Last night Mr. Sauce, Esq. and I watched the new Netflix movie Deadly Illusions starring Kristin Davis (a.k.a. Charlotte York from Sex and the City). It’s a doozy. Plot: Charlotte York is a famous novelist who is about to start her new book. To free up time she hires a nanny (played by Frasier Crane’sContinue reading Cocktails and Snacks: Frankfurter Rolls & Cocktail Cheese Mold (1953)
I. LOVE. A. PUNCH. Punches are easy to make, easy to refresh (just throw more booze in there!), and they give guests an option from just wine or beer–without opening the bar for mixed drinks. Last year I gave an option to the option because I acquired a second punch bowl set (thanks, Beth!) andContinue reading Holly Ball 2019: Christmas Sparkle (1966) and Holly Ball Hi-Ball Punch
Holly Ball 2019 rolls on! This recipe is a selection from Executive Women…New Orleans Style. I picked it up at a super-fabulous culinary bookshop called Kitchen Witch, which, sadly, closed not long after my visit. I don’t know anything in particular about this book except that New Orleans has an Executive Women International chapter.Continue reading Holly Ball 2019: New Orleans Style Artichoke Balls
Another Holly Ball bite! Today’s ball recipe is ultra-fitting since a prime-time reboot of the ABC daytime soap All My Children was just announced. As someone who used to watch AMC, consider my interest piqued. But let’s face it, the show will be incomplete if Susan Lucci (a.k.a. Erica Kane) doesn’t show. Speaking of EricaContinue reading Holly Ball 2019: Erica Kane’s Cheese Teasers (1983)
Yes, the title of this post says 2019. That’s because I never wrote about last year’s holiday party and I’m sure as hell not having one this year. The Holly Ball takes an entire year to plan because I take note of any and all ball recipes I come across throughout the year and jotContinue reading Holly Ball 2019: Rio-Vista Balls (1958)
It’s the last post of 2018! Earlier this month I had a Christmas party! Yes, Mr. Sauce and I decided to join forces and have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tapdanced with Danny Fucking Kaye. OK, it wasn’t that. But it was our first co-party and it was a swinging shindig–with a theme–BALLS! Yes,Continue reading Holly Ball 2018
A Christmas post, kittens! This year I had a party for the Christmas parade because it goes through my neighborhood. ALL THREE HOURS OF IT. I shit you not. It was like the Macy’s Day parade. But with meth addicts and Tea Party floats. Look! There were actual balloons! And basically every marching band in Maryland.Continue reading Christmas Parade Party Buffet!
FINALLY! After weeks of teasing yinz guys, I finally threw my Mad Men Party featuring recipes from The Unofficial Mad Men Cookbook by Judy Gelman and Peter Zheutlin in honor of the end of the show. My shindig was just one part of an entire virtual Mad Men party with other bloggers from around theContinue reading How We Partied like Mad Men for the End of Mad Men
Hors d’ Ouerves Week continues with two other dishes from card A1 from the Cookindex recipe card set. First up is Marinated Shrimp! The little pink pan there indicates that this is an electric skillet dish. Isn’t it so funny how big the electric skillet was in the 50s? I mean, I love mine–but whyContinue reading Hooray for Hors d’Ouerves: Avocado Dip & Marinated Shrimp
So, did ya hear that the Baltimore Orioles have made it to the American League Championship Series? Baltimore is buzzing with excitement over the prospect of the team making it to the World Series. The city is awash in orange (even the Ravens’ football stadium). Everyone is wearing jerseys and tees and showing their civicContinue reading Orioles Magic Cheese Ball
Liberace Cooks!, the awesome 1970 cookbook by Carol Truax, is divided into seven chapters, one for each of the dining rooms in his mansion (well, there are eight chapters if you include “Sauces, Sauces Everywhere”). Chapter VI, Room with a View, centers on the “blue room,” an L-shaped glass room featuring “an around-the-corner bar of quilted blueContinue reading Liberace’s Caviar Cheese Dip
Sorry, kids, but I am preempting Wiener Wednesday. I have some great news to share and, well, I just don’t have a hot dog dish. A girl can only take so many wieners! And, yes, I know that I just walked into that one. But anyhoo, the exciting news: Last week my younger brother gotContinue reading Wedding Ring Punch
So on Friday night I was invited to another cocktail party hosted by my friends Rick and Ronny of Retrofurn. I love their parties not just because of the company, the conversation, or their awesome dog Elvis, I also love their parties because it gives me an excuse to bust out a little mid-century tidbit toContinue reading BH&G Cooking With Cheese: Chili Cheese Log
Greetings, friends! We are on the cusp of another season of Mad Men. I believe that it has been clearly documented in this blog how much I enjoy what might be one of the greatest television series of all time. In past years I have made cocktails, canapes, salads, and Steak Diane; for this season IContinue reading Mad Men Canadian Clubhouse Punch
So I threw myself a birthday party! (over 2 months ago) So sue me. I don’t remember every detail of the party or have photos of everything–it was my party after all. And I had, like, 10 people over. So I was busy. And buzzed–from a punch!–but I’ll talk about that later. So I celebrated meContinue reading Wiener Wednesday: 115. Hot Appetizers
The ladies’ holiday cocktail party continues! I’ve already shared with you the wiener part of the evening and the sparkling punch, but here are the remaining delicious dishes, Crab-Deviled Eggs and Smoked Oyster Puffs. Both recipes come from the Better Homes and Gardens Fish and Seafood Cook Book (1971 edition), one of the books from my collectionContinue reading BH&G Fish and Seafood Cook Book: Crab-Deviled Eggs and Smoked Oyster Puffs
