WELL its a birthday so you have to HAVE CAKE !!!!!!! I am not a baker way tooo much measuring and exactness ( NOT ME ) so a box mix will do SORRY to ALL U professional bakers (I know my limits ) He likes a MARBLE cake w/ CHOCOLATE frosting n thats WHAT he got !!! DAD frosted while I did dinner I made CAKE early this am BETWEEN my ZOO & FARM games LMAO !!! I can not believe I AM DOING THIS !!!!!! OMG SO not me !!! ANY WAY sorry for another rant !! WELL HERES CAKE !!!! SEE YOU SOON I HOPE BYE FOR NOW ♥♥♥♥

HI!!! Welcome everyone , yesterday April 10th 2010 was my youngest sons 23rd birthday !! We went out for dinner to CARMEN ANTHONYS !!! It was great !! Justin was born on a MONDAY ( a C-section scheduled he was my 5th preg. n like 3 yrs ( ANOTHER TIME KKK I WILL WRITE )!!!! 2 nd child ( oldest his bro. (MARINE) was 4th ) STAY tuned for HISTORY LATER BACK TO REALITY !!! RICK my AWESOME , AMAZING HUSBAND of almost 34 yrs came w/ Christian 27 mos.old in a LIMO to pick us up !!! It was my 35th bithday on Thursday April 13 th , ALSO HOLY Thursday n I had to cook for EASTER !!!! OMG TAlK about DRAMA !!! but as you know I handled it !!! SOrry to RANT but it kinda just came out ( that's what this is all about right ) !!!SO ANYWAY to nites dinner was VEAL MARSALA over fresh Linguine , you know lots of fresh SLICED garlic n parsley !!!!!!

2 nd pasta

I made two kinds of pasta same shrimp and sauce !!!

HOLY SATURDAY April 3, 2010

SATurday nite before EASTER I usually TRY n not COOK but kinda never works out that way !!! NO problem , right casue I LUV to COOK !!!!!! ANY way we were having FRESH shrimp from CHINA TOWN , NY over Rigatoni w/ VINCENTS Sauce !!!!! AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SAUCE is like NO OTHER !!!!!! SHRIMP so fresh taste like ocean !!!! ENJOY

3 rd pizza mushroom

and if that wasn't enough I made a 3rd PIZZA mozz & mushroom ♥♥♥♥

Good Friday nite dinner WHITE CLAM PIZZA

Came home from LITTLE ITALY n put away food n had to run to # 1 Fish Market n get little necks 24 ( 2 doZ ) & minced clams , go 2 pizza rest & get 3 small doughs n of COURSE LIQUOR Store ( just to make sure ) I had enough WINE 2 get through the nite !!! LMAO TUFF ONE !!! Then came home n proceeded to wash n scrub clams then cook them in pan till they opened n then ............. make other clam sauce n make pizzas !!!!! HUBBY, bro-in-law, cousin, (MY KIDS OUT 4 dinner ) RESULTS FOLLOW 1st one was gone n seconds no pics this was 2 nd one !!!!!

GOOD FRIDAY , Atlantic Ave. , Brooklyn , NY

Every GOOD FRIDAY since I was very little we used to go to Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, NY to buy our LEBANESE FOOD then cross the bridge and go into LITTLE ITALY and eat at VINCENT'S CLAM BAR corner of Hester n Mott!!!!!! THEN walk around n shop @ various stores !! WE StILL carry on that TRADITION 2day !!! I /WE luv it !!! So the pics will follow that DAY !!! ENJOY as I have n GOD willing will continue to !! IF any of you want to JOIN us just let me KNOW we can MEET N NY !!!!!

SPlit Pea soup w/ Ham bone from Easter Sunday

HI!!!!!!!!!! I'M back again.............................. 2nd PIZZA for tonite !!! I told you this NEVER STOPS !!!!! ANyway it was a :::: RICOTTA Cheese , tomatoes, sauteed hot & sweet sausage , fresh mozz, garlic, parsley,& wild mushrooms !!!! YUMMO !!!! again ALL GONE !!!!!

ANOTHER request from my other son at a moments notice ( WELL STOCKED PANTRY & FRIG ) at all times !!!!! PIZZA :::: peppered bacon w/ onions & mushrooms , fire roasted tomatoes !!!! need I say LOTS of sliced GARLIC & fresh parsley !!!! YUMMO ♥♥♥♥

DINNER , was a request from my MARINE son who's home for a short time ! It was Rigatoni Alla Buttera !!! It was amazing as you will see!!!

HI !!!!! Everyone its been a few days since I've written !!!! SO SORRY and I do miss this I will continue , hopefully daily from now on .I think I'm kinda caught up well ,as can be expected for now . My MARINE son came home on HOLY Thursday , which was April 1 st last week as today is Friday OMG its been over A WEEK wow !!! TIME DOES FLY BY !!!! That was crazy enough but a family tradition is we go to NEW YORK , on GOOD FRIDAY , which I/we still did !!! NEED I say more then SAT was last minute shopping early for fresh produce , and the prepping had begun , then it was an EASTER FEAST (pics will follow ) !!! THEN just plain craziness w/ him home n regular tasks!! NOw weather is getting warmer I am also responsilbe for outside as well .SOMEONE has to work , ( I DO NOT ) so I do it all inside & outside !!! I will explain GOOD FRIDAY at another time it needs is own SPACE !!!

