My Silk’n Titan set I am 61, and I have wanted to try an anti-aging device for YEARS, but I kept putting it off, and putting it off, frankly because they were expensive, and because I honestly didn’t know if any of them would actually give me any real, visible results… Read more…
Earthkind’s Natural Pest Repellents Thanks to Tryazon, a great sampling program, I recently had the opportunity to discover and test Earthkind‘s natural pest repellents, and host a “Facebook Live” party for them, and I have to say that my husband and I are Very impressed with their products! Our inn Read more…
Barbados Historic Steam Train St. Kitts Railroad As many of you know, Chef Dan and I have the Elkhorn Inn and Theatre, our historic inn, and we have a lot “railfan” guests, as the Inn is right across from the very busy Norfolk Southern “Pocahontas” railroad line; the Elkhorn Inn Read more…
Wine! Food! Penguini! As many of you know, I am a “sweeper” and a contest-junkie. While my friends are playing Candy Crush and Farmville at 2a.m. on Facebook, I am often entering sweeps and contests… LOTS of sweeps and contests! And while the downside is I get 1000+ emails a Read more…
Add caption Happy Purim! This year the Jewish holiday of Purim (see below for links to the history of Purim and how to celebrate it) was Feb. 9 -10, and I decided that, for the first time, I would make Hamantaschen! (Or Hamentaschen, depending on how you choose to spell it!) I think Read more…
The Elkhorn Inn and Dan’s Sunflower Meadow It’s now January 2020, and I’m finally posting my annual “Sweeps and Contest Thank You Post” for 2019, which has become an annual tradition! While I didn’t win a trip last year- or a vehicle (vehicles have so far eluded me…) I did Read more…
Ritual of Dao I was recently and very happily selected by Tryazon to try a selection of bath and shower products from Rituals: The Rituals for The Holidays “Ritual of Dao“ line, and it has been a delightful experience! Earlier this fall I got to try several of the Ritual Read more…
“Black Magic” Cocktails In honor of some Very Special Guests at the Elkhorn Inn & Theatre I wanted to make some fun Halloween Cocktails, and “Googling” I found dozens of them (see links below)… and all the Really Cool ones seemed to use Blavod Black Vodka… which I have been trying Read more…
Jalapeno Popper Mummies! I now have a series of posts I am calling “Recipes That Work!” because when I find one that does, with minimal adjustments, I get ALL excited! Others in this series are my posts on making Apple Roses, Zucchini Roses, Tamales, Vietnam Summer Rolls, and Tamarind Paste. The Read more…
TAMALES When Dan and I were on a cruise that spent a day in Cozumel, we took a wonderful cooking class, with a market visit, at Josefina’s Cocina Con Alma: https://www.cozumelchef.com/ After we returned to West Virginia (and added several of the dishes we learned to make to the Elkhorn Inn Read more…