An Italian Natale
COMING NATALE 2024
Easter, April 9, 2023 ——————————————————————— Experimenting With Our Easter Table ———————————————————————————– Our Easy Easter Table Vegetarian Normally our Easter’s are a bit more elaborate, however we had just hosted a big Baby Shower for our daughter and son-in-law two days prior, so this …
Quickie Italian When I think of cooking Italian food, I imagine a long list of ingredients, carving out a significant portion of the day, and sipping a nice glass of red wine or two during the entire cooking experience. After all, …
One HOT Jezebel For Breakfast Good Morning, Sleep Well? Have I ever got something special for you this morning. No, don’t get up. Just lay right where you are. Grapes, Pomegranate juice, Mini Pancakes, Cream Cheese, Bacon, and Pomegranate …
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UNDER GHOSTLY CONSTRUCTION Enter if you dare, foolish mortals. —————————————————————————— Our All Hallows Eve Snack Slate Grilled Cheese and Olive Loaf Mini Sandwiches with Pepperoncini Pickles, and Arugula… Sides of mini Cucumbers, …
(The men in the photo top left, are Gordon and our son-in-law Brian.) Disney Springs, Orlando, Florida (Gordon, Julie, Mackenzie, and Brodie) Cheers to the Day! ————————————————————– (Veronica and Brian) They walked right by us without even noticing us sitting there! 🙂 …
You only live twice: Once when you are born, and once when you look death in the face. After Basho Japanese Poet 1643-94 ———————————————————- More Recipes Will Be Added In The Future, Julie and Gordon ————————————————————————————————- 00Whann’s Asian Balls —————————————————————————————– Asian Meatballs …
How To Create An Outdoor Movie Theater In Your Own Backyard Area DOCTOR NO Released in 1962 Dr. No is the first movie to be released in the James Bond Franchise, written by Ian Fleming. Dr. No was …
When you are looking for … Something for the 4th. Our Dueling BBQ Sandwiches Waldorf For The 4th. Brunswick Stew with Dried Okra See Recipe For Our Brunswick Stew and Our Barbeque Here: Brunswick Stew and Barbeque We Used This Barbeque Recipe on …
Currently Baking in Grandmother Keith’s Oven Deliciously Cooling… ————————————————————————– I LOVE Cornbread! If you were raised in the south, before the internet brought us all together culturally, then you grew up eating Cornbread religiously. We loved it whether it was …
The Taco Bell Dogs (They were once gifts with purchase from Taco Bell many years ago. Did I mention I am a hoarder and don’t throw things away?) 🙂 Sometimes Delicious Salsa Comes in Ready Made Sauce Packets. Just Provide the Fresh Tomatoes and …
It is Always a Thrill to see a Racoon in our Backyard (One time I saw one peeking in our Kitchen Nook window. He was watching me while I was lollygagging around the kitchen. He was adorable. But, when he realized I …
The Lucky Shamrock on Top of our Guinness Reduction —————————————————————————- Our Guinness Reduction with Irish Soda Bread Our Pot ‘O Gold Broccoli Dip Our Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites Dipped in Our Guinness Reduction (Recipe Down Below) I Thought …
“May you have all the happiness and luck that life can hold—and at the end of your rainbows ay you find a pot of gold.” Old Irish Blessing Here is our Delicious ‘Pot of Gold’ Dinner We Hope You …
(Lurch) YOU RANG….. Initially, I was just going to write a blog post about the series in my personal blog. I then realized that this was far too big for that, and that I needed to create it’s own …
Ciao e Benvenuto Il Mio Piccolo Pezzo D’Italia (My Little Tiny Piece of Italy) Actually, very tiny! Just a barrel, a barrel lid turned into a Lazy Susan, and some clay pots. This is more about the food presentation, and is …
Kung Hei Fat Choy January 22, 2023 is the Lunar New Year, The Year of the Rabbit We lived in Hawaii for 13 years. Both of our children were born there. They grew up celebrating and appreciating all the holidays …
Welcome to Middle Eastern Our Way We are Gordon and Julie, and we love food of all kinds from all nations. Gordon has traveled to many Middle Eastern countries during his time in the Navy. He has experienced many of their …
(Rice Krispy Sushi Treats. Recipe Down Below) Welcome to Edible Gift’s of the Asian Variety The Asian cultures are so beautiful and just full of history and traditions. Everything they do seems to be tied to the past. I like and …
Kon’nichiwa (Hello) Yokoso Chisana Atsukau (Welcome to Small Treats.) Watashitachi Wa Anata Ni Motarashimasu Oishi Shokumotsu Atsukau (We will bring to you delicious food treats.) To Do Yatte Ni Tsukuru Karera (And, how to make them.) I’m sure that a lot …
