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it’s here!

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

The happiest Fridays are those before a holiday weekend.  The excitement has been brewing since about mid-day yesterday and can only I hope that my distraction has not been too obvious!  It’s official, I am completely checked out and ready for a weekend of red, white, and blue.

The Laura Keeler cocktail of choice for July 4th, 2010 is the Berry Sucker, a slight adjustment from Rachel Ray’s Strawberry Sucker, which incorporates my fruit of the moment – blueberries.  Who would have thought that adding my favorite berry would make this the perfect color combo for sipping as we celebrate the states?

What and who are you celebrating with this weekend?

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the countdown is on!

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

4 days ’til the best weekend of the year!  The anticipation is building for the 4th Annual Fourth of July in OG and I can already smell the firework remnants falling over the Greenwich Cove and taste this beautiful “secret” flag cake!  Every summer, Annie out does herself with Martha’s magic making a delectable dessert to celebrate the USA, but this one might just take the cake.

Pop over to A Stove With a House Around It for the recipe to this masterpiece.  Yum yum – more reasons I can’t wait for 5 o’clock on Friday!

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invites are in the mail.

Monday, June 7th, 2010

…for my favorite celebration of the year!  With less than a month until the 4th Annual 4th of July celebration in Old Greenwich, it was time for invitations to be dispersed.  A trip to Paper Source and an artsy crafty weekend and handwritten invites for all my domestic guests are en route!

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festive baked goods.

Friday, September 11th, 2009
This post is a small part joke and mostly fabulous. My close friends and I seem to end up decorating cookies, cupcakes and real cakes for all of our holiday gatherings. While perhaps not culinary-museum-worthy feats, they certainly bring personality to the affair!
One can always look to Ina for a cake to make the party – my dear little friend Annie has now graced our 4th of July bash with the Contessa’s divine flag cake for two years in a row. Complete with sparklers and a patriotic sing-a-long it’s a guaranteed way to make the dessert the main event.


Looking for something easier? All you need is fun shaped cookie cutters, appropriate colored frosting and several creative geniuses to add flare to the dessert selection. Last Halloween, ghost shaped cookies were adorned with the names of the party-goers in orange and brown frosting.

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