Posts in Celebrations
Road Trip Through Israel-Part One: The Holy City of Jerusalem—Chapter One

Spiritual, thought-provoking, and moving—a few of the words that come to mind as one tours through this city considered sacred by Christians, Jews, and Muslims alike. Today, visitors to Jerusalem can watch the many Christian pilgrims carrying replica crosses as they recreate the journey on their own paths to spiritual healing.

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Kentucky Derby Day-sorta-ish

The 146th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve will be rescheduled from May 2, 2020, to September 5, 2020. Call me crazy but I think this provides the perfect opportunity for what I’ll call a “practice party round.” You can go online to buy your hats, party favors, and fascinators, try some of the best mint julep recipes, and I’ve provided lots of Derby-ish food already tested and tried. Get the kids involved and go for it!

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Backyard BBQ—The “New” Favorite Dining Spot

Just like the late great Prince was reported to have said, “For whoever is claiming they are bringing sexy back, sexy never left!” I would say the backyard BBQ has never left as the royalty of outdoor dining. With the surreal era of stay-at-home, the backyard BBQ with your quarantine partners is Spring 2020’s best “new” place to be.

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TEA DROPS DEMO RECIPES – GREEK NACHOS & EDAMAME HUMMUS

Thanks for tuning in to my demo on Tea Drops IG LIVE Today! I loved appearing with Tea Drops founder Sashee Founder making a “Good Kind of Blues” Tea Cocktail with Blueberry Acai Tea Drops along with two easy appetizers!

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W3 Book Club - “Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe” by Fannie Flagg

This month’s W3 Book Club is literally southern fried! Teri E. Popp & Laura Chin along with their W3 Book Club members literally offer you a menu of southern fried green tomatoes alongside a few backstories from Depression-era women involved with a little whistle-stop of a cafe in the South. - “This article was written before the current status of our nation practicing “social distancing.” This article serves as a guide for ideas for after social distancing is over, and for more book suggestions to read during this time.”

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Passover 2020

Spirited Table brings you the Passover posts from the past and present. Due to the current situation, we are all going through as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic, this holiday will require an adjustment on everyone’s part. To help ease through the process we have prepared numerous helpful resources to guide you through the Seder (and Passover prep of course). Thanks to our friends at chabad.org.

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Virtual Easter Supper Club

Five of today’s Easter recipes come from Daniel Paterna and can be found in his book, Feast of the Seven Fishes: A Brooklyn-Italian's Recipes Celebrating Food and Family is a timely reminder that shared memories of food draws upon and enriches our souls. So without further delay, here is your 2020 Virtual Easter Supper Club!

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Spread the Love: Pimento Cheese + Pinot

“Southern cuisine is an awesome genre to play around with wine pairings. There’s so much going on on the plate,” says Gonzalez. The lush, boozy Pinot Noir is made on-premise at City Winery with grapes grown in Sonoma’s Shokrian Vineyards, and it performs a fruit-forward, high-acid balancing act with Anderson’s spicy, creamy cheddar spread.

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