The Twelve Days of Christmas Something old, something new. I am always looking for recipes that I can use for entertaining and that will also double for gift giving. Voila, this new recipe I discovered for brown sugar rosemary walnuts and my old tried and true recipe for spicy Cajun pecans. Great to make […]
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The twelve days of Christmas Something old, something new. I thought it would be fun to transform an old favorite that is usually associated with breakfast and make it into a savory nibble for the Christmas Eve party. Scones…savory scones. Anything with bacon has to be good. Kind of like the ubiquitous cheese straw
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The Robert/Walker/Toca/Hellmuth Christmas Eve celebration is built on the tradition of lots of wonderful appetizers that are served during an extended cocktail hour as the kids run wild and pray for the call to open presents. My cousin Lisa Hellmuth Zenor, or “Aunt Lisa” as she is known to my children, has a few specialties
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Something Old, Something New MY NORTHSHORE COUSINS and I rotate the Christmas Eve family celebration each year. This year it is my turn. My mind is swirling, already making list upon list, paging through worn cookbooks for the old, tried and true, traditional family recipes and perusing food blogs for bright new ideas. I begin
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EVERGREENS HAVE long been part of our southern holiday decorating schemes. Long before the Christmas tree became a popular tradition in the newborn Americas, people of other cultures and time periods used evergreen boughs as a reminder that the brown earth would soon be green and growing again. Doorways and living areas were adorned with
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THE CITY OF MANDEVILLE enthralls visitors and locals year-round with a multitude of public events and outdoor activities for the entire family. You’ll see families playing and exercising on the Mandeville Lakefront, concerts and markets at the Mandeville Trailhead and people dining and shopping in Old Mandeville. December is no exception to the months of
By Sarada Bonnett For 19 straight years, we have been south Louisiana’s premier venue for some of the nation’s finest artists to share their creations with tens of thousands of art lovers. Our festival features full-time, working artists who have spent years perfecting their craft. Each artisan handcrafts their work, ensuring that each of
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My culinary awakening took place in my year abroad in France. Although I was a poor student, Europe presented me with rich food and eating adventures from Norway to Greece. When I returned to the U.S., I brought my European exploits and my more refined palate to the kitchen. I cooked my way through hundreds
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Events and Activities to Appreciate This Fall Northshore residents are blessed to live in an area with so many cultural events at our doorstep year round. The city of Covington in particular is bustling with activities and events for the entire family. Covington’s rich cultural heritage dates back to the 1800s, when visitors from New
IF YOU ARE from the South, you know one of the most popular holiday ingredients is the pecan. It is used to make sweet desserts (pecan pie, pralines, bourbon pecan balls) and savory favorites (pecan stuffing, green bean-pecan casserole, pecan topped trout). But do you have a pecan tree in your own garden? If not,
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Ingredients: 3–4 ounces bacon, cut into small strips Cooking oil 2.5-3 lb frying chicken ½ teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper ¼ cup cognac 3 cups red wine preferably Burgundy 1–2 cups beef stock 1 tablespoon tomato paste 2 cloves garlic ¼ teaspoon thyme 1 bay leaf 12–24 pearl onions ½ pound mushrooms 3 tablespoons flour
The 2015 Kickin’ Parkinson’s party and twilight run hosted at Stone Creek Club and Spa, in support of Team Fox, was its most successful event to date. Milestones included its first live auction and a record 550 guests in attendance. The first Michael J. Fox Foundation Research Roundtable was also held, along with a new
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