Month: January 2012

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Something Sinfully Rich, Chocolatey and Amazing

I taught you the other day how to have a successful girls night.  One of the key components is to have something sinfully rich, chocolatey and amazing for dessert.  Here is the perfect solution.  I originally saw this recipe over on Recipe Girl.  It was love at first sight!  My salivary glands became activated immediately upon seeing that title and first photo.  As I read more about this chocolate wonder and skimmed the recipe I knew I just had to make it mine!

Pizza With The Girls

To have a successful girls night start with the four most fabulous women you know! Add a little wine.  Paint each other’s nails, gossip, and laugh until you cry!

Tamales

I made tamales for the first time when I was in Junior High.  We went over to my dad’s friends’ house and made tamales with them just before Christmas.  It was my first experience making or eating tamales and it was, unfortunately, wasted on me.  I was an extremely picky eater.  I enjoyed the tamale-making process, but as far as I remember I only ate one tamale and I didn’t really even eat it.  I just picked at the masa.

Grandmothers and Apricots

My maternal grandmother has been on my mind a lot recently.  For the past few months, actually. I’m not sure why.  I guess everything just reminds me of her lately.  She died in June 2009 within just a week of her birthday.    She was also married just a few weeks after her birthday in July.  Her father wouldn’t let her get married until she was sixteen so she married my grandfather a few days after her birthday. Sixteen.  It was the 1950s.  I got married at 23 and that feels young.  I can’t imagine getting married at sixteen-years-old.

Maple Roasted Butternut Squash Soup from ChefSarahElizabeth.com

Maple Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

The addition of maple syrup, heavy cream, and goat cheese make this a sweet, savory, tangy and satisfying soup for the last bits of wintertime.