Summer on my Mind

Although it’s “Pizza Friday” in our house tonight, sometimes it’s “Fish & Chip Friday” and other times it’s BOTH! Because my daughter says she looks forward to Pizza Friday all week long and she shouldn’t have to suffer because Dad want’s fish, I guess today is going to be a “Both” day! 🙂 And because…

Meatloaf Monday.

From budget fare to culinary inspiration…meatloaf by any other name is still meatloaf, or IS it? In Austria they wrap it in bacon before baking it. In Bulgaria they put hard boiled eggs in the middle, peeled of course.  In Italy they sometimes fill it with ham and cheese and in Romania they make it…

Wine Cellar Dreams

I think you all know by now how much I enjoy my wine. I happened to be watching a program on television earlier, you know the ones that show beautiful houses and design. One in particular really captured my attention because it had a really great wine cellar and I fell in love with it!…

Oscar’s Golden Weekend

I just LOVE “Oscar Night!” There’s nothing better than getting all dressed up with no where to go except in front of your TV! 🙂 Well, you would THINK me and my 11 year old daughter were NOMINATED if you saw us that night! We get all glammed up with the dresses and make-up and…

School Vacation Week, what to do?

It was a nice and quiet weekend in our household filled with food and drink of course. We did our normal Friday Pizza & a Movie night…. ….Then we decided to have a burger night and recreate “take-out” at home Saturday Nite complete with homemade french fry paper bag holders my daughter suggested…. with a…

Snow…Snow…and more SNOW!

Coffee Brewer Monday, Good Morning All! I’m off to a late start this Monday morning and oh what a weekend in New England we just went through with the Blizzard of 2013 and we have a ton of snow outside! We were so afraid of losing power that I went into “Cook Mode Overload” on…

Livin’ For The Weekend!

Okay, so I have to run around in the morning and won’t be able to write my Friday Blog post so I’m doing it now. Just want to recap the week (and yes I DID get my Rain yesterday my Seattle Soul-mates!): after the wonderful Sunday dinner of the country ribs and vegetable gravy over…