Guess the Over 50 hosts will be dining there soon:   LUNCH  (Dinner is even More expensive) Friday – Sunday, 11am – 4pm APPETIZERS House-made Bread Basket $15.95 JuneBug’s garden flatbreads, sour cherry-rosemary focaccia, and warm Parker House rolls Big Martha’s Pierogis $39.95 Potato filling and brown butter Add Golden Ossetra Caviar* and sour cream 1 oz. $115.95, 2 oz. $166.95 Ricotta Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms $24.95 Lemon, spinach and aged Grana Padano Beef Tartare* $27.95 Hand-chopped strip loin with capers and cornichons, served with matchstick fries Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail $34.95 ..read more

I am watching Gourmet Holiday and Mary Beth is presenting the Vintage Wine Gaze.  She has mentioned before that she doesn't drink.  I found it interesting that she drank some.  I don't find it annoying I just am mystified.  Maybe because it's not all 100% wine ..read more

Last night I watched a recording of a recent L&L show with Jayne Brown and the new L&L rep.  Jayne is one of my favorite hosts and the new rep is knowledgeable and does a good job... though I do caution her to be careful about speaking over the host.   During the show they took two or three customer phone calls. I watch very little QVC these days as I'm minding my budget carefully, but I thought they had eliminated the phone calls. I'm one who actually enjoyed the calls because I inevitably hear something that blows my mind. The caller on this show did not disappoint.   ..read more

Live retail link ..read more

For anyone who lives in the South Carolina area and loves Polish pottery, Blue Rose Pottery recently announced that it is reopening its retail store:   GRAND RE-OPENING - APRIL 27TH - 10-3pm It’s been a long time coming but we’re finally ready to open our store again! We are making a few changes that we think you’ll like. First - the name - Blue Rose Pottery Outlet store - where we will offer overstocks, sale items, and seconds at a discount in addition to our online assortment. And - if you’re taking your pottery with you - you will receive an additional 10% discount on top of your purch ..read more

I did not know that butter flavored Crisco has an earlier expiration date than does the plain Crisco. BTW, the expiration date is on the bottom of the cans.  I usually used the butter one, but I noticed that even tho most of the can was used and I hadn't had it too long ( or so I thought ) some of the Crisco schmears that were left on the sides were smelling  a bit rancid. So I went to the grocery store to purchase another can. I checked the exp. dates of both butter and plain. Sure enough, the exp. date on the plain Crisco was of a later date. So, from now on I will buy the plain wh ..read more

They look like large flat cookies, and i filled the openings almost to the top.  I got eighteen mini loaves, four medium loaves, and eight muffin tops from a tripled recipe.  the next time, I will overflow the batter, will also try different recipes, but may need different pans for the effect I want.   All are delicious ..read more

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I love it and hope it is made available on QVC...surprised it is not ..read more

I bought the recent TSV offering of a set of 2 40-ounce Primula tumblers and am finding myself disappointed so far. Mark Charles stated (in one of his many presentations) that cold liquid would stay cold, with no ice melting, up to 24 hours and well past. Well, I've been experimenting and can't even come close to these results.    Today I did as the instructions suggested--I put cold water in the tumbler and let it sit for 5 minutes (actually I let it sit longer than that and placed it in the fridge). I then empited it, filled it with ice and water, and closed the lid. Not even ..read more