Manila Clams with Wine, Butter and Garlic

Yum, one of my favorite simple suppers is steamed Manila clams with white wine, butter, garlic and shallots. It’s so easy you don’t even really need a recipe, although I’ve got one for you. This meal manages to be unfussy yet elegant at the…

Super Sweet New Year’s Gifts

I made homemade caramels and marshmallows for holiday gifts and they turned out so delicious that I really needed to come up with some pretty packaging to compliment them. I started out with some cardboard boxes that are usually used as disposable baking pans….

Happy New Year!

Wishing for you the best year yet! We spent last night with the kids and a 2015 countdown – they had envelopes to open at certain times with fun activities – we went out to dinner, had a sundae bar, played party games and…