There are few things I enjoy in life more than a delicious meal on the town… except maybe a delicious meal on the farm! I’d been dying to check out famous New Orleans chef John Besh’s restaurant “La Provence.” However, it’s about an hour outside of town, so Joe’s birthday was the perfect excuse to … Continue reading
New Orleans plays host to one of the premiere wine events in the country this weekend. The New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, or NOWFE, brings winemakers and enthusiasts from around the world for a wide array of events over 4 days. This afternoon, the folks from Barefoot Wine invited me to a fabulous luncheon at … Continue reading
If you haven’t thought about mom yet, you’d better get on it. Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 11th! There are plenty of boring old standbys like beautiful flowers and massages. Trust me, any mom will love either one of those! However, if you’re feeling a bit more creative this year, here are some more … Continue reading
We decided a couple years ago the perfect word to describe my dear friend Dominique is WHIMSICAL! She is by far the most creative, free-spirited, fun-loving person I know. Dominique and her equally amazing fiance, Lee, are getting hitched this year. So, a group of her friends and family came together to plan a fitting … Continue reading
There’s something uniquely special about living all around the country. Between my job and Joe’s, we’ve lived in California, Wyoming, Nevada, Virginia and Louisiana. While we miss our families in California dearly, we’ve made friends and created new little families across the U.S. And yesterday, our New Orleans family helped us celebrate our bundle-of-joy-to-be! It’s … Continue reading
Joe and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary last night! Wow. How time flies. Over the past year, we’ve done home renovations, Joe went to war and returned home safely AND we found out we’re having a baby boy! There was plenty of celebrating to go around. I surprised my man with a fancy-shmancy home … Continue reading
My best friend Dee just turned dirty thirty. We’ll be drowning ourselves in a 25 cent martini celebration/pity party at Commander’s Palace tomorrow, but today, we eat cake! Generally I’m not much of a baker, however in his honor, I managed to put together some pretty tasty cupcakes using store-bought frosting and mix. I prepared … Continue reading
You might call Emeril Lagasse the culinary king of New Orleans. The internationally acclaimed chef owns three restaurants in the Crescent City and countless more nationwide. His passion is as evident in his cooking as it is in his dedication to philanthropy. Emeril created the Lagasse Foundation nearly a decade ago to support culinary programs … Continue reading
My amazing husband Joe celebrates his 30th birthday this week and to honor everything he’s done over the past 3 decades, I decided to bake him the cake of all cakes. It’s called a “Cherpumple” and we first learned about the delectably large dessert from our dear friend Noelle. A lover of cakes herself (in … Continue reading
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