Bye Bye 2011…

December 30, 2011

Yes, I love Christmas…but I have to say that I LOVE the New Year. I love the New Year for the same reason I love Mondays, it’s a fresh start and I am motivated to be positively productive. I feel good when I’m positively productive. 2011 was good to me. I got a job (after [...]

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Merry Christmas to you and yours…

December 24, 2011
Sammy and Gina Chrismas 2011

I took this photo of my kids the other day right after they visited Santa. They were giddy, full of smiles and just plain old loving on each other. It was one of those precious moments that, as a mom, you just want to bottle up and carry with you every single day. My heart [...]

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Sicilian Spaghetti with Breadcrumbs…and my favorite meal of the year

December 22, 2011

Christmas Eve is by far my favorite meal of the year. For as long as I can remember, we have pretty much eaten mostly the same few dishes (all seafood) every single Christmas Eve and I wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s a feast I tell you. I didn’t really ‘know’ this until I [...]

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Bowties with Creamy Pumpkin and Parmesan

December 15, 2011

Pin It Does anyone else feel like they are being swallowed up alive by the holidays? Man, it just gets SO busy this time of year. There’s just so much to do…some of it being obvious obligations like work and school, but there’s also so much other fun stuff going on that’s it’s so hard [...]

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Adventures in NYC

December 12, 2011

I was in NYC this weekend. I haven’t been to NY since I was 18 years old, which is just crazy to me. I grew up in Mount Vernon (NY) and moved to Florida when I was 10 so the minute our cab hit the road and I started seeing the old brick buildings, the [...]

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Hot and Cheesy Black-Eyed Pea Dip

December 6, 2011

Saturday nights in our household usually work like this. Everyone: We’re hungry. What’s for dinner? Me: I don’t know. Silence. This is where I have to make that decision of whether or not we call out for pizza (which we probably had the night before, we love our Friday night pizza) or pull out some [...]

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Chili Rubbed Fish with Quinoa, Black Bean and Corn Salad

December 1, 2011

Let me tell you, I have been devouring this quinoa salad all week long. I first made this meal back in May when I guest posted for Jenna, and since then it has become a staple in our home. We eat fish pretty often, my kids absolutely love it, so that makes things easy. They [...]

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Slow Cooker 3-Bean Pumpkin Chili

November 30, 2011

(yep…I chipped my favorite bowl. Boo.) I don’t know about you but I think I’m finally feeling normal again after eating like a little piggie last week over the holiday. It’s hard to resist what’s in front of you when you love food right? My problem isn’t always the ‘choices’ that I make…it’s how much [...]

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Apple-Cranberry-Tangerine Sauce and a Happy Thanksgiving to you…

November 22, 2011

Here’s a little tidbit about me. Turkey is not my favorite part of Thanksgiving. Neither is the ham. For me, what gets me excited on Thanksgiving is all the side dishes. The stuffing, veggies, the potatoes, the casseroles, the breads, the cranberry sauce…that’s what my plate is full of. No disrespect to the turkey, of [...]

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Roasted Chile and Cheddar Corn Muffins

November 15, 2011

I may very well have an incorrectly spelled word in the title of this recipe but I have no idea. I always get stumped with the whole ‘chile vs chili vs chilie’ thing. What is it?? Can anyone help me here? Is there rhyme or reason by the way it’s spelled or is it up [...]

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Sharing is Caring…the spirit of blogging revisited {and a chocolate snack}

November 11, 2011

I’ve been in a weird place lately. I can’t really pinpoint what’s bugging me, but I’ve heard myself say this out loud a couple times this week to friends (who also happen to be bloggers) – I feel like I’ve lost my voice. Not literally, of course…but in a sense, lately I am just finding [...]

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