Ok kids, I know it’s been a couple of weeks since I posted. I needed a little break. But then I was so busy those couple of weeks I don’t feel like I had much of a break. Sooo-fyi. . I may take another little blog break in the coming months.
I want to share these meringues with you today. Perfect for a new year and the inevitable dieting/healthy eating that comes along with that.
My birthday is in a few days and I want mousse. Chocolate mousse, to be specific.
Tim has declared this the “week of Sarah’s birthday” so I made some.
Happy New Year! I don’t know about you but I’m ready to say adios to 2012.
I’ve made about 5 different kinds of shortbread this December. This pine nut and chocolate one is my favorite. (The ones in the background are peppermint shortbread.)
Can you believe it’s Christmas Eve? I certainly can’t. Hard to believe we are hurtling toward 2013.
I am sitting by my REAL Christmas tree drinking some homemade hot chocolate and wondering if I remembered all my gifts and Christmas dinner ingredients. Lots to organize and remember during Christmas. But tonight I skip the cooking and baking and we go out to dinner. Whew!
Again with the cheesecake? From the girl who doesn’t like cheesecake?
What can I say? I’m a ball of contradictions. (Also a ball of stress, worry and anxiety, but that’s another story all together!) Hard to believe, huh? Ask Tim.
While we were in South Florida a few weeks ago we ate lots of yummy things, including several Cuban sandwiches. If you’re unfamiliar with the Cuban sandwich you’re missing out. It’s a pressed sandwich (think panini-ish) made on Cuban bread with roast pork, ham, swiss cheese, pickles and yellow mustard.
Heaven in a sandwich pretty much. I make them at home from time to time but Cuban bread is hard to come by in the north so they are never quite the same as eating them in FL. Cuban bread is similar to Italian or French but it’s made with lard. The lard makes it extra yummy and also extra crispy when it’s pressed on a hot grill. Read the rest of this entry
‘Tis the season for gingerbread. I see that even Burger King has a gingerbread flavor milk shake right now. I’m not sure how I feel about that.
I don’t make a lot of gingerbread flavor things. Not because I don’t like it, but I think a person tends to gravitate toward flavors that are traditional for them. At least for me that’s the case. Especially during the holidays. It’s the nostalgia that kicks in.
Guess what? We are still on vacation. Na na na na boo boo!! Just kidding!
Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to our tropical paradise tomorrow. Sadly, we will be thrown right back into winter. Snow, ice, freezing temps, etc. . Blah!
But, since I am still enjoying vacation, I am going to share another quick tropical treat with you.
Sometimes life is not fair. Sometimes life does not shape up the way you think it will or should. You lose important people. You can’t and don’t achieve the things you assumed you would. You face uphill battles and suffer disappointments.
And sometimes you get lucky and you stumble upon someone you could only have dreamed of. The kind of friend who never disappoints and makes all the struggles and losses a little more bearable. Luckily for me, that friend is my husband, Tim.
Today, Tim and I have been married 3 short years. Sometimes it feels like it has passed in the blink of an eye. And yet, I can barely remember what my life felt like before I had him in it.
Without his hand to hold, all of the struggles would be so much more difficult. Without his smile, crazy sense of humor and adventurous spirit my days would be so dull. He knows everything about me. . even the things I would rather he didn’t! He reads me like an open book. And I him. We (blissfully) have no secrets from one another.
I am so fortunate to be married to my best friend. I look forward to 50+ more years together.
Happy Anniversary, Tim. I love you so much! XOXO
I have no recipe for you today. Instead I’ll leave you with a couple of lines from the song that Tim and I shared our first dance to 3 years ago. (Yes Mr. KS, it’s Jason Mraz! 🙂 )
“So I won’t hesitate no more, no more; It can not wait, I’m sure; There’s no need to complicate, our time is short; This is our fate, I’m yours!”
Today is very exciting. Tim and I are heading off to vacation. Florida to be specific. The Keys to be even more specific.
Our wedding anniversary is in a few days and Thanksgiving is right around the corner so we opted to celebrate this year by heading to the Florida Keys.
Sugar Coated Sarah 