Be Thankful
Take some time to set your table the night before so you can focus on the food at the last minute. Combine different things you own or find in your yard to create your own look, and don’t worry too much about everything matching.
Two Great, Different Desserts for Thanksgiving (and you can make them today)
Here’s a couple of delicious (We’ve tried them!) recipes that are sure to please and offer a little different taste on Thanksgiving or anytime this month or next.Chocolate Mousse CakeBy Mary Wheatley 4 cups chocolate wafer (such as Oreo)cookie crumbs (about one pkg)10 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted1 lb semi-sweet chocolate, melted and slightly cooled1 quart whipping creamMix the cookie crumbs and melted butter together until like wet sand. Press intoa 10” springform pan. Form a firm bottom crust and press up the walls of the panto nearly the top.Whip the cream until stiff peaks. Pour [...]
From DJ to Derby Diva
Often a turning point in one’s life comes by simply answering a help wanted ad. And when the position being advertised is at an historic Louisville venue then, as in the case of Marigene Witten, it takes you from college admissions counselor to manager of The Mansion, the privatest of private spaces at Churchill Downs.By Lucy M. Pritchett Photos by Patti Hartog But let’s begin at the beginning. Marigene (her name is a combination of her mother’s and father’s names) majored in communications, theater, and comparative literature at Indiana University. While there she was a [...]
