Pasta Week continues with another family favorite, Homemade Manicotti... Made NOT with homemade pasta, but with homemade crepes... Ingredients for the Crepes: 4 eggs 1 cup water 1 cup flour Combine the above together in a blender until smooth... Heat a small pan and spray with cooking spray. Using a ⅓ measuring […]
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Easy Delicious Homemade Pasta
Pasta Week on Walking on Sunshine begins today! Fettuccine Noodles with Butter... It all began last Mother's Day when my Colonel gave me this... This comes with the pasta roller, to make pasta sheets and two types of pasta cutters; a spaghetti cutter and a fettuccine cutter... I always […]
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
On New Year's Day our family did something we haven't done in YEARS. We made the drive into "THE CITY" to see the beautiful Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. The Colonel and I grew up in Queens, NY and love New York City. When our kids were little, we lived in Paterson, NJ and would often […]
How to Make Homemade Colored Sugar
Homemade Colored Sugar is so easy to make and it will help you save money too. Perfect for all your baking needs all year long! Who doesn't use colored sugar to decorate homemade cookies, cakes and cupcakes? I'm sure you have a few bottles of colored sugar in your pantry that you purchased from the grocery […]
Pumpkins
Welcome to Tuesday's Question! A day when I get to ask you a question about anything... "What is your favorite thing about Fall?" This is a HARD question to answer because there are so many things that I love about this season, but my favorite has to be... Pumpkins. […]
Vacation
This week's Tuesday's Question is a FUN one... "Where is your favorite place to vacation?" One of my favorite places to go on vacation is to Lancaster, PA... Better known as Amish Country... But I also love the ocean. We haven't been in a few years, but we love Myrtle Beach... The Colonel and Michael […]
Silver Anniversary Part Two
I hope everyone had a great day yesterday. Did you see some fireworks? We went to my sister's house and had a wonderful time AND a little surprise celebration to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary! If you remember, the Colonel was MIA for our anniversary AGAIN...the third year in a row, but who's counting? We […]
Growing Vegetables
I was out in my garden yesterday and realized I need to do a post on our vegetable garden. We've been planting vegetables for years; even when we were living in the "city" of Paterson, NJ. The last time we planted a garden was 3 years ago. The Colonel's schedule just wouldn't allow and I need […]
Silver Anniversary
Today is a special day. 25 years ago TODAY the Colonel and I were married. It seems hard to believe it's been that long since the Colonel still makes me feel like a teenager... My father had the following picture on his desk all these years. It's one of my favorites because it shows the […]
Cucumber Tea Sandwiches
Elegant Cucumber Tea Sandwiches are perfect for bridal showers, baby showers or tea parties. These can be made with a variety of different flavored cream cheeses. They make a beautiful presentation on any buffet table. Check out all the other Easy Appetizers for even more delicious ideas waiting to be discovered! Cucumber Tea Sandwiches Cucumber […]
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cake
Calling all home cooks looking for an easy and delicious homemade cake recipe! This peanut butter chocolate chip cake from a cake mix with homemade chocolate ganache is guaranteed to be a hit! Combining your favorite flavors of peanut butter and chocolate, it's hard not to love this decadent dessert that takes minimal effort...all you […]
Mom's 80th Birthday Party
This week's Tuesday's Question is an EASY ONE as I've been away from my blog for awhile... "What has everyone been up to?" Life was DIFFICULT last week with the loss of our dear friend Arlene, and at the same time, life was WONDERFUL with the celebration of my mom's 80th birthday with a party here at […]
Easy Egg Rolls
Before I went MIA last week I promised to show you what I made in my new deep fryer that I purchased from the garage sale site that I belong to on Facebook. Egg Rolls... I used the same recipe for the Pork Won Tons post a few months ago. So easy and so delicious! Ingredients: […]
Crusty Honey Mustard Chicken
A few weeks ago I shared on Facebook that I just made the most delicious chicken recipe and I couldn't wait to post it on my blog. Well TODAY is the DAY. I found this recipe on my friend Sandie's blog Chatty Crone. Not only was it delicious, but it was so easy! And you know […]
Cauliflower with Creamy Cheese Sauce
Today is Day Two of SIDE DISHES. Today's dish is another dish that I've been making for awhile and when I made it last week, the Colonel said to me, "Have you shared this recipe with your blogger friends?" I said, "No, it's just cauliflower." Well, as you can see, he […]
It's Looking Like Fall
Like many other bloggers, Fall is my favorite season. It's actually the Colonel's favorite season also. So, the other day I asked the Colonel to please bring my "orange" boxes up from the storage room. Felt so good to unpack them. I didn't unpack them last year. My Colonel was in Afghanistan last year and […]
Olivia's Mac and Cheese
When Olivia was a baby, she LOVED mac and cheese. I use to make it, home-made of course, and freeze it in ice cube trays. But as she grew, her love for mac and cheese changed and she would only eat mac and cheese from a box. Last year I experimented with the […]
Boulder Field
Last weekend, we took a little trip to Boulder Field. A National Natural Landmark that was created after one of the ice ages when a glacier melted and left a TREMENDOUS amount of boulders. We went with friends from church. This State Park is about 30 minutes north of our house. BUT once you reach […]
Happy Anniversary!
23 years ago I made the best decision of my life and married the Colonel. Here we are on our wedding day with my parents. I'm wearing my mother's gown. Our photographer wasn't the greatest. He kept "squishing" my dress and in most of the pictures you can't see how pretty it is. It was […]
Mother's Day
So what do you do when it's Mother's Day and yourhubby is halfway around the world? You make reservations at a really nice luncheon buffet and invite your mother, your cousin visiting from Germany and of course the children. Here's a picture of the restaurant... The fountains around the restaurant... Pretty... The entry way and […]
Deck the Halls...
