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When you are planning a party or hosting friends for a long weekend, take a note out of Santa’s book and make a list! Doesn’t hurt to check it twice either… Also, give yourself enough lead time to plan your event(s) and stick to that list.  Now, what goes on that list? Allow me to […]

June 24, 2022

Preparing to Host

Since moving to Texas I’ve heard a lot about the 30A area of Florida, which is a group of small, unique, and charming Florida Beach towns along County Road 30A, settled between Panama City and Destin. Scot and I have visited numerous towns in Florida but have never made it to the panhandle and the […]

June 16, 2022

10 Amazing Restaurants Along 30A

Getting to Key West When you realize that you have airline credits that are going to expire in June, you are presented with a conundrum. Do you travel? Or do you let them expire? Actually, there is no question, you travel! Scot and I have made a bucket list of all the places we would […]

June 9, 2022

Touring Key West

One of the most exciting days of my life was the day I was chosen to be on an episode of the ABC show The Chew in 2012. I had just won the Julia Child contest (I wrote about this in my recent blog, The JeriLynne/Julia Story) and can recall a Chew producer approaching me […]

June 1, 2022

Crushing and Cooking with Michael Symon

Like every other American, I’m in love with Julia Child. As a young girl I would occasionally catch her cooking show on our local PBS station, but in all truth, I didn’t become hooked on her until I saw Dan Aykroyd’s impression of her on Saturday Night Live, imitating her unforgettable voice. I was gifted […]

May 20, 2022

The JeriLynne/Julia Story

Everyone has their vices in life. Some folks drink, some folks smoke, and I, JeriLynne Clifford, am addicted to cookbooks. I’m going to review some of my favorite cookbooks that have not only changed the way I cook but also, over the years, changed my perspective on food. As a girl from South Dakota, the […]

May 13, 2022

A Review of The Silver Palate Cookbooks