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Christmas Cookies
February 13th, 2009 | Author: Shauna
My mom, sister and I have a tradition of always making Christmas cookies together. It started when we were little girls and would make them with our grandmother and godmother. Unfortunately the two of them are no longer with us, so my mom has carried on the tradition with her two girls. Well, this past Christmas we weren’t able to spend together, so I was on my own with the cookies.
I visit the What’s Cooking board on The Nest quite often. We usually do a gift exchange for every season. Well, my secret exchange person (tiff0803) just happened to send me a box of sugar cookie mix from King Arthur (along with sprinkles, cookie cutters and a cookie scoop) as my gift. I was thrilled to receive the box of goodies! I normally make homemade sugar cookies for the cutouts, but since my schedule was crazy and I had this box mix, I decided to go in that direction instead this year.
Since I was on my own, Greg decided to join in on the fun of decorating. He is Jewish, so Christmas cookie making is not one of his past times, lol. It was quite humorous because I think he reverted back to a 5 year old while decorating. We both enjoyed ourselves so much! This will definitely be something I do together with him again and one day with our children.
Here are our masterpieces, lol.
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NYC = Yummy Eats
February 11th, 2009 | Author: Shauna
Back in November Greg and I made a trip to NYC. Although I spent a lot of time in upstate NY, since that is where my mom is from, I had never been to the city. I was so excited to say the least!
The reason we were there was for Greg’s best childhood friend’s wedding. The rehearsal dinner was hosted at Friend of a Farmer, which was delicious. The wedding took place at the Ritz Carlton Battery Park, weren’t we lucky?! They had a HUGE cocktail hour (which I think was more like 1 1/2 hours). I think they had every food imaginable just during that time; we were full before we even went into the reception. Needless to say, the dinner course was amazing as well. I wish I had pictures but I forgot to bring the camera while rushing to the wedding. Greg had to be at the venue in the afternoon for pictures and such. No, unfortunately we did not stay at the Ritz with a nightly rate starting at around $600. This meant I had to get myself to the venue on my own. I have to admit that I was quite impressed with myself after hailing a cab by myself (in a cocktail dress) and getting to the venue on time. Anyway, the wedding was amazing as you can probably imagine.
We decided to make a vacation out of our stay there since I had never been and Greg hadn’t been since a child. We also wanted to visit friends in Long Island while we were there so we didn’t get to see quite as much of the city as we hoped to, but we did manage a visit to Chelsea Market of course. There were some great little shops, an incredible fish market, cute restaurants and a few adorable bakeries. We definitely want to make another trip back so we can experience more of the city, especially the culinary treats!
Here are a few pictures:
Chelsea Market
Adorable treats at one of the bakeries.
Super cute cupcakes at another bakery in Chelsea Market.
I am pretty sure this is Emeril and Rachael Ray.
Central Park
View of city from Central Park & Trump's skating rink.
Skyline from the Top of the Rock.
Our New Kitchen!
September 4th, 2008 | Author: Shauna
My husband and I just relocated to Fort Lauderdale which means we are also renting a new home. We found this beautiful new townhouse which is perfect for us and the best part about it is….the kitchen! So, I thought I would introduce you to the new place that my dishes and recipes will be coming from.
In the past I have had small kitchens that I hated to cook in because there was just no room. Not to mention the amount of space I had to store all of my dishes, appliances, etc. Now I have this nice spacious kitchen with an island and lots of cabinet space. I am such a happy little cook.
The island is my new best friend. It makes prep work so much easier and less messy. I am still in amazement that I actually have counter space.
I even have a little area over there in the corner to keep all of my cookbooks and cooking magazines. I used to have to keep them in our office.
The one downfall is that we had to go back to an electric stove. 
( I miss my gas stove so much. I have to admit that this is a pretty decent flat top but it still takes so much longer for things to heat up and it is impossible to regulate the temperature. I guess I can't have everything though.
I actually have cabinet space. There is a nice organized spot for everything. I can actually use all of my dishes, pots/pans, utensils and appliances without having to dig for them. I actually know what I have now.
I told my husband that now when we go to buy a house next year there is NO downsizing with the kitchen. There is no way I could go back to something smaller now. )
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