It seems I like to honor special days in my family, maybe more so than others, but that is ok. I truly love to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and other holidays in grand fashion including lots of good food. What other way is there? This Sunday Phil and I will celebrate 18 years of marriage. It’s … Continue reading »
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My 2011 Christmas menu
Photo Credit: Explore Italian culture As promised, here are my menus for Christmas eve and Christmas day for this year. I searched the interwebs for more information about traditional Italian holiday menus and found more ideas for this year. Some of this may not be truly traditional but it’s all around just good Italian food. … Continue reading »
Thanksgiving Day Menu
This year we are going to eat a mostly traditional Thanksgiving day meal. I usually rebel and make something Italian but for some reason I am not giving in to my rebelliousness this time around. But I have to tell you I have warned the family that Christmas will be Italian! Of course we’ll have … Continue reading »
Finding Answers
I truly wish I could report that I have found some answers to my health issues, but I can’t. I have found a doctor who specializes in treating allergies along with food intolerance issues therefore I will be scheduling an appointment with him. My blood work showed not a single reaction to any of the … Continue reading »
Gluten and Dairy Free Meal Ideas
For the last few days I’ve been asking myself why I caved and made that spaghetti bruschetta the other day. I thought I was getting better because the symptoms were gone. Boy was I wrong. After eating more wheat products for a few more days after that spaghetti, I was back to the awful side … Continue reading »
Canceled and Candy Sushi
Don’t get in a tizzy, I’m not canceling my blog. But so far this week, two of my three classes have been canceled. One was due to low enrollment and the other due to sickness. I am not sure what is happening with tomorrow’s class but I should hear something by this afternoon. In any … Continue reading »
I was a Barista Beans contest winner!
Photo credit: Barista Beans Last month I entered a contest that was held at Foodie Blogroll by Barista Beans, a fresh-roasted organic coffee bean company. I entered the contest by simply leaving a comment. You don’t even need to have a blog to enter the contests at Foodie Blogroll, just be a member. It’s free. … Continue reading »
Broccoli Ricotta Pasta Toss
Here is my entry for this week’s Presto Pasta Nights. Be sure to visit Ruth at Once Upon a Feast on Friday and check out all the great pasta meals listed. I found this recipe, Broccoli-Ricotta Pasta Toss, for my entry and decided to give it a try. I made a few changes for what … Continue reading »
Our Valley Cooks Food Expo Pt. 2
Today I promised part 2 of my review of the Our Valley Cooks food expo and I hope this is going to be posted tonight. WordPress has been having some issues today which has prevented me from posting this so I am typing my entry into a word processing document that I can copy and … Continue reading »
Our Valley Cooks Food Expo Pt. 1
Photo credit: Our Valley Cooks What a wonderful experience I had at the Our Valley Cooks Food Expo 2011.The expo benefited Meridian Community Care for their many wonderful programs in the Youngstown, OH area. Being on the volunteer side of the expo gave me an experience very different from my husband. Phil had a great time walking … Continue reading »
