As I mentioned in this post, I am taking a little break from blogging during the month of December and part of January. Big things are happening at The Turquoise Table, and I need some time to focus on a few projects going on behind the scenes. During my “sabbatical”, I will be posting some of my favorite previously posted…
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Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix For a Crowd
This super chocolate-y hot chocolate will bring good cheer to anyone who drops by for a visit. The creamy blend of cocoa and white chocolate says l.o.v.e. in a mug. All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt. ~ Charles Schulz Keep this dry mix on your counter in a festive container. When friends…
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Apricot & Smoked Mozzarella Tarts
A Stop In, Pop In Home Years ago, when the Littles were still little, I received an invitation in the mail that has stuck with me ever since. Sent in the mail, before Evite and Facebook, this festive invitation was for a Christmas jewelry show hosted by friends. The whimsical font announced it was a Stop In, Pop In party…
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Celebrating the Passover Feast
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” ~ John 1:29 For the past few years, our family has enjoyed the tradition of celebrating Passover during Holy Week. The ancient Jewish feast is rooted in Scripture and provides beautiful insight into the Christian faith. Passover is…
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An Irish Feast {St. Patrick’s Day Sunday Supper}
I have Ireland on my mind. You know how things come in waves? Or threes? You can spend your whole life not thinking or even knowing about something and then BOOM – it’s everywhere. If I were an artist, I would self-proclaim this particular time and space my Green Era. My life is fertile with all things Irish. St. Patrick’s…
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Hamantashen Cookies for Purim
As the sun sets tonight the Jewish holiday of Purim begins. I wonder if my grandmother ever made hamantashen cookies with her Aunt Rose who owned a tea room in Amarillo in the early nineteen-hundreds. My great-grandfather Godfrey Baum, a grocery merchant, surely stocked the traditional Purim cookies at his stores Baum’s Helpy-Selfy. Although, I can’t say for sure. There…
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