Thanksgiving 101

I am in the process of creating a Thanksgiving feast that is good enough for the most delicate pallet!

Aris has once again opened his home to the Viva Swag family for a Thanksgiving celebration. I can’t wait! I am so thankful for so much. What am I most thankful for? Other than Aris… I mean my Viva Swag family… I would have to say I am MOST thankful for the fact that I am a culinary artiste, that I am French and that my good friend Rick Rogers wrote: Thanksgiving 101. It’s the perfect little cheat book on occasions such as these. He takes you from shopping to chopping to cooking to serving and its not all turkey either… it’s so deliciously done that one could almost eat the book…

Football = Fun with Cheese!

Would you not say that I am a girly girl? Yes? No? Of course you would… I am tres feminine! Yet, even the most delicate of lilies gets a little rough and tough on occasion… I’m talking about football of course. Now don’t be silly, I don’t actually WATCH it. I’m talking about the parties. My parties are ALWAYS a huge success. My secret? The wide selection of cheeses! Don’t tell anybody… but I once devoured a one pound block of smoked cheddar on my own… and that was BEFORE the party even started…

Carrot Cake Masterpiece!

Mes amies! I am so very happy and excited to announce that I am preparing for a wedding… not my own, mon dieux! But rather that of a dear friend. However, since I am in charge of the meal as well as appetizers I simply haven’t the time to make the wedding carrot cake she desires… so between you and I… I’ve cheated a bit! My dear friend Mich Turner of the Little Venice Cake Company created this beautiful wedding carrot cake masterpiece for Pierce and Keely Brosnan. If it’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for my friend! Modeled after the cake created for John and Jackie Kennedy it’s absolutely delightful! Best though, is she’ll never know I didn’t make it myself!