I always look forward to the month of March because I have so much to celebrate and be thankful for when it rolls around. My wedding anniversary, Pat’s birthday, and my birthday all happen within two weeks of each other. And, as if that’s not enough to, St. Patrick’s Day conveniently offers even more reason to have some extra fun! Continue reading “St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigans”
For some unexplained reason, my family and friends have an irrational level of excitement for this stuff. You might be thinking “um…newsflash, they sell cookies and cream ice cream in the store….”, but this is different. It’s so very different. Continue reading “Oreo Freak-out”
Pat and I don’t make a big deal of Valentines Day, maybe a heart shaped pizza but that’s about it. I thought it would be fun this year to make him some homemade chocolates. With little time and zero patience for tempering chocolate, I decided to go the route of rustic chocolate bark rather than fussy candies. If you can melt a bag of chocolate chips, you can do this. Continue reading “Cupid Bark”
As a kid, eating out was a rare occasion. In addition to being too expensive, piling eight of us into the wood-panel station wagon was enough to spoil all of our appetites. Even a trip to a drive-through was reserved for special occasions.
Continue reading “Super Bowl Sliders”
How is that juice cleanse going? Have you made it through day 15 of your Whole 30 challenge? Are you still convinced Paleo is the way to go in 2017? A diet hasn’t been on my New Year’s resolution list for a long time. I usually stick to audacious goals like last year’s where I vowed to enjoy my Sundays more (which I’m happy to report I stuck with the entire year). But over the Holidays I ate enough food to sustain me for a month on “Naked & Afraid” and drank so much wine I’m only now starting to stop oozing alcohol from my pores. Let’s just say I have some catching up, or rather, taking off to do.
But my holiday overindulgence isn’t the only reason for me to make sure I eat my veggies. Continue reading “Spicy Minestrone and a New Year Revolution”
The holidays have come and gone and they’ve left me with a cold. Thankfully this unwelcome house guest showed up after Christmas and I was still able to attend all the fun parties and enjoy more than my share of delicious food before my head filled with concrete and I lost my sense of taste. Continue reading “Hot Toddy to the Rescue!”