(Coal and Cards) Coming December, 2024 It Wouldn’t Be The Grinch Without His Dog Max Sparky Objecting, Sparky Accepting His Role as Max, and Sparky With Spooky Lou Who Merry Grinchmas Cake …
UNDER CONSTRUCTION ——————————————————————————— Also, Check Out My: Julie’s Jezebel Sauces For All of My Different Jezebel’s —————————————————— AND, Aloha Wahine Jezebel Sauce Aloha and Mahalo! …
Good Morning and Happy Thanksgiving! (2022) Just in Time to Watch The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Oh Look! It’s The Tarpon Springs High School Marching Band From Tarpon Springs, Florida They closed the parade! Actually, they performed right …
Bulow Plantation Ruins Historic State Park Entrance 3501 Old Kings Road Flagler Beach, Florida 32136 (386) 517-2084 ———————————————————————– Bulow Plantation is located in Central Florida. Located 3 miles west of Flagler Beach off County Road 2001 (Old King’s Road), between State Road …
Salve! Benvenutu Al Nostro Halloween Da Vinci ———————————————————————– Leonardo Da Vinci, The Mona Lisa (That is Tom Hanks hand above, from the movie The Da Vinci Code.) I fell in love with the movie when it first came out, and it …
To me, it’s just not Halloween without a Hitchcock marathon of all of his movies. Currently Watching The Killer, Lars Thorwald from Rear Window I was Thrilled to Find this Game Online For those of you that know my love of …
Happy Halloween Hungry? This is a favorite meal of mine to make, due to its creativity and simplicity. Like a one pot meal, this is mostly a one roasting pan meal with the exception of boiling the …
WILLKOMMEN! (Welcome) (Hardly fancy, but Cheese, Turkey Sausage, on Crackers with a good German Mustard is a nice little snack.) ———————————————————– Oktoberfest: German Festival Held over a two week period ending the first Sunday in October. The festival originated on October …
My Tassel Oriental Bowl —————————————————————————– Glorioso Blossom My Glorioso Vine in my Japanese Carp Vase A Few Spring Rolls….. …doused in My Oriental Jezebel Sauce An Excellent Ranchi (Lunch) ——————————————————————————— An Oriental Jezebel A Marinade, A Glaze, and A Dipping …
Ciao and Buongiorno! Welcome to Grillin’ Italian We love to grill, we love Italian, therefore it makes sense that we would create a page dedicated to Grillin’ Italian. Italian food showcases a lot of food that we love. …
Beaches Closed Due to Shark Sightings! HERE FOR SHARK WEEK!!! SHARKS!!!! ———————————————————————– Me, In Our Happily Cluttered Nautical Den (I’m holding a glass Japanese fishing boat float that we found floating amongst some sharp coral in Hawaii.) —————————————————————————– The Cocktail… Our Sharkarita’s …
———————————————————————— Vintage Cakes From My Vintage Childhood At this writing, 2022, I am 61 and longing for my past childhood of cakes being made from scratch by the loveliest women I have ever known in my life. My Great-Grandmother’s and …
Wouldn’t it be nice to take a stroll into that painting? That era above is from my Great-Grandmother Honnie’s time. Her name was Lillian Miller Haskin Lone, but I called her Honnie. People would refer to her as Ms. …
(I love to garden in swim dresses and flip flops.) ————————————————————- So Excited For This Redo ————————————————————— I LOVE MY Herb Garden Previous Version of My Herb Garden (Notice the Air Plants on the Trellis? When I decided to redo …
EASTER 2022 The green cup in the photo above is a handmade ceramic cup, probably made by a child. It was found in a box in the attic of my son’s girlfriends house. I spotted it and saw a treasure! She …
Meet Valentine Guinness, Heir to the Guinness Brewery and Suspected Money Launderer for Russia 00Whann’s One True Love (That he just met last night at the party.) ——————————————————– Valentine Guinness’s Purse, Compact and Lipstick (The thumbdrive is not here. Where can …
Fortune Cookies Dare To Dream The Year of the Tiger (Rice Noodles) The Year of the Tiger, February 1, 2022 – January 21, 2023 The Tiger is known for Courage, and Strength. The Tiger ranks 3rd. of all the animals in …
GREENS SOUTHERN SOUL FOOD A New Year’s Day Tradition in the South We eat Collard Greens every new year in the hopes that it will give us money all year long. 🙂 Black Eyed Peas are for LUCK! And …
Welcome to DIY Home Function Upgrades This is our first project for this website page. We do plan on bringing you more. What you see here is the side of our house. There was grass here at one time but our yard …