February 2009

It has been a long, cold, snowy Winter here so far in the Northeast.   This past Saturday was one of the first nice sunny days, showing perhaps a glimpse of Spring. And not a moment to soon.  Especially since the…

  Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic is another perfect recipe for that Dutch Oven that I am now so in love with. I had been waiting to make this dish that looks ever so delicious on the pages of…

  I like to proclaim myself the Queen of the Carry-On.  But that didn’t happen overnight.  I am a reformed over-packer.  I used to drag every beauty product known to man with me on the plane….just in case. In case…

I must admit, this was not the original post that I had planned for today. But when life hands you olives….you make olive oil! One of my new blog buddies, Nanette, from The Gourmet Worrier, let me know of a…

Today, I am inserting my own travel photo. Carnevale is happening now in one of my favorite cities in the world.   Venice.   I searched through all of my photos of Venice to find one that really captured the…

This past weekend, we celebrated Valentine's Day by taking a little trip to Hudson, NY. Hudson is only about an hour, due north, from where we live.  You can take Amtrak, which we really, really wanted to do- but they…

Continuing with our TTT theme from last week, I thought I would round-out my Canadian destination recommendations from my recent trip.  Well, if October is recent.  Seems like it was just yesterday! There is so much more to do, so…

As you may know, one of my dreams/goals is to move to Italy.  I often imagine what my life would be like over in Italy.  And having the vivid imagination that I do, my dreams are often fillied with scenarios…

1. Happy Valentine’s Day!, 2. love message, 3. LOVE, pop art, Indiana, 4. Queen Of Hearts, 5. Love XOXO, 6. Romantic Vintage 1900s Valentine Postcard–Cupid, Heart, Lady, 7. Pierced Arrow Heart Cookies, 8. Untitled, 9. Happy Valentine’s Day Everyone!, 10.…