Ways to Make Me Happy
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Ways to Make Me Happy




I completely support Matt in his job, and when he needs to take the odd business trip, I think it's great.

I don't enjoy staying home and playing full-time parent for four days, but I survive.



And when he sends me two dozen organic (purple!) roses to lift my spirits?

Well, it's definitely a mood-enhancer. An all natural, at that.




Blog Party#23 is here...and it's out of this world! This June, turn your favorite appetizers and cocktails into Sci-Fi treats. Entries are due Thursday, 28 June (thehappysorceress at gmail dot com)...hope to see you there!






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Tagged with: Food and Drink + Roses + Flowers




- Grilled Panini With Smoked Provolone & Basil
Yet another cooking mag recipe; this one coming from the latest issue of Vegetarian Times. Nice, country-style rolls (ours were a surprise find at Ingles, of all places), split and spread with a mixture of mayonnaise and chopped basil. This is toppped...

- Where There's Smoke...
there's a pretty happy guy, knife & fork in hand. Sticking to my pledge to actually make more of the recipes from the half-dozen or so cooking magazines I get, Matt fired up the grill for this Wood-Smoked Tri-Tip with Sicillian Herb Sauce (Bon Appetit,...

- Brrrr-ownies
With the work on the bedroom last week (I'll have before & after photos for you later; we still have a few things to work on before I declare it 'finished'), I didn't really want to do a lot of cooking, but I did want to provide food...

- Something For The Fall-out Shelter
One of Matt's Father's Day gifts was this very cool Decade Box from Hometown Favorites. Normally, I wouldn't give a large box of candy as a gift, but this was simply too good to pass up. Sure, there was an incredible breakfast of artery-clogging...

- Potato-crusted Salmon With Herb Salad
Some weeks ago, I suggested (translation: do it now) that Matt & I work through the multitudinous recipes I've been adding to the computer's 'Bookmarks'. It took some time, of course, because there's just so many things I want to...



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