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Aug 16
Hello! I hope you had a great weekend. Mine was tiring, but good! I made thisrecipe for dinner the other night. I hope you enjoy as much as we did!Balsamic Marinated Pork ChopsServings: 4Ingredients:* 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar* 1/8 cup olive oil* 1 (read full article)
food, foodie, garlic, mangia, mangia monday, Oil, Pork, reception, rosemary, vineger
Aug 14
Hello! I know it is still summer, but on these cooler days my thoughts turn to fall! It is my favorite time of the year - I am giddy with excitement at the thought of picking apples, pumpkins, red peppers, etc.. I feel soup goes hand-in-hand with the (read full article)
celery, garlic, lentil, lentils, onion, recipe, Recipes, Soup, souper saturday, spicy
Aug 13
Hello - TGIF! Today I have decided to share some of my favorite items that can be purchased on Etsy! Enjoy, but please don't buy them all - save me one or two!1.) Palette Knife Original Acrylic Painting: End of the Day2.) Landscape 116 Original Oil P (read full article)
art, artwork, decorations, etsy, friday, friday favorites, glass, Home Decor, shopping, shops
Aug 12
“Drink moderately, for drunkenness neither keeps a secret, nor observes a promise”-Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra Hello! Can you believe that is is Thursday already? I can't! Today I have two drink recipes to share with you - one with and one witho (read full article)
Alcohol, apple, Cranberry, drinks, ORANGE JUICE, temptation, temptation thursday, thursday, vodka, yogurt
Aug 10
“Why not upset the apple cart? If you don't, the apples will rot anyway.”-Frank A. ClarkHello! I hope you are doing well. I had a late night last night, so am very slow this morning! I have only had 1 cup of coffee so far!! My boys are clean and (read full article)
apples, bread, bread pudding, cherries, oranges, recipe, Recipes, taste, Tasty, tasty tuesday
Aug 09
Hello! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I did and now back to the grind - does it ever end? I have a quick and easy recipe to share today. Sorry for the short post, my time is limited lately! Enjoy!Zucchini & Corn CakesServings: 12 cakesIngredient (read full article)
food, foodie, mangia, mangia monday, monday, recipe, Recipes
Aug 03
"No one can understand the truth until he drinks of coffee's frothy goodness." -Sheik Abd-al-KadirHello! As I am sitting here the sun is streaming through my window saying, "WAKE UP!" However, I cannot seem to do that today. Several night of poor sle (read full article)
Chocolate, coffee drink, Drink, drinks, non-alcoholic
Aug 02
"The trouble with eating Italian food is that 5 or 6 days later you're hungry again."-George MillerCan you believe it?? The weekend is over! Where does the time go? I had a wonderful weekend, I hope you did also! Every Sunday night we have Sunday din (read full article)
food, foodie, mangia, mangia monday, monday, Olive Oil, recipe, Recipes, red peppers, salt
Aug 01
"Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises." -Pedro Calderon de la BarcaYes, Yes, Yes - more green! I cannot help myself! It is such a wonderful color, so cheery, happy and alive!! There are so many wonderful th (read full article)
contemporary, etsy, etsy shops, green, letterpress, Modern, retro, shopping, showoff, showoff sunday
Jul 31
“I live on good soup, not on fine words.”-MoliereHello! It has been a bit cooler in my neck of the woods this week, so the thought of making soup is actually appealing! There are many versions of Italian Wedding Soup floating around, the version (read full article)
edible, edibles, food, foodie, recipe, Recipes, Soup, souper saturday
Jul 29
“I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.”-UnknownHello! I hope you are having a wonderful week! My week has been crazy busy, trying to catch up on all the things that piled up while I as on vacation. Oh well, it will get (read full article)
etsy, etsy shops, flats, handmade, shoes, shopping, shops, temptation, thursday
Jul 27
“Friends are the Bacon Bits in the Salad Bowl of Life.”-UnknownHELLO! I do not know about you, but we are big salad eaters in my home! The recipe I am sharing with you today is a favorite. Sometimes I add some shrimp to it and you have an entire (read full article)
bread, munchies, recipe, Recipes, salad, spices, spinach, taste, tasty tuesday
Jul 26
“Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.”-G.K. ChestertonSangriaServings: 17Ingredients:* 3 bottles Rioja (Spanish red wine)* 1 can (12 oz) frozen limeade concentrate* 1 cup brandy* 1 cup Triple Sec * 3 lemons, finely s (read full article)
cocktails, drinks, food, foodie, fruit, Limes, mangia, mangia monday, margarita, monday
Jul 25
Hello! I have been on vacation (still am), but decided only to take a week off from blogging! I will have a wonderful post up a bit later today!I hope you are doing well! (read full article)
blogs, sunday, travel, trips, vacation
Jul 17
"Good manners: The noise you don't make when you're eating soup."-Bennett CerfHello! I know it is summer, but I decided to bring back Souper Saturday! There are so many great cold soup recipes that I can share, that I decided, WHY NOT! If you have ne (read full article)
cold, cucumber, edible, edibles, food, foodie, mint, onion, Soup, souper saturday
Jul 16
“This very moment is a seed from which the flowers of tomorrow's happiness grow.”-Margaret LindseyHello! I hope you have had a wonderful week! It was HOT (90's) in CNY this week and very humid! We definitely took full advantage of our pool! Now, (read full article)
etsy, friday, friday favorites, green, shopping, shops