Each year my family, like many other families, gather on Thanksgiving and share a wonderful feast. Before this feast we all walk or run the Turkey Trot, an annual road race that brings thousands of people, to burn some calories before packing in the food. This is our tradition as a family and I would… Continue reading Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes
Oregon was the second part of our trip to the pacific northwest. This half of the trip was a lot rainier than the first half, but we still loved it despite being wet. There was so much to see, do, eat and drink! Hood River had the most breweries and restaurants to try. I had… Continue reading Oregon and Curry Chicken Soup
Happy November! Wow how time has flown by. We started off November with a fun outdoor party at a friends house. The weather was beautiful, the beer was good, the games were fun and the food was great! We were all encouraged to bring a fall dish, so I decided to make these pinwheels with… Continue reading Turkey, Cranberry and Gruyère Pinwheels
Happy Halloween everyone! This is such a fun time of the year when everyone is getting dressed up and cute for trick-or-treating or their Halloween parties. I have seen a lot of creative costumes so far. For me I love dressing up as a witch (a good witch of course!). Something about having magical powers… Continue reading Top 10 Halloween Witch Recipes
Adam and I just completed our 2 week trip touring around Washington and Oregon state this past week. It was amazing and we are seriously considering moving there. We loved the weather, the hiking and beautiful scenery that is around pretty much every corner. We tried different beers, wines and amazing foods. Washington state has… Continue reading Washington State and Apple Cheddar Stuffed Chicken
It is now officially fall and officially October! I love October not just because my birthday is in October (the 12th), but because of the idea that cooler weather is soon to come. The end of September is hard, because in Florida it is still deathly hot and it feels that summer will never end (I… Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Swirl Bread
Lately I have been on a dried food kick. Last week I bought banana chips (so much fat!), dried coconut and crystalized ginger from Aldi. None of this is healthy. It is much better for you to just eat a banana rather than the banana chips, but they are sooo good! Adam and I received this… Continue reading Coconut Plantain Chips
I have come to the point this summer that I am ready for it to be over. The heat and humidity have made me not want to leave the cool interior of my home. I cannot wait for fall to come and it is only a little less than a month away. So to ride out… Continue reading Chocolate Chili Liqueur Popsicles
A few weeks ago my mother-in-law brought us some jams to try from a woman that she takes care of. There was one made from mulberries and another from lowquats. They were so good and reminded me of a strawberry rhubarb jam that my grandma makes. I took my grandma’s recipe and added a little… Continue reading Strawberry Rhubarb Wine Jam
Sundays remind me of chocolate chip muffins. When I was younger my dad would go run on Sunday mornings and afterwards come home with goodies from Einstein Bros. Bagels. I would always request their chocolate chip muffin which was a colossal mound of ooey gooey goodness with large pieces of sugar on top. The only… Continue reading Giant Double Chocolate Chunk Muffins
