Archive for September, 2007

Fire Spice and Nuts

Fire Spice and Nuts Ingredients: 2 tsp. Chinese five-spice powder* 2 tsp. ground cinnamon 2 tsp. ground ginger 2 tsp. ground cumin 2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. chili powder (preferably chipotle) 1/2 tsp. garlic powder 2 large egg whites 2 c. pecan halves 2 c. walnut halves and pieces 2 c. raw cashews 1/4c. sugar... Read more »

Vampire’s Kiss Cocktail Recipe

Vampire’s Kiss Serves 25 Ingredients: 10 c. ice cold apple vodka 5 c. chilled cranberry juice 2/3 c. orange liqueur 3/4 c. fresh lime juice Directions: Combine all ingredients in a large punch bowl and add ice. Once cold, ladle into chilled martini glasses. In Style Magazine, October 2001

Orange Satin Cosmo Cocktail Recipe

Orange Satin Cosmo Serves 25 Ingredients 8 c. vodka 2 ½ c. mango juice 2 ½ c. Cointreau or triple sec 1 ¼ c. fresh lime juice 7 T. superfine sugar Directions: Stir all ingredients together in a large, ice filled pitcher. Mix well and strain into chilled martini glasses. In Style Magazine, October 2004

Welcome New Readers!

Welcome New Busy Bee Readers! During a busy and enjoyable day at Elizabeth b’s Fall Jewelry Trunk Show, Busy Bee met dozens of fabulous women and added so many of them to our weekly e-mail list! To all of our brand new readers, please accept our heartfelt thanks for supporting Busy Bee! I’ve written a... Read more »

Fall Table Top Decor!

Create Fun Fall Table Top Décor! At a recent Busy Bee Lifestyle appearance at the Elizabeth b. Fall Jewelry Trunk show, I was able to demonstrate a few unique decorating ideas! In addition to filling seasonal decorative urns with candy corn and Halloween candles, I also had a lot of fun enhancing the common pumpkin! ... Read more »

Teriyaki Drumettes

Teriyaki Drumettes Ingredients: 3 T. soy sauce 3 T. dry cooking sherry 30 chicken wing drumettes ¾ c. Kikkoman Teriyaki Baste and Glaze (a commercially available, pre-thickened marinade) 1 clove garlic, minced 2 T. sesame seeds, toasted Directions: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Blend the soy sauce and sherry in a large bowl. Add the... Read more »

Tip of the Week – Tailgating

Tailgate! Sunday, September 23rd, marks the first official day of the Fall season and the weather in my part of the world is definitely cooperating! The crisp air and blue sky bring to mind one of Fall’s best traditions, tailgating! And so my thought for the week is to pick up tickets for a football game... Read more »

Rose Petal Cottage

Rose Petal Cottage The Rose Petal Cottage is the cutest toy for little girls that I have seen in a very long time! I just can’t believe that this toy house wasn’t available when my girls were little! This adorable fabric cottage is made by Hasbro and recommended for ages 3 and up. You can... Read more »

At West End Catalog

Fresh Decorative Items for Your Home – At West End! I love to read catalogs – my mother reports that I was endlessly entertained by the old Sears and Roebuck catalog in my play pen! And I get even more excited when I find a terrific new catalog in my mailbox! This week I received... Read more »

Easy Seasonal Decorating

Quick and Easy Seasonal Decorating! At Busy Bee we’ve had a number of requests from readers for seasonal ideas to decorate spaces like mantles and front steps. If you do try to change your home’s decorations to match the seasons, it’s a pretty big undertaking and probably requires more time than you have. BUT, I do... Read more »