Good Evening everyone !!! Another , down pouring rainy day n CT !!!! dinner for boys/men was boneless organic chicken thighs over angel hair w/ vincents sauce ( from Little Italy ) & a nice caesar salad !!!! NO PICS !!! I then sauteed myself some sausage links removed from skins w/ leftover butternut squash n roasted garlic added some scallions!!!! AWESOME

Welcome everyone, it was and still is a VERY RAINY DAY n CT. and will be thru wed noon!!!!!
Thank-GOD for MY MAIN MAN GIL , the local weather man HE IS ON THE TARGET !!!!
SO I was prepared to be in house from Sat thru Wed !!
Tonights DINNER :
FRESH SHRIMP (rest Depot )
over baby spinach w/ sliced garlic
roasted butternut squash w/ garlic & sugar crystals & saigon cinnamon
sliced strawberries ( whole foods )

hi!!!! THIS WILL PROBABLY BE A RECORD 4 POSTS N 1 DAY I HOPE SO DO NOT WANT TO MAKE A HABIT OF THIS ( lmao ) ANYWAY AS YOU KNOW I DID NOT GET MUCH PIZZA SO I MADE ANOTHER ONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I GOT SMART I MADE PLAIN W/ANCHOVIES, 1 OF MY FAV'S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT NO ONE ELSE'S !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BINGO NO ONE WILL EAT FINALLY DINNER N LEFT OVER 4 BREAKFAST !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HI !!! again this makes this 3 times in one day WOW !!! YOU will not believe this but you might if you KNOW me !!!!! While I was doing this and I finished , the pic you are going to see is typical of my house !!! YOU wait n YOU do not eat !!!! LOL OH well it would have gone right to my belly and who needs that !! Certainly not this "OLD" lady !!!! (LMAO) any way here is PIC !!! YOU decide for yourselves ! Comments okay just be NICE they live here n hubby PAYS ALL the bills !!

AH !!!! AT last my pizza pic they have already come n reheated it and eaten I am still here typing WHAT is WRONG with this picture ????? A mothers work IS NEVER DONE and they ALWAYS come first !!!!!
PIZZA : fire roasted tomatoes , very little mozz , lots of SLICED
GARLIC , small white onion , fresh grated cheese,
black pepper & oregano , & of course BACON


COOK : in a PRE heated OVEN 550 10 minutes then take off pan
put on wire rack w/ pizza wooden board ( as seen in PIC )
I think its there pic of board cause thats how I take it OUT

slice n ENJOY............................. ♥♥♥♥

HI!!!! IT's late n they were starving , CAUSE I was on this ALL day doing my zoo n moving my FARM !!!! I LIKE this much bettter !!! SO for dinner they had chicken ( which you should know by now I do NOT eat ) so I had to make my self something QUICK !!!!! WEll it wasn't quick but they have eaten and mine just came out of oven !! YES I made a PIZZA FOR ME A QUICK GO TO !!!!
DINNER :
Emeril's Chicken Breasts with Dijon
my version is a little different BUT I give CREDIT when its do !!!!!
I use organic chicken boneless thighs (they like these )
served w/ waffle fries & corn niblets

Ingredients:
6 boneless organic chicken thighs
EVOO
white pepper
sliced shallots
dry white wine ( 2 nite's was lightly oaked chardonnay)
Dijon mustard
heavy cream ( I use 1/2 n 1/2 cause Rick uses that n his
coffee ( I drink mine BLACK out of POT )
fresh Tarragon & fresh parsley

Directions:
season chicken both sides w/ pepper
heat oil n pan add chicken cook 4-6 minutes per side
increase heat to high add shallots & WINE
cook 5 minutes , remove chicken set aside
whisk n mustard & cream , bring to a boil
reduce heat n simmer until thick & bubbly
add fresh tarragon & parsley
remove from heat , spoon sauce over chicken
SERVE IMMEDIATELY ♥♥♥♥

Good Morning, Happy Palm Sunday to ALL!!!! It is a very cold and RAW day in CT. Hubby is playing GOLF , he must be frozen by now !!! I made his breakfast and off he went at 8 am this morning. Then I made my breakfast which you shall see !

Fried egg w/ pancetta and sno pea shoots on everything rye bread spread w/ artichoke
pate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YUMMO oh sooo GOOD ♥♥♥♥

HI!!!! what an amazing day!!!! Leslie picked me up and we went to Whole Foods n Orange, CT . WE meet a "NEW" FB friend it was SPECIAL !!!!! Did some awesome shopping n then took the girls to a RESTAURANT DEPOT , which I belong too !!! Another GREAT shopping for FOOD trip !!!! Came home and did FARMVILLE I guess I have become ADDICTED to!!! Then had to think about dinner it was getting close to that TIME !!!! so with all my new fresh purchases , I thought n thought !!! First ,most important I poured myself a glass of Lightly Oaked Chardonnay !!THen saw VEAL fresh from thursday!!! SO I decided lets do a spinach on bottom n a piece or two of veal then scallops & shrimp on top with silver sliced purple potatoes (BLUE)
and awesome scallions I brought today with a chef's sampler mushroom , organic , package!!!

Ingredients:

EVOO , silvered garlic
veal cutlets
thin silvered sliced baby purple potatoes
scallops
16-20 shrimp (size)
baby spinach
scallions
gourment mushrooms
white wine , which you have been drinking

How to make:

sautee EVOO n garlic
cook veal 2 minutes remove keep warm
cook purple potatoes remove keep warm
sautee onions and mushrooms remove keep warm
deglaze pan w/ whitw wine
cook scallops and shrimp remove keep warm
add all juices from all saved pans add spinach 5 minutess
PLATE : spinach
veal
potaoes
scallops and shrimp
scallions and mushrooms