With Thanksgiving carefully packed away as the china wrapped in Black-Friday and Cyber-Monday circulars, party season has already begun, my friends! Being a frequent hostess and hospitable guest, there is a certain decorum to adopt when celebrating the festivities with style and finesse. Let me share my list of top ten do's and...
Rub a dub dub...
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Sonya M Fitzmaurice
- Tuesday, November 27, 2012
A chemical reaction appealing to the senses... Soft, aromatic, smooth... Ingredients used to create a bar of soap have certainly evolved from the time of the Babylonians in 2800 B.C, but the basic process remains elemental. Combining oils and fat with an alkali to create a bubbly reaction produces soap and glycerin....
Healthy eats...
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Sonya M Fitzmaurice
- Sunday, November 18, 2012
With a list in hand, after checking it twice, I am ready to hit the market shopping for our Thanksgiving goodies. This year, in addition to filling the table with expected traditional favorites, we will enjoy some simpler choices too. One of my new favorite appetizers is a healthy dip bursting with Mediterranean...
Inside a winter garden...
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Sonya M Fitzmaurice
- Thursday, November 08, 2012
The daylight hours were spent reading, preparing the food that quickly defrosted, or sorting through clothes to be donated... Hurricane Sandy really walloped the east coast and many of us had to break out the candles to make it through the dark nights without power. No Internet, phone, TV or electricity was challenging...