Hey everyone! Hope you are having a great fall time Saturday. It is a brisk start up in MA, but the sun is shining bright. I just returned from my pre-op Covid19 test and have to quarantine till the surgery. Fun times. (I’m secretly excited for this weekend.) And- My husband just took our youngest … More Halloween 2021
Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there! Hi WordPress -Hope you all spoiled the moms in your lives this weekend. We sure did. It was a weekend full of loving on mom over here. I got some love too, which was beautiful. Saturday we hosted my in laws to a lil dinner. It … More Mother’s Day 2021
Hello everyone! Merry Christmas! So. How was everyone’s holidays? Mine was pretty great. I’ll go into detail below. But first… 🕊To those who celebrated these holidays, I hope that you enjoyed them as safely as possible and spent the days in good company with lots of peace, love and laughter! 🎁 If you’re secular, well, … More Christmas 2020
Hello guys! I totally forgot to update you on my holiday! Bah. My brain these days. This year’s Thanksgiving was a lot of fun. It has been a handful of Thanksgivings that I am the hostess. I like entertaining- from cooking, setting tablescapes, cocktails to everything in between. I love it all. Normally, we have … More Thanksgiving 2020
Hello WordPressland, Hope you all had a peaceful Christmas and Hanukkah, AND, a fabulous start to 2020! 🙂 This will be a quick post, I promise. Here we are, at the beginning of another era, whichever way you think of starting a decade… year 0 or year 1, this beginning is special! We are … More 2019- End of Year Fun!
Thanksgiving Traditions Top Ten Thursday Donate to a local charity. There are many donation pop-ups around Thanksgiving, if you are unable to donate time. Like your local church. Our church has canned food drives and new/used clothing drop offs (i.e. preowned holiday wear, new socks, new towels). Even our dentist gets in the spirit with … More Top Ten Thursday- Thanksgiving Traditions (November)
Hope you all had a wonderful night to kick off the new year. Really looking forward to 2013. ….. Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta 1.5 lbs Brussels sprouts (prep directions below) 1/2 lb pancetta chopped 1 shallot chopped 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1/2 tspn salt 1/2 tspn freshly ground black pepper You will need … More Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta
Oven Roasted Leeks With Herbs de Provence 6 medium leeks, cleaned and cut lengthwise into quarters 2 tbsp. olive oil 1 tbsp. Herbs de Provence 1 tsp salt 1 tsp freshly ground pepper 2/3 cup of vegetable stock You will need a baking sheet covered in parchment. Pre-heat oven 400°F. To Clean Leeks Remove the … More Oven Roasted Leeks with Herbs de Provence
Hope you all had a great Christmas, and are gearing up for the New Year celebrations! Thought to recap Christmas. Though we had a wonderful Christmas, it wasn’t without the downside of my sister and her family falling extremely ill. They all fell ill Christmas Eve night, which meant they were note able to attend … More Christmas 2012 Recap
Oven Roasted Potatoes 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 4 large red bliss potatoes scrubbed clean and then cubed 1 tbsp dried oregano 1 tbsp dried rosemary 1 tsp of each S&P You will need a baking pan covered in parchment. Preheat oven 375F In a bowl add all the ingredients and toss until the … More Easy Roasted Potatoes
Pork Loin Roast with Mushroom Gravy 1 lb pork roast For the marinade: 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oi 1 tbsp dried lavender 1 tbsp dried thyme 1 tbsp dried rosemary 2 cloves of garlic chopped roughly for flavor 1 tsp of each S&P For Gravy: 15 baby bella mushrooms, washed and cut in thirds … More Pork Loin Roast with Mushroom Gravy
Created this appetizer over the weekend. Hope you enjoy it! My Mom makes this Sicilian bread, very regional to where she grew up, with sausage, onions, and cheese. SO DELICIOUS. This bread is a real treat for me; has everything I love in food. It’s savory. Slightly sweet. It has a crunchy crust and cheese. … More Caramelized Onion and Sausage Appetizer
Started off Friday, the best day of the year, working on getting my green hair back to blue. I was successful as I updated. Got it back to blue, but not the blue I like. A few months ago I found a new blue color, same brand (manic panic), and figured to give myself a … More Great dinners. An Elf on Our Shelf. And I am forgotten.
This party girl had a real wonderful weekend. Not only celebrating my birthday, but having friends over for the holidays today; most of this I will post about tomorrow. For now I got to get myself a drink and ready to watch Dexter! Missed it last week and want to catch up before tonight’s episode!! … More Delicious Appetizer: Polenta with Baby Bella Mushrooms *and a bonus salad dressing!
A few years ago, I was soo intimidated by brussels sprouts. The thought of preparing them gave me cold feet. But once I saw someone prepare them and it was so easy; I got hooked! And at least once a week we prepare them as a side dish. Below is a walk through on how … More Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Valeria Out Loud 