Full Frontal Entertaining

Going deep in the archives this year for 🦃🍹
Another of my - make a batch of boozy punch to serve your guests. It relieves you of having to mix individual cocktails and they often tend to be lower in alcohol than standard cocktails or wine for extending sipping without overdoing it!
It’s also a serve-yourself option for your guests so they don’t have to wait on you when they walk in the door!
I’m making my grandma’s - so yumazing!
What’s your go-to drink or dish for the holidays?

Working on my for Thanksgiving! Some with potato and cheese and some with (the best filling ever!) fried cabbage. would be so proud!
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My secrets for successful Thanksgiving pie making:
1. Start early, make the crusts and throw them in the freezer until ready to bake
2. A combo of butter and shortening for a flavorful/flaky flavor
3. A little bit ‘o wine in the cook for strength to get through the whole holiday season 🤗🍷🦃🤶🏻🎉
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Thank you to all those who have served this great country! 🇺🇸

“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” ~Arthur Ash

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There are lots of that taste better than this! Don’t your guests deserve more this year?!? 🦃
You can buy high quality (low sodium) chicken broth and simmer it with some fresh (that’s carrots, celery, and onions to you and me!), a little white wine, and a turkey wing or neck, if you have it, to make a delicious stock that just needs to be thickened a little to be ready to grace your holiday table!
Or (my preference) buy an extra turkey - you know, the ones on sale for practically nothing with a $25 purchase…! - and poach it (that just means cook it in water gently, with a few bubbles popping here and there) for maybe 90 minutes, add that white wine and mirepoix and cook for another 45-60 minutes and then strain all the solids out. Reduce it down by simmering it (bigger bubbles popping) until richly flavored. I use the meat from that first Turkey for sandwiches or Turkey salad because I’m one of THOSE people who’d rather have the day-after-sandwich anyway! 🤪👩‍🍳

A weird thing happened on the way to this morning…
Got asked to be filmed for a commercial for - with the offer of a ! I’ll report back later…!

Trying out my first on the smoker! Gonna sit overnight with the then smoke for about 14 hours…I’ll let ya know how it goes!

So excited! Just got a griddle!
Been hearing lots of good things so had to try it! Stay tuned for more 👩‍🍳🍔

Shenanigans last night with ⚾️🐉

I was giving out tips on Living Dayton today! So much fun cooking with you ladies! Thanks Sallie Taylor & Emily Gibbs TV

Chef Candace’s Dill Eggs & Sweet Sausage DAYTON, OH (WDTN) – Candace joins us with a great recipe for Easter Sunday! Impress your guests with scrambled dill eggs and sweet & spicy sausage links. Click here to learn more about he…

Getting ready for my 5 minutes of fame!

It’s - here are my cuddlin’!
Show my YOUR cutest pet pic! 💖