Rich, unctuous Pork Osso Buco, sprinkled with a bright, fresh gremolata, on creamy risotto is the kind of comfort food you crave on a cold winter evening. I received the osso buco I used to create this recipe as a gift from Batey Farms, but all opinions my very own. 🙂 On cold winter …
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HostingHacks #CollectiveBias Life is so much richer when we take the time to celebrate the season, and that makes the holidays the perfect excuse to get together with those we love. For some of us, it’s also the …
This is a sponsored post. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. I’ve had 5 dogs, in my lifetime. I cannot begin to tell you their importance in my life. They have been faithful friends, trustworthy confidants, blood-pressure-lower-ers, and joy-bringers. Before I ever wanted a baby, I wanted a dog, first …
Before Thanksgiving, I had the opportunity to order the apron of my choice from Flirty Aprons, a company that makes adorable aprons that I heard about at the Type-A Conference I attended in Atlanta. I was told to go to their website, and select any apron I liked, so I could give my readers …
Bath & Robes.com sent me a chenille bathrobe, and asked me to review their product. All opinions are my own. The other day, while I was scrolling through Instagram, I saw a photo of a model wearing a chenille bathrobe. I have been a sucker for chenille bathrobes ever since I was a little girl, …
This is a sponsored post on behalf of Element Associates and Midlife Boulevard. This is a picture of my wonderful Aunt Rene. She is the last of my “parents”: at least, she is the last of that generation of folks in my husband’s family who ever functioned as a surrogate grandparent to my kids, …
This is a sponsored post. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. If I have an opinion, I’m not shy about sharing it. Well, unless I can tell that the person really *doesn’t* care about what I might actually think. I can be content to just listen, and let people vent, …
Caponata is a traditional Italian appetizer you can make in advance of any event you’re having. It is made of eggplant and lots of other summer vegetables, simmered and served over crostini. Absolutely delicious!!! I got more eggplant in my CSA box a few weeks ago, and my daughter was getting burnt out on Eggplant …
This post was sponsored by Massage Envy as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. Funds are low these days around our house. My husband works in the music industry, which is ever-morphing, and musicians are scrambling, trying to figure out not only which turns the business will be taking next, but how to continue to …
(Gratuitous Labradorian Paper Boy Movie, Uploaded For Your Viewing Pleasure.) In my beginning, there was the newspaper. And it was good. The comic pages were my gateway drug into discovering good newspaper content. My enjoyment of the funnies led me to sampling the horoscope column, and I often checked to see if I’d be having …
This is the story of how I ended up going to the fanciest party I’ve ever been to. It was a fund raiser for Second Harvest of Middle TN, and a live music event, and a fashion show with world-famous designers, and my getting to attend it is due to the generosity of the folks …
This is a sponsored post. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. A few weeks ago, at the end of a somewhat busy day I had spent away from home, I sat down at my desk, to see what was happening in my virtual world, with my virtual friends. You know: the …
When Cabot Cheese told me they were partnering with King Arthur Flour in a #QuicheFeast, I knew I had to be a part, and what happened next was a BLT Quiche! This recipe I developed for BLT Quiche is suitable for a holiday breakfast, when company’s coming, a lunch with friends, or a light dinner, …
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for KitchenIQ. I received promotional items to thank me for my participation. I love learning as much as I love teaching. It’s part of my DNA, to be a lifelong learner, and it’s my JOY to watch the light bulb come on when …
I wrote these paragraphs years ago, trying to capture a moment in time. It was a moment that I never got to experience. I was participating in a study called “Israel and the Minor Prophets” through a class offered by Bible Study Fellowship International. I was absent the day the lecture on Hosea was presented, …