Guess what I did today? I decided to continue my education. I am officially an expert in New York State Wines… And so are my parents. I convinced them to take the class with me at the New York State Wine and Culinary Center. There’s nothing like family time and wine . I am a [...]
Gathering with family is my favorite part of the holiday season.Me, Mom, Dad and Andrew This will be our Christmas Card for 2011. We are planning this a year in advance to make up for the one my mom sent out this year… She took a picture of a cardinal in our backyard, inserted text [...]
I returned to my parent’s home yesterday evening right in time for dinner. We had take out, however; this isn’t your ordinary fast-food meal. My dad picked up Mexican food from a local place called Alto Cinco. It is one of those eateries you find once in a blue moon and I always look forward [...]
I’ll be going home for the holidays, which means: cleaning out my fridge and preparing all of my gifts. So besides massive amounts of cookie baking, I have been busy trying to get myself together so I can relax at home with my loved ones. Last night I made an easy dinner, incorporating as much [...]
NO.MORE. TURKEY. Please…I can’t stand one more bite!Multigrain Toast. Apple-Orange Cranberry Sauce. Intense Brie. I’m all turkey-ed out, but my love for brie, fruit and bread stands strong. Thank goodness!Romaine Lettuce. Carrots. Grape Tomatoes. Raisins. Pecans. Balsamic. My crunchy, grainy toast made the perfect surface for a heaping amount of leftover apple-orange cranberry sauce and [...]
I’m not sure what came over me today, but I decided I needed to make Medjool Date and Walnut Bread.Spinach, Roasted Sweet Potato, Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Tomato, Carrot, Hummus and an Apple. I had a light late lunch as this puppy baked. The smell of cinnamon was getting to me. I needed food.It took all [...]
At the end of the day I needed a little bit of this.Ravenswood Zinfandel And this.Walnut-Chocolate Chip Whole Wheat Cookies. I ended the day with two of my guilty pleasures: wine and dessert. It was a necessary measure after a hectic evening. Let’s just say that I had some malfunctioning pipes in my bathroom and [...]
I love the weekends. There is no rush. I have time to really enjoy breakfast. I never burn my tongue on piping hot banana pieces like I do almost everyday during the week.1/3 cup old fashioned rolled oats cooked in 1/2 cup vanilla soy milk, 1 cup water, cinnamon, cloves, 1/2 banana, 1/2 TBS chia [...]
From start to finish, today was one of those “blah” days. I woke up late, worked like crazy and returned to my apartment in a fog. I couldn’t help but think, there has to be more to life than this mundane routine. I want to travel the world, experience new cultures and leave my footprint! [...]
Where did the day go? When I finally sat down to dinner at 8pm, I felt like I had nothing to show for my day. I went for a half-hour run and did a few errands, but the majority of the “apartment cleaning” remains. I guess I have all day tomorrow, THANK GOODNESS! Needless to [...]
