I’ve been a little slow getting Christmas decorating underway. When the mommies came for dinner last week, I was still only partially decorated, with storage bins in the music room; I did manage to decorate most of the mantel and the dining room since that’s where we would be for the evening. Continue reading
Category Archives: Family
The Best Toffee in the World…for the Best Husband in the World!
Today is my and Kurt’s 12th wedding anniversary. Of course, with all the Ken activities in the beginning of the week, that means we’re not actually going to have our celebratory fine dining experience until the weekend. We’re going to our favorite seafood restaurant– Black Salt. Continue reading
The Vivace Orchestra, Shrimp Scampi and Artichokes Cooked in White Wine Bouillon
Yesterday, Kurt, my mom and my sister attended the Winter Strings Concert at Ken’s middle school. There were three orchestras: the Allegro (beginner), Presto (intermediate) and Vivace (advanced). We’ve heard the middle school orchestras previously when the grade school area orchestra held their concert at the same time as the middle school. Continue reading
Filed under Family, Food, Main Dishes
Pork ‘n’ Beans, Italian-Style!
It has been unseasonably warm around Washington, DC the past two days. So warm that I was able to do some additional clean-up by our front walkway in preparation for putting up our Christmas lights (giant candy canes). I still have to finalize what I’m making for the year-end Mommy Dinner this Saturday, but I’m leaning towards trying out some new dishes that I want to serve for our family Christmas dinner.
Tonight’s dinner Continue reading
Filed under Baked Goods, Family, Food, Friends, Main Dishes
a cougar in the kitchen 