Hot Spiced Wine

“I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.”  W.C. Fields

This “Hot Spiced Wine” was the favored drink at Enjoy! nights last Thursday.  Just opening the thermos generated oodles of comments about the fragrance alone.  I prepared the drink at home and transported it in a large igloo thermos to keep it hot for serving.  Seriously, when I opened the thermos the gals swooned

A Look Back

Finding myself a bit overloaded this week has led me to take a look back and see what I was doing this time last year.  Do you ever have those weeks where there’s not a thing wrong except your calendar is bursting with “to do’s”?  That’s me this week!

Last year I look back and find that I was nursing a sick, sick kitty.  

You Are Invited!

I am inviting you to join me for “All Things Honey”an exciting evening, held Thursday, October 11 at Enjoy! – Kitchen Frills and Gourmet a fantastic kitchen store on the square in downtown Rockwall, Texas.  You can drop by anytime between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. for some delicious food and drinks , all prepared with honey by none other than – moi!

We will be serving Goat Cheese with Honey & Pear appetizers, Honey & Chipotle Mustard Chicken Bites, displayed for sampling will be two desserts as well as my Orange Bee Tea and a surprise cocktail. I am thrilled with this new gig and excited to be a part of event nights at Enjoy!

Enjoy! carries terrific kitchen tools, serving pieces, foods and coffees.  It’s not too early to start your Christmas shopping so come on out for an evening full of fun, food and kitchen frills!  I’ll be buzzing about all night long so stop by and say, “hello”.  Hope to see you there!

Enjoy!

Dark and Stormy

Dark & Stormy

This summer while vacationing in the British Virgin Islands I had the pleasure of being introduced to this cocktail.  It has become my preferred libation on hot afternoons of late.  The refreshing taste of ginger beer and the strong rum flavor will surely take me through fall months as well, I seriously like this drink!

Here is Wikipedia’s description:

Bee Martini – Shaken Not Stirred

Sugar Shake

I promised a story about my “Sugar Shake” adventure with the bees.  This experience was a first for me and possibly my bees.  I can’t say for sure about the bees

Trendy Favorites of the Low Country Variety

Low Country Shrimp & Grits

This dish traditionally was served for breakfast to shrimpers coming into shore after long weeks at sea, but it’s turned into one of Americas favorite trendy comfort foods for dinner.  Popular chefs such as Paula Deen, Bobby Flay and Martha Stewart to name a few all have their own version.  Celebrated as Low Country cooking it has strong parallels to New Orléans, Cajun, and Caribbean cuisines.  But just what, exactly, is Low Country?

If you aren’t familiar with the origination of Low Country cooking;

Same Song Second Verse

Welcome to Mt. Gainor

Last summer I posted a story about the Mt. Gainor Inn, a B&B in Dripping Springs, Texas.  You can read it here: https://theorangebee.wordpress.com.  If you have not yet visited  I strongly encourage you to do so.  With fall upon us the Texas hill country is a beautiful, peaceful place to kick back and unwind for a couple of days.

Since my visit last summer the owners have made some brilliant changes.  They’ve added a commercial kitchen, a dining room and two new bedroom suites.  

Once A Winner Always A Winner

About 12 years ago, when LuLu was in high school and Miss T was just a little thing I was given this cake as a thank you by the mother of another high schooler, who was tagging along with my family on a ski vacation to Taos, New Mexico.  It was “spring break” week and we had just finished remodeling our kitchen.  

Name That Queen – A Challenge

Old-Fashioned Breakfast

How lucky am I, to have honey readily available for drizzling on anything – in this case leftover cornbread, for breakfast?  I know you want some too – who wouldn’t?  Having an abundance of honey to use daily is one reason I am a bee keeper.  If my meals don’t call for honey I simply open the jar, take out a teaspoon, dip it in the liquid golden nectar and insert it into my mouth. At that moment Life is Good!

What Have You Done To The Last of Summer’s Strawberries?

The last of summer’s red ripe berries

Back in the day, BK, (before kids) I could be found wiling away my time during the summer months preserving fruits and veggies.  Such a simple procedure for such a delicious and worthy outcome.  What is more wonderful than popping the sealed lid from a jar of home canned preserves, tomatoes, okra or green beans in the dead of winter?