Marie Forleo and I have known each other for years, however, when I recently heard she was wintering in Los Angeles, I knew I wanted to welcome her to the City of Angels properly…and in my book, that means brunch in Malibu!

We started off appropriately with a Champagne toast…(I always add a bit of color with a fresh raspberry).

Gina DeVee & Marie Forleo starting off Sunday brunch right!

When I invite friends over, I always make them my guinea pigs and try one new recipe and one tried and true fav…so my NEW culinary adventure today was into the world of ebelskivers.  They are traditional Danish bite size pancakes that I chose to stuff with a raspberry filling.  You can get my exact recipe I used in Ebelskivers by Kevin Crafts.

Ebelskivers by Kevin Crafts

Here I am making my first batch!

Simple Ebelskivers

Keep in mind you do need a special pan to make these little morsels of heaven.  I purchased mine at Williams Sonoma.

Ebelskiver pan at Williams Sonoma

I’m telling you, the were a HIT!  My darling husband even left his football game twice to come in for seconds!

My very first try at Ebelskivers!

Marie and I weren’t exactly disappointed either…

MmmmMmmmmm!

Good LORD was it great to spend some quality one on one time with another woman who is fiercely and fearlessly showing up in life as her most unique self!  We got caught up, discussed our favorite subjects, shared our dreams for 2012, and asked each other for support in our most opposite areas of expertise!  All while relaxing  out by the fire.

Marie shot this one and posted it on Twitter, as she informed me of Instagram! So excited to get rolling with this fun technology.

Post brunch next to our outdoor fire

The sun started to set, time to wrap up our magical day…

Ahhhh....good times!

Okay, it is Sunday night…so it’s time for me to go spend time with my husband.  More to come soon!

BTW, do you have any great ideas for cool Sunday night dinner?  Looks like it’s my turn to cook…

Gina DeVee