Food, Family, and Lifestyle
I bet some of you are in the midst of planning a Holiday soiree but want to do something original. Why not consider throwing a ‘coffee themed’ party? Naturally, you would plan on serving some regular, decaffeinated and flavored coffees but what could you serve with them? Think outside of the coffee cup by offering…
Look it folks, over the past 7 months, between the autoimmune disease Hashimoto’s, chronic throat pain, and whip-lash pain, I have managed to pack on a few pounds and I am not waiting for the 2013 to try to shed it. Let’s get a jump start on the New Year by dropping a few pounds!…
I know what you are doing today: trying to figure out what else to do with all the Thanksgiving leftovers so here are four fun & tasty ideas. Just.for.you Thanksgiving Leftover Cranberry Sauce Appetizer: A simple idea for making creative cranberry sauce nibbles Creamy Turkey Cajun Pasta: How many people do you know that do…
Are you in the full Holiday swing yet? Yesterday, we started putting all of our Christmas decorations up around the house and are almost done with the tree. As with many, putting up decorations right after Thanksgiving, finding the perfect tree and sipping hot chocolate is part of the Holiday season and family tradition. One…
Have you buttoned your pants yet? Wearing stretch pants? Have a ton of Turkey and miscellaneous vegetables leftover from Thanksgiving? Me too, so unpack the fridge and make this soup! Looks like Turkey is a thinking: ‘Hum…..maybe I should get out of here?’
For the past week, I have been wearing my new Therafit Athletic Shoes by Dr. Lisa. I needed a new pair of sneakers badly. I wanted sneakers that would fit all my criteria in addition to being a reliable gym shoe: comfortable for walking, shock absorbing, multipurpose, not too heavy, and an attractive lifestyle shoe…
Since Thanksgiving Turkey Brine is all the rage these days, I thought I would share our brine recipe that we created last year. In fact, our Turkey is marinating in the brine right now for tomorrow’s festivities. Gobble, Gobble Photo courtesy of MarthaStewart.com
It is crunch Time my friends but don’t panic. This is an easy, toss together, and stick in the oven (do it you remove the Turkey from the oven and it is resting) and move onto the gravy making. The recipe was inspired by Giada De Laurentiis’ and her ‘An Italian’s Guide to Thanksgiving‘. Enjoy…
Recall back when I shared a photo of an drop-dead awesome level of sandwich that I had here in town? I knew it would be a perfect out-of-the-box leftover Thanksgiving turkey sandwich because it has roasted sweet potatoes and apple cider gravy in it. Since I wanted to cut down a bit on the richness…
