press
Harmony Boards received some very nice press a few days ago, thanks to my dear friend and daily walking partner, Lisa James of Gordon C. James Public Relations.
Delta Dental was looking for a company to do a story about for their blog. Lisa kindly and generously pointed them in my direction. There is also a plug for this site, so I was extra excited about that!
In other exciting news – Harmony Boards is reopening beginning May 28th for Thursday – Sunday orders. All orders must be placed a minimum of 3 days in advance and we will be closed Monday – Wednesday in an attempt to keep the necessity of shopping to once a week.
May 18, 2020 2 Comments
more cookbooks
This past Wednesday, the day that the article about collecting recipes came out in the Arizona Republic, I received a call from an elderly gentleman in Mesa. He left me a message saying he’d read the article and thought I might like to have his deceased wife’s collection of cookbooks.
With the hundreds of cookbooks I already own, it may not seem as though I am picky about what cookbooks I have, but honestly, I am quite selective.
I called back and after I listened to the man’s story of losing his beloved wife and the bookshelves of cookbooks that he wanted to empty and be rid of – I said, “Yes, I will be happy and honored to come over and take the books off your hands.”
Connor, my dad, and I, drove to his home in Mesa and piled all the books into the back of my car. Once we got home I went through them, hoping to find a treasure or two.
Guess what? I found my treasure – the kind of gift that just keeps on giving.
It’s called “How to Entertain at Home” by Sylvia K. Mager with the editors of Today’s Woman. Published in 1952 by Fawcett Book. Its 142 glorious pages sold for a mere 75¢.
And yes, that bottom photo on the cover is of children trying to bite at hot dogs dangling on strings from the ceiling!
Please allow me to share some of the important requirements for entertaining in 1952.
December 30, 2012 8 Comments
press
I hope your Christmas was merry and bright. Ours was absolutely wonderful! Although, I did overdo it a bit (trying to move about without the walker) and I’m paying the price today!
I’d planned on posting photos of my Christmas Eve and Christmas Day tablescapes, but I haven’t even begun to format those photos yet. Coincidentally, I was featured on the front page of the Arizona Republic today, so I’ll share that article with you instead and save the tablescapes for tomorrow.
You may recall that I told you the photographer from the Republic was coming, only two days after my release from the hospital, to take a photo of me with my cookbooks for an article about Millennials and recipes… well, here it is.
Here I stand, on my own power, painfully clutching my first edition of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, the walker was pushed away. Anything for a bit of good press! 🙂
December 26, 2012 5 Comments
newspaper food & drink
The three quiche recipes I worked up for The Arizona Republic food section over six weeks ago are finally in the newspaper today. Although I am extremely pleased with the article written by the lovely Karen Fernau, the photos leave a lot to be desired. The cover shot’s color is off and the inside photos are an unappetizing black & white. Luckily, the beautiful color photos that food photographer extraordinaire, Michael McNamara, shot are on the AZCentral website, along with all three recipes. Find the full article and links to all three recipes, plus the basic crust recipe, HERE.
And this is what you will find there…
Jalapeno Popper Quiche Photo credit: Michael McNamara
April 11, 2012 No Comments
what the heck…?
I thought this was a cooking blog! I know, I know – I haven’t posted a recipe in nearly a week. It’s not that I haven’t been cooking, it’s just that so many much more interesting things have been going on. In fact, I was cooking up quiches like a fiend for the last couple of days but I won’t be able to post those recipes until after an article about their runs in the Arizona Republic food section in a couple of weeks.
Food editor, Karen, and food photographer extraordinaire, Michael, were here at the house this morning. My plan to was to take pictures of Michael taking pictures of the food, but yeah, I forgot and just chatted it up with the two of them instead. Darn ADD gets me every time!
March 2, 2012 3 Comments