Today I am joining Susan at Thoughts From Over the Rainbow for her Deck the Halls Party and sharing with you my Christmas Department 56 Village Collection. I have seven lighted houses. I love each house, but especially the "Apple Valley Schoolhouse." When Olivia was just 5 years old, the Colonel took her shopping and had […]
What I'm Thankful For
A different type of "Thankful List." I am thankful for: The mess to clean up after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends. The taxes I pay because it means that I'm employed, well the Colonel is! My shadow who watches me work because it means I am out in the […]
I'm Back!
The Colonel and I went on a little trip! Every year the youth group at church go on a retreat. This year BOTH our children went...so we decided to go away as well. We went to Lancaster, PA, just under 2 hours from our home. Lancaster is famous for its large population of […]
Apple Picking
Last Monday, we did something I said I would never do again... Apple Picking. The last time we went was five years ago. It was 90 degrees. The Colonel was working. I had to carry two huge bags of apples. The kids were no help. I had a miserable time. But life goes on […]
It Was Hot
Yes, it was hot! But it was also a beautiful day on the lake. We put up two canopies and brought tables from the church for us to put all the food on. We set up our area on the grass right before the sandy part of the beach. It was beautiful. […]
See How My Garden Grows June 2009
It rained almost every day last week, except for Saturday. I finally was able to get back out into my garden yesterday. It was such a beautiful day, the kind you want to bottle up and keep forever! Here are some pictures of everything in our garden. When we planted two weeks ago, I think […]
Expanding our Vegetable Garden
It's been a bit busy around here lately. The Colonel went back to Ft. Dix yesterday. We had a great 2 days off. He worked very hard on our garden, but it's still not complete. We didn't put any plants in the ground because there's still the possibility of frost a few nights this week. The […]
Tips on Starting my Seeds Indoors
This is what the corner of our bedroom looks like... Basil growing on the windowsill. I have lettuce growing on another windowsill in the hallway! Cucumbers, green beans, sugar snap peas and squash... Pumpkins and tomatoes. I really need to get the pumpkins in the ground, they are so huge! And finally, my marigolds. […]
What To Talk About Today?
Sometimes I think it is so hard to come up with a new post for this wonderful blog. I mean I completely understand that you're all waiting with anticipation to find out exactly what's going on in my little corner of the world...okay, back to reality...Olivia started her first day at McDonald's YESTERDAY!!! They called […]
Did You Know???
I had to go into the kitchen and check this out for myself. Who looks at the end of your aluminum foil box? You know when you try to pull some foil out and the roll comes out of the box, then you have to put the roll back in the box and start over […]
Happy Birthday Michael
Michael! Today my son turns 12! What joy he has brought to this family. Here he is opening one of his birthday presents. We celebrated on Monday since the Colonel was home for the long weekend. He loved all his presents, especially his very own cell phone. He didn't know what it was when he […]
Another Recipe
Are you getting sick of the recipes I share? I love looking at other blogs and finding new recipes...and I enjoy sharing them with you! Here's a favorite...Quiche! Whenever my friends and I get together I am almost always requested to bring my quiche. They rant and rave over it and when I try to […]
Ice Storm
Here are some pictures of the ice storm we had last Wednesday. It was quite hard to take pictures since everything really was a sheet of ice. I had to practically hold on to Michael to get around. I'm so old! 20 minutes of TRYING to break up the ice...I gave up! Oh, and WHERE […]
Happy Birthday Olivia
My Sweet Wonderful OLIVIA! 16 years ago we received a wonderful surprise...Olivia decided she could no longer wait till the middle of February to be born...she wanted to meet her mom and dad a little bit early, six weeks to be exact. She was six pounds at birth...quite big for being so early and only […]
Christmas Pictures
As promised here are a few pictures of Christmas... The Colonel and his new shirt... What everyone else in America now has in their house... My beautiful new purse...I LOVE IT! I have been wanting a really nice purse for quite awhile now, you know, something other than the Walmart special! And it's PINK inside!! […]
Happy Anniversary...Almost!
What a nice day we had yesterday at my mom's house. My sister and her husband are celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary...soon...and we got together for a nice luncheon. I took a bunch of pictures but for some reason did not take any of them on my camera! You'll have to visit Liz's blog to […]
My Dining Room...
Good Morning! I thought I'd share some pictures of one of my favorite rooms in our house. I've always wanted a formal dining room...our house in Paterson had a dining room but it was open to the kitchen and I really didn't like sitting down to a nice meal while still being able to see […]
Garden Overload - August 2008
Look was waiting for me when I went out to my garden yesterday morning! I couldn't believe how many cucumbers and zucchini I kept finding as I moved away the leaves of my enormous plants. The zucchini is to my waist, I'm not joking, and the cucumber plant is creeping ever so slowly across the […]
You Are Invited to a Martha Stewart Tea Party
Yes, my mom and I both received invitations to attend a Martha Stewart Tea Party at our local Macy's yesterday. We were so excited. Do you think Martha will be there? No, she wasn't...but someone who works with Martha every day was there and discussed the table settings, etc. We were told to dress in […]
My Garden...
My garden is doing really well, as you can see from the above pictures. I was a little concerned since we got the plants in the ground pretty late this year. We only planted three tomato plants. Usually we do around 6 or 8, but things are doing good, although as you can see from […]
Vegetable Garden
As promised, here are pictures of our vegetable garden. Last year I grew quite a lot of cucumbers and zucchini, not realizing that they would love to grow up the chicken wire fence enclosing the garden! The weight of the plants really damaged the fence so my husband took it apart last fall when we […]
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