Posts in Seasonal
The Earthiness of Dirt

Me. Dirt. Me. Dirt. For several hours. I do not “do” dirt…I used to 20 or 30 years ago…but not now. Someone else grows the flowers I love to arrange in vases. Farmers grew my veggies and I purchased them at one of 3 or 4 farmer’s markets every other week or so. Thinking about dirt.

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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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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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Christina's Creative Cooking Challenge (contest)

Since we’re all in a global “stay at home” experience; I am bringing back one of my favorite family and friend activities, the “Creative Cooking Challenge”.  It’s really a riff off of all the food TV shows and can be sliced and diced (ha! Pun intended) in many ways.

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Indoor Mill City Market - Preorders Pick-Up Only 3/21

Mill City Farmers Market PREORDER PICK UP ONLY Saturday | March 21 | 10 - 12. Place your order for salami, pea shoots and more! Market MARCH 21 UPDATE Indoor Winter Market open for preorders only.

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