This delicious orange coffee cake recipe comes to you all teh way from Morocco via my good friend’s Mom who lived there for more than 25 years. A delicious cake made without eggs.
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Holiday Dinner with the Cousins. 2018
Last Saturday we spent the evening with our cousins for an end-of-year holiday get together and a Christmas celebration with all our families. We have been celebrating a holiday gathering with our local Bay Area cousins for over ten years and is a dinner that we enjoy so much and look forward to every year. There is always, and I mean always lots of laughter, great food, and great times when our cousins get together. This is a fun fun party and this year was no exception. Here is a look at this year’s holiday dinner with the cousins. Continue reading Holiday Dinner with the Cousins. 2018
Dinner with Santa and a Game of Charades 2018
We were invited to our friend’s Basanthi and Vivek’s annual holiday party this past weekend for a fun evening of laughter, delicious food, and a visit from Santa Claus 🎅🎄. This party is unique in that Santa Claus always makes an appearance at Basanthi’s pre-Christmas party and hands out presents to all kids AND adults. This is a joyous evening to celebrate the holidays with little kids, big kids and Santa Claus! Continue reading Dinner with Santa and a Game of Charades 2018
Holiday Tea with Two Friends. 2018
I don’t know what it is about the holidays that makes me feel the urge to somehow cram seeing all my friends before the year is up, despite seeing them often and throughout the year.
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Holiday Tea at Devi’s 2018
Earlier this week I stopped by my friend Devi’s home for a holiday tea to cheer her up and to get her mind off the pain she is still in from her knee-replacement surgery a few weeks ago.
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Celebrating Hanukkah at Rose and Dave’s. 2018
Happy Belated Hanukkah!
Hanukkah got over a week ago but the celebrations continued at our friends Rose and Dave’s home this past Sunday. Our annual Hanukkah gathering is always a fun evening with good company, good food, and good cheer 😊😋😀🍾🍷! Here is a look at this year’s Hanukkah celebration at Rose and Dave’s place. Continue reading Celebrating Hanukkah at Rose and Dave’s. 2018
Pink Elephant Gift Exchange with Friends 2018
Good friends exchanging presents? A holiday party like no other – a Pink Elephant Gift Exchange is what I attended a couple days ago and what an amazing time I had.
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Vegetarian Thanksgiving Dinner 2018
Hello folks, hope you had an awesome THANKSGIVING! 🍁🦃 Our holiday was relaxing and fun spent cooking with family and watching some feel-good Christmas movies. I didn’t get a chance to share our Thanksgiving menu with you earlier because to be honest we were rather behind in deciding on our menu. So behind in fact that we went grocery shopping Wednesday night and onThanksgiving Day! Lucky for us our local grocery store still had stocked shelves of produce 🍎🌶🍅. Continue reading Vegetarian Thanksgiving Dinner 2018
Celebrating The Festival of Lights with Family and Friends. Diwali 2018
We celebrated our annual Diwali party this past Saturday with family and friends. Here is a look at our party pics. Enjoy!
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Celebrating the Power of She In the Festival of Navratri. 2018
Happy Navratri! The Indian nine-night autumn festival of Navratri just got over. Navratri is observed all over India in autumn and is the most important Indian festival only second to Diwali. Women and girls take central stage during Navratri as this is a celebration of the power of the Goddess in vanquishing evil.
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