Our love affairs with cheese seem to reach their peak during the long days of winter. On January 20th we celebrate National Cheese Lover’s Day! From my perspective, a day without cheese is a day I’m not living up to full enjoyment potential. This cheesy love affair has been a solid passion for as long as I can remember.
Read MoreJanuary 25th kicks off the Chinese New Year! I’m not sure how to break it to you, but the Chinese Horoscope 2020 = Year of the Metal Rat. Spirited Table® is your home for a Chinese Virtual Supper Club full of tips & traditions, wine and beer, flowers for your table, and plenty of food!
Special thanks to Laura and Katie Chin for sharing recipes from the past and present! I personally can’t wait for Katie’s Global Family Cookbook to launch in the fall of 2020!
Read MoreTeri Popp and Laura Chin’s W3 Bookclub celebrated a friend’s special birthday with an off the chart party plan. They dressed, breathed, scavenger hunted, sang around the piano and of course, they were as always eating and drinking while creating every stitch of decor and dress from The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry.
Read MoreOver Chanukah, we heard the horrendous news of the stabbing in Monsey, N.Y.: A man entered a rabbi’s home and began viciously attacking those gathered for a Chanukah get-together. Solidarity amongst all faiths requires a commitment to respecting our rights to worship, as we choose.
Read MoreHappy New Year’s Eve! Here are three uniquely different lists of where to watch the celebrations! The first one provided by Rolling Stone Magazine, second from Big 7 Travel and last by time zones starting with Kiribati (Line Islands) at 0900GMT, with New Zealand seeing in the new decade at 1100GMT. Cheers 🥂
Read MoreWe are 3ish days till New Year’s Eve. I hope this list of memories, inspirations, table-top ideas, recipes and stories from the past and present, ignite your 2020 preparations!
Read MoreKimberley Thompson’s very REAL and VERY HONEST assessment of her Christmas years, without her Dad, uncovers a vital truth. It’s a very, very sad and silent night after the ones we hold the dearest are gone…but hang-on, there is hope and eventually joy!
Read MoreIt’s the day before Christmas Eve, so let’s stop adding things to our list and let’s take some off our list…like worrying about what we’re serving, wearing, drinking, etc. etc. Let’s enjoy the fact we will be together.
Read MoreTeri E. Popp visits a Croatia that has been torn by strife. But the uplifting spirit of the people, including home visits for tourists, keeps their faith in their country and the perseverance to work the land, very much alive!
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