Day 315

Merry Christmas Daddy

Day 314

Christmas Eve in Paris.

Cocktails at the George V hotel.

May not be able to download images.....

It's still priceless.

Make it simple.

Make it memorable.

 Make it inviting to look at.

Make it fun to read.

(my blog.....soon)

Leo Burnett

Day 313

At some point you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart but not in your life.

Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication. Leonardo da Vinci

Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet. Bob Marley

Day 312

WON TON CHEESEBURGERS
Always trying to come up with yummy finger foods
Cook hamburger until almost desired wellness
Cut into strips
Place one and a slice of cheese
and a slice of pickle
on a won ton wrapper
brush edges with egg wash
roll up
saute in hot oil until brown
serve with ketchup

Day 311

S'MORE DESSERT
the most fabulous dessert on earth from Mama Terano's
Layer
Vanilla Ice Cream
Fudge sauce
Broken Graham Crackers
Marshmallow Fluff
in a glass
top with miniature
Marshmallows and torch
You may never eat anything else!

Day 310

EVA COOKS

Day 310

EVA COOKS
our Swedish tennis star prepares a feast

Day 309

LA SANDIA MEXICAN KITCHEN AND TEQUILA BAR
everything made from scratch....

Day 308

FARMER'S MARKET LA QUINTA, CA

Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
Winston Churchill

Day 307

THE WHALE & ALE
San Pedro, CA
with
The Hallelujah Girls
at the little fish theatre

COMING TOGETHER IS A BEGINNING.
KEEPING TOGETHER IS PROGRESS.
WORKING TOGETHER IS SUCCESS.
HENRY FORD

Day 306

GOLF SANTA

I told my therapist about you.

I spent my entire childhood wishing I were older.
Now I'm older and this shit sucks.

Day 305

TIRAMISU
72655 Hwy 111 Palm Desert CA
super yummy risotto with shrimp and asparagus
and a lemoncello sorbet that was out of this world

Everything should be made as simple as  possible, but no simpler.
Albert Einstein

Day 304

SURFER SANTA

Well done is better than well said.

Design is not just what it looks like and feels like.
Design is how it works.
Steve Jobs

Do what you do so well
that they will want to see it again
and bring their friends.
Walt Disney

Day 303

PALM DESERT CAMELS

Art is never finished just abandoned.

R.J.Morris 

Day 302

ROOSTER SANTA'S
BOSTON SNUGGLER
Take a cup of steaming hot chocolate
Add one jigger of peppermint schnapps
Top with freshly whipped cream
Toast to a happy winter day or night

Day 301

Fiery Beef Marinade

½ cup Dijon mustard

½ cup soy

¼ cup honey

2 tablespoons fresh lime juice and a bit of zest

 2 minced cloves of garlic

½ tablespoon of cayenne ( or more to taste)

Use to marnate and baste

Reserve some to drizzle over cooked meat

Day 300

BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS
Remember the rum cake I made back on Day 55 in March?
I adjusted it for the holidays: chocolate cake with peppermint schnapps!
It makes a wonderful breakfast
with whipped cream and a smashed mint
found in your purse from the neighborhood restaurant

Day 299

EGG ROLLS
I love finger foods.
Bite size, packed with flavor, room for dessert!
First attempt with shredded pork in egg roll wrappers.

The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.
Mark Twain

We have to believe in free will. We’ve got no other choice.
Issac Bashevis Singer

It is our farewell performance, and I hope the first of many.
Garrison Keillor

Day 298

PORK CUTLETS WITH TARRAGON

He has been called a mediocre man;

but this is unwarranted flattery.

 He was a politician of monumental littleness.

Theodore Roosevelt  (about John Tyler, 10^th US President)

Day 297

Always make extra pasta to warm up for a quick lunch or snack

PROSCIUTTO PASTA

Heat Olive Oil and Butter in large pan
Toss in cooked Rigatoni
Shred Prosciutto over pasta - add twice as much as you think - it shrinks
Pour in a splash of White Wine
Sprinkle in some fresh Thyme
Finish with a handful or two of freshly grated Parmesan/Romano cheese
Garlic can always be added in the beginning - I was out
Toss with a little Salt and fresh ground Pepper
Perfect!

Day 296

STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST
WITH SWISS, PROSCIUTTO AND FRESH TARRAGON

A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.
Samuel Goldwyn
Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded.
Yogi Berra
Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering – and it’s all over much too soon.
Woody Allen

Day 295

RIBEYE WITH ASPARAGUS AND HOLLANDAISE

It is impossible to hate or fear anything or anyone we truly understand.

Focus on the moment no matter how trivial.

Have interest, openness, curiosity, goodwill, compassion.

Day 294

YUMMY AT THE POSTAL CAFE

You’d be surprised how much it costs to look this cheap.
Dolly Parton
I knew her before she was a virgin.
Oscar Levant
An authentic phony.

Day 293

STREET FAIR BELGIAN WAFFLES

  It’s not that I’m afraid to die.

 I just don’t want to be there when it happens.

Woody Allen

I’d give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

People should be allowed to play the violin

only after they have mastered it.

Day 292

CRANBERRY RELISH
This is one of my favorite things about the holidays.
Perhaps because I grew up in Massachusetts.
Take one bag fresh Cranberries - rinsed
Throw in food processor with 5-6 chopped Oranges
with rind but no seeds
I add 2-3 tablespoons chopped fresh Ginger
Pulse until chunky
Add at least 1/2 cup Sugar
Until the perfect combination of sweet/tart is achieved
Chill and eat