After decorating our tree on Thursday, we decided to stay up all night and venture into Black Friday starting at 3am. There has been a long tradition with my hubby's family where every Friday after Thanksgiving they go out Christmas shopping. My first time to experience such a tradition was last year. This year, we wondered if we could continue the tradition just the two of us. We stayed up and … [Read more...]
Huevos a la East Lansing
This year we were not able to go out of town and be with our family for Thanksgiving. Even though we kept them in mind, we decided not to make Turkey dinner for JUST ourselves. Since we had already had our pre-Thanksgiving celebration on Monday, we decided that Thanksgiving was to be a day of rest. I was going to have my hubby at home the whole break so I decided to take adavntage of that. We took … [Read more...]
Herbed Bread and Vegetable Stuffing
What to bring to a pre-Thanksgiving dinner potluck? That was the question of the hour last week when I was planning ahead. It has been tremendous fun looking for new recipes that are healthier using olive oil rather than loads of butter without removing the great flavor.Since I have not been eating meat for 3 weeks, I decided to bring something safe to eat at a potluck. Usually everything is made … [Read more...]
Chicken and Vegetarian Tamales with Red Mole Sauce
This past weekend happened to be my hubby's birthday. He requested a specific dish that I made 3 months ago and asked for only that. What was the dish you ask? Well, tamales. Even though I am 1/2 Mexican, I really did not learn how to cook authentic dishes at home. We mostly cooked dishes that were either concocted by my mother or it was Italian or Mediterranean.When I decided to make tamales 3 … [Read more...]
His and Hers Rustic Whole Wheat Pizza
When it comes to pizza making, my hubby is the man. He has worked over a year and a half to perfect what he calls the best deep-dish pizza. I totally agree, so usually I do not touch that realm of cooking. Usually. OK. I lie. Here is a picture of his creation: You know sometimes I prefer thin crust or the original hand-tossed pizza, because the deep dish tends to have to much breading. So I … [Read more...]
