person who lost out, still wanted to donate a very nice sum to RMH and asked if…
February 14, 2016 Valentine’s Dinner This year for Valentine’s Dinner Bill and I had 2006 Cliff Lede Moon Sympathy Cabernet Sauvignon, oh so velvety smooth, it was like a melody playing in your heart! We paired this with Espresso Balsamic Bacon Wrapped Filets, Grilled Lobster Claws, Baked Potatoes & Dark…
February 8, 2016 WOW what a treat! So as Monday nights Merlot tasting was coming to an end, some really great friends brought a bottle of wine they found in the back of their liquor cabinet before the holidays. They picked it up in the early 1990’s on a trip…
January 2015, What wine do you drink when the temperature outside is single digit and the wind chill is -teens? Cabernet Sauvignon of course. This is considered to be the big, heavy. dry red that will warm you up on those cold winter nights. This month we will be tasting…
So as Halloween approached this year, it looked like it was going to be cold and rainy. The first thing that came to mind was Chili! So I got all the ingredients together and put it on around 1pm so it would be ready for dinner. We had a bottle…