Cookbook-writing caterer extraordinaire Debbi Covington dishes about food.
Ring in the New Year
Written by Debbi Covington
Tuesday, 01 January 2013 13:16
Blow the horns, throw the confetti and pop the cork on 2013 in sparkling style! A time for reflection as well as for reveling, the turning of the year provides an opportunity to look back with satisfaction and ahead with hope.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! How can you tell? Christmas trees are popping up everywhere! This year, why don't you invite the gang over for a Tree Trimming Party?! It's a great way to kick off the holiday season!
Cooking takes on special joy during the Christmas season! Cocktail parties, intimate dinners, casual gatherings and cookie exchanges all call for the finest holiday foods. Christmas is also a time for remembering special neighbors, co-workers and friends with tasty homemade treats from your kitchen.
“Bless us O Lord and make us more true and thankful for these and all our many blessings. We ask these prayers in Christ's name. Amen.” This is the prayer that my husband Vince has said over our evening meal for the past twenty-one years of our marriage. This Thanksgiving season, while we break bread with our family and friends, let's take the time to be truly thankful for all of our many blessings.
A few issues ago, I mentioned that I had been testing some new cauliflower dishes. I'm tickled pink with the number of people who have stopped me in the grocery store or at catering events to ask me when I was going to share some of those recipes. This is the week!