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What the heck is Friendsgiving? We are coming into that time of year, where we are so busy with holiday obligations. I find the time between Thanksgiving and New Year’s exhilarating and exhausting at the same time. It always goes by so quickly that a few years ago I decided to slow it down a […]

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Friendsgiving!

What is Every Day Fete? Hello fellow Bon Vivant! I want to take the opportunity to explain what my upcoming subscription service, Every Day Fete, is all about. Let’s go! What is the goal of Every Day Fete? My goal for my Every Day Fete is to give fellow Bon Vivants an opportunity to spread […]

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Every Day Fete

Awww, Sugar…. Do you start to sing that song when you say sugar too? I love that song, just singing it makes me smile. Let’s talk sugar, shall we? There are a lot of different types of sugar but I am going to focus on the 4 main types of sugar that I have in […]

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Baking Essentials

Why should I invest in oils and vinegars? Great question! Well, my friend let me tell you why. I like to control the ingredients in my food and that is especially true when it comes to salad dressings. They are notorious for having a lot of sodium and chemicals in them to make them shelf […]

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Vinegars, Oils & Condiments, Oh my!

Let’s start with salt & pepper! Salt n Pepa’s here and we’re in effect. Sorry, I automatically broke into song as soon as I thought about salt and pepper. Salt and pepper to me are the basic seasonings that I use in almost every single dish I make. Now I am not talking about a […]

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Spice Staples

Well at least what I think are staples I recently did a lot of Instagram stories (they are saved in my highlights) on what I think are staples in your dry goods pantry plus a few extra things that I like to always have around. I had a lot of people request that I do […]

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Pantry Staples

It’s football season y’all! Let’s throw a party! It’s here! My favorite time of year, fall. In my house we call it Clifford season from September 1-December 31. My husband’s birthday is mid-September and mine is in December so why not celebrate all 4 months, right? That is exactly what we decided to do when […]

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Game Day Spread

Are you wanting to throw a dinner party but would also like to spread out the responsibility among some willing and able friends? I’ve got your answer, throw a progressive dinner! A progressive dinner/supper is served by a team of friends with 2-6 different hosts, each at their own homes serving a different course at […]

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6 Steps for Throwing a Progressive Dinner Party

The Gulf Coast of Florida, mainly the Naples area, has my heart.  My husband and I honeymooned in Naples and have been back to the Gulf Coast area many times to eat, lay on the beach, and explore the tropical Southwest Florida region. We usually plan a trip down in February or March when the […]

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The Perfect Spots to See and Eat At in Naples, FL

We had some great cookbooks come out in 2021 and I didn’t think that 2022 could even hold a candle to those but I have purchased four cookbooks so far that I have thoroughly enjoyed. I thought I would share them with you! The Cook You Want to Be by Andy Baraghani Whenever I get […]

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The Hill Country Bon Vivant’s 2022 Stand-Out Cookbooks