Sometimes I am hard pressed for time to cook a yummy meal during the week! I also on occasion find it a pain in the butt to cook and I need a break; mostly on Friday nights. So when I am in the cooking mood, I tend to take a few minutes before I go shopping to gather some ideas for dinners; I do ask … Continue reading Freeze or eat your choice
Since we are only going to be 7 for Christmas dinner this year I purchased a 10lb boneless Rib Eye Roast. My son wanted me to pick up the 14 pounder. He loves leftovers; I think he will have PLENTY of leftovers. I had to recently replace my leave in meat thermometer as the one I had was possessed; it worked perfectly fine the first … Continue reading Christmas Boneless Rib Eye Roast Beef
What a blast we had yet again at our holiday party! I am so happy I started throwing this party on Friday night. Getting ready for the party is a lot of work and it being on Friday it makes it feel like I get 2 Sunday’s and boy are they needed after having 50+ people in and out of the house. The dining room … Continue reading Pomegranate easy peasy!
So my husband and I spent 5 wonderful days in Cancun for my birthday and our 25th wedding anniversary this last week. We love heading south whenever we can; Mexico is not usually on our radar ever since our first visit in 1989; however a couple of years ago we were desperate to get away and money was tight. We don’t usually look for all-inclusive … Continue reading California Rolls in Cancun
We have an annual Christmas party usually the 2nd Friday of December. It is generally an eclectic group of friends. Some years we have 20 people coming and going other years 50+ I think last year was well over 50 people I serioulsy stopped counting. We have a good friend that comes dressed as Santa most years – he has a wicked side so he … Continue reading Christmas Party Prep – Strata & Hashbrown Casserole
