Tag Archives: menu planning
Mother’s Day Picnic Menu
This is the second year we’ve planned a picnic for Mother’s Day. As usual, we may have gone a bit overboard with the menu planning. But how would sticking to … Continue reading
Menu Planning: Italian American Birthday Feasts
No one in my family is the least bit Italian, but it seems this has become a traditional birthday feast choice around here. I didn’t realize how much so until … Continue reading
Feasting 101, Step 2: Event Planning
These questions (along with your goals & limits in Step 1) help figure out the scale of the event and will have a big impact on how much work you … Continue reading
Feasting 101, Step 1: Goals & Limits
As I said in my “Introduction” post, this should really be the easy part – but I’ll explain why I think you should have answers to all of these questions … Continue reading
Feasting 101: Introduction
I enjoy feeding people. Sometimes I like to see how many people I can feed at once and how many dishes I can provide. This is not the sort of … Continue reading
Christmas Eve “Around the World”
To make the day pass faster without losing any of the anticipation, our Christmas Eve tradition is to pick a cuisine from around the world and spend a good portion of the day making a feast, which we then eat by candlelight. This year we’re “travelling” to Wales!
Meal Planning – Puerto Rican dinner
We’re having another big Sunday dinner, this time with a Puerto Rican menu. I’m counting on a few tried and true favorites (Arroz con Gandules, Pastelón, Habichuelas, etc.) and trying some new things as well (Caldo Santo, Flan).
