Mrs. Creel’s Monkey Around Bread
I love my church lady friends, because they can cook anything from casseroles to monkey bread and it’s amaze balls (this is my new favorite word for 2014). I went to an ornament exchange and my friend Mrs. Creel brought this. I ate three-fourths of it and I...Off to a New Year’s Eve Party
Very soon after we moved into our home, almost seven years ago, we became friends with the neighbors in our section of the neighborhood. We really enjoy getting together and for the last six years we’ve each taken turns hosting a NYE...
Who Wants Hot Cocoa?
You know how moms have to buy their own gifts, wrap them, put them under the tree and act all surprised when they open them on Christmas morning? I do that. It’s okay, this way I get exactly what I want. This year I treated myself to the...Scenes from my Christmas vacation
Our family tradition has always been to spend Christmas at home. When Daddy passed away in 2011, we knew it would be hard for Earnie to wake up and not have him there with us so we all went to Ruidoso, New Mexico for a little getaway. Daddy loved the...
Hospitality is in my DNA. I founded Home with a Twist, a daughter’s twist on her mother’s traditions, in memory of my mother to celebrate her life and the gifts she shared with me. Mother loved to celebrate life’s occasions – big and small.She taught me how to prepare fabulous food, entertain guests with style and design a traditional home with a pop of color and a splash of animal print. Share my fondness of blending Mother’s mid-century style with a modern spin.