Although for many people, Valentine's Day is just another commercial holiday, I see it as a fun opportunity to remind people we love them...and a great excuse to prepare a nice meal! This year, there was an unexpected cheese theme. It all started with my sudden urge to try making a cheesecake and was followed by… Continue reading For the Love of Cheesecakes
In my last post, I presented all the sweets I baked in December, most of which were mailed to relatives. Now here's the savory food I made and enjoyed on Christmas. Since we didn't travel to Virginia for the holidays, we invited friends over for Christmas dinner. I wanted to come up with something traditional… Continue reading ‘Tis the Season for Good Eating
(See the end of the post for pictures of the dishes and thoughts on the recipes) This Thanksgiving is very special. For the last 6 years, our Turkey Day tradition had been the same...travel to Northern Virginia to spend time with my husband's family and stuff ourself silly. As we just moved to Atlanta, travelling for a… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving, Y’all! (+ Post-Meal Update)
As I mentioned in my latest posts, with my husband's new traveling job, I made one new rule for myself: cook something new every week. Although Jeff ended up being home last week (yay!), I still wanted to follow my plan. I found recipes that we would both liked and headed to the grocery store.… Continue reading Keeping My Momentum Going
The Hungry Quebbie 