Author Archives: Sarah

Pop-Up Baby Shower

Thanks for all your kind words yesterday, my friends.  Both me and my little GIRL are feeling very loved!  Here are some pix from the pop-up baby shower my mom, sister, aunts and cousins threw for me last weekend in

And Baby Makes Three

  Well, my loves, my little secret is out! And getting less little by the day, I might add.  Angus and I are expecting a wee one of our own this Halloween. (Don’t let the photo confuse you.  We find

Beat that drum, make that toast!

Did you dust off your Where the Wild Things Are yesterday? I revisited Really Rosie and the Nutshell Kids. I loved them when I was little!  Rosie’s delusions of grandeur still crack me up.  She’s so believable and her world

The James Beard Awards

The James Beard Foundation handed it out medallions for excellence in all aspects of the food and bev industry this past Saturday in NYC.  Congratulations to all the winners! We’re thrilled that some of our favorite food writers, recipe developers

Cinco De Mayo

It’s going to be mucho calor in the A & O kitchen this week.  We’re cooking for not one but TWO Cinco de Mayo parties!   Here’s one of our menus.  What do you think? Apps/cocktails Red wine sangria and

May Day

    “The world’s favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May.” -  Edwin Way Teale Happy May Day, love bugs!  What have you got brewing this spring? xxSarah

Sprinkles Cupcake ATM

I made a detour through Beverly Hills yesterday to stop by the Sprinkles cupcake ATM.  It was 11:30 AM and 8 people were lined up outside, even though the store was open! Why can’t all ATMs look this bright and

Meatless Monday: 10 Grain Pancakes

You know how they claim certain store-bought shortcuts are so good there’s no reason to try from scratch?  They lie.  Exceptions are limited to puff pastry, Pillsbury Crescent Rolls (because you want them to taste like Pillsbury crescent rolls, not

Chesapeake Blondies

Pepperidge Farms is the OPI of cookie companies.  Just like a certain raspberry shade tells you a girl is Berry Daring, certain flavor combos familiarize you with the residents of Sausalito, Montauk, Captiva and Santa Cruz.   It makes total

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