Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Happy New Year!

Wishing you and yours a joyous 2014! MH and I kicked off the new year with a day trip to Stone Brewery with K&J and finished with this fantastic ice cream sundae at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour Restaurant. 


Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Merry Christmas Eve!


MH and I hosted an Italian themed Christmas Eve dinner for the family. Mangia mangia!

Branciole                                   Seafood Medley

Roasted Artichoke Salad               Parmesan Zucchini Crisps

Italian Ragu & Pasta                          Dessert Buffett

Sunday, November 3, 2013

Verwelkoming From Amsterdam!

Between our work assignments abroad, my colleagues and I enjoyed a weekend rendezvous in Amsterdam. 





Sunday, October 27, 2013

Guten Tag From Germany!


 



After some drinks and food at the original HofBrauhas MH and I spent the rest of the afternoon taking a lovely stroll through the park. 

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Flour's Famous Banana Bread Recipe

After trying Flour's delicious baked treats in Boston, I had to try Flour's famous banana bread recipe at home. What a moist and delicious treat!

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Homemade Deep Dish Pizza

We tried to make deep dish pizza at home and I was pleasantly surprised by the results. Our crust was wonderfully buttery and flakey. However, our sauce could use a little work. 



MH made a sausage and mushroom pie and I made a chicken, mushroom, and basil pie (trying to imitate my all time favorite Zachary's stuffed chicken pie). 

Saturday, September 14, 2013

A Weekend In Boston

In between a two week work trip in NJ, MH and I met for a weekend in Boston. We fulfilled our duty as tourists and walked the freedom trail and ate fantastic food all weekend. The cannoli at Mike's Pastry didn't disappoint and all of the seafood we had was great. 


Cannoli from Mike's Pastry

USS Constitution @ the Boston Navy Yard

Bunker Hill Monument

Lobster Roll @ Rabia's

Seafood Platter @ Rabia's

Myers + Chang

Myers + Chang

However, my absolute favorite meals were our lunch at Flour and dinner at Sportello. Everything we had at Flour was so delicious that I had to make a second trip there before we left to grab some goodies to go. Then, we had the most delicious gnocchi at Sportello. The dish knocked my socks off and really made me feel like I was eating little potato pillows. If you're ever in Boston I definitely think they are both worth the trip.  

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Phantom Of The Opera On Broadway

Did you know that Phantom of the Opera isn't a love story?!? I used to listen to the soundtrack as a kid and knew all of the lyrics, but I guess I didn't realize who was singing each part and boy was I surprised when I was watched the show live on Broadway!


Shout out to Ickity for another another awesome night out together. 

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Labor Day Weekend West Coast Road Trip

MH and I enjoyed the beautiful Labor day weekend with a road trip up the coast. We arrived just in time for a wonderful lunch at Post Ranch Inn and then spent the rest of the day enjoying Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park. 





In San Francisco, we took a tour at the TCHO chocolate factory, enjoyed some delicious pizza at Tony's Pizza Napoletano, and visited one of America's crookedest streets, Lombard St.