Category: Southern Entertaining

  • How to Boil Crawfish

    Crawfish boils are a rite of spring in New Orleans.  They combine two of our favorite activities – eating good food and visiting with friends.  We recently spent a picture perfect Saturday afternoon in a beautiful setting eating to our heart’s content.  Here’s the star of the show. We are lucky here to have boiled…

  • Caring For A Dining Table

    I have always enjoyed entertaining. It is a great way to get together with friends and family and show them how much you care with a beautiful table setting and wonderful food. However, occasionally, when you entertain, a dish gets broken or a water ring or heat ring is left on your beautiful wood dining…

  • Fish on Friday

    New Orleans is a very Catholic city.  I’m not Catholic, but I heartily endorse one of the faith’s tenets – the “sacrifice” of eating seafood as opposed to meat.  On a recent Friday during Lent, I decided to honor the occasion by featuring Louisiana specialties from the sea. For starters, we had Crawfish Bisque.  I…

  • Supper in the Kitchen

    I love my formal dining table and setting it for dinners is always fun, however, sometimes, when we are just entertaining another couple, that table is really just too big. I always think about the old movies where there was long, formal dining table and a couple was sitting at opposite sides, being waited on…

  • Christmas in the Country

    My friends Jimmy and David have a fantastic second home an hour north of New Orleans in rural St. Tammany Parish.  Over twenty years they have transformed a barren piece of land into an estate with a fantastic house, lake, gardens, a greenhouse, and a commercial nursery.  The latest addition – just in time for…

  • Fall Dinner Party in New Orleans

    Since moving to New Orleans, I have really enjoyed making new friends and renewing acquaintances. I also enjoy having a roomy dining room that makes entertaining so much easier. Recently, we had some friends over for a casual, early fall dinner. I was busy getting things ready and didn’t get enough pictures of the table.…

  • Southern Derby Day and Some Pink!

    It is Derby Day! Time to run for the roses, but in my case it will be for the pinks! Ready with a mint julep on a pale pink napkin in front of the pink flowers. Where did I get the flowers? From the back fence! Aren’t they beautiful. Let’s take a closer look. Now,…

  • Southern Stroll

    What a lovely time of year it is to take a walk through the neighborhood! The homes are adorned with blooming trees, flowers and shrubs. It truly is a beautiful world! A little outdoor pic for Outdoor Wednesday with A Southern Daydreamer and Rednesday! with It’s a Very Cherry. Today’s Lagniappe: Grilled Asparagus with Sesame…

  • More Southern Carnival

    Well really, the best metamorphosis to me right now is how each day the sun stays out longer. My friends from Down Under are experiencing the opposite! Right now, as each day grows longer, I am more and more anxious for Spring. Nothing says Spring to me more than Easter, and of course, celebrating Carnival…

  • Southern Entertaining Plans

    Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. Hebrews 13:2 The holidays are upon us. Only a few more weeks until Thanksgiving and then Christmas and New Years are right behind. It seems like just yesterday we were enjoying the long summer days. Well, November…

  • Southern Drinks on the Porch

    You may remember, Monday, I mentioned that last Saturday night a few friends came over for drinks on the porch. Well here are the pics for Tablescape Thursday with Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. I am always looking for inspiration and I get so much from all of you. Here is the inspiration…

  • Southern Evening

    This weekend is a good weekend to have a couple of friends over to sit on the porch and have margaritas and a few eats. This Southwestern Cheesecake is a good choice to go with margaritas. It is a combination of a couple of recipes. You could use jalapenos instead of chilies or use a different kind…

  • Southern Sunday Favorite

    Another Sunday Favorite with Chari at Happy to Design. Click on pic above to see other favorites! I remember Sunday lunches when I was growing up fondly. When we got home from church we would set the table with the good china and all gather round the table. Often, we would have company and spend…

  • Southern Tablescape

    Okay, here it is. My first entry in Tablescape Thursday hosted by Susan at Between Naps on the Porch. I set a table for Spring and you can find a lot of other inspirational pictures on Susan’s blog. Don’t miss her back porch transformation. I have a little secret for setting my table. I can’t…