Monday night First Lady Michelle Obama, looking very happy in a Barbara Tfank dress, held the first ever “Kids’ State Dinner” for winners of a nationwide recipe contest, the Healthy Lunchtime Challenge. 54 children representing all U.S. states, three territories and the District of Columbia attended the luncheon featuring a selection of healthy recipes from… Read More

With Valentine’s Day around the corner I thought it would be fun to include some great recipes of First Lady Laura Bush.  When she was First Lady there were many wonderful recipes posted on her White House page.  The Cowboy Cookies have always been a favorite of our family and friends – we make them… Read More

Today’s White House floral designer Laura Dowling was just recently acclaimed in this month’s Veranda (January-February 2012 issue) stating that her “lush and irreverent arrangements capture the wild romance of the garden”.  Her arrangements have been called more relaxed, natural and modern. Dowling studied the art of arrangement in Paris and operated her own shop,… Read More

For the past several days volunteers from around the country have been rapidly trimming the White House – each year since 1961 with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (she choose the Nutcracker Suite) the White House holiday decor has had an official theme.   Today, Mrs. Obama unveiled the big secret (the White House always keeps the… Read More

A great look at how First Lady Jackie Kennedy covered the Queen’s coronation.… Read More