"Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory." - Dr. Seuss Tomorrow marks a year since my grandma passed away, so today it felt fitting to share with you the recipe for a homemade bread that she often baked. Before last year, I had never experienced the heartache of losing someone really close to me. Sure, there'd been acquaintances, family friends, and relatives that had passed away, but before my grandma died, I hadn't felt what it was like to go through real grief with another person dying - the kind that hits you like a mack truck on random days at random times, when all of a sudden it dawns on you that a person that you loved so much is gone. ... [Read More]
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Irish Soda Bread & Sauteed Rosemary Potatoes
Happy Monday! It's crazy how fast the weekend - our last one living in San Diego - flew by. I had planned on getting a lot of packing done, and while I did make some progress, have tons to do this week for our move up to northern California. I wanted to enjoy my last weekend here, so things like the beach, hiking, and meeting up with my parents' friends who are in town took up a lot of my time. But I had a lot of fun this weekend, and think it was worth the tradeoff for my probable hours of midnight bubble wrapping this week. I'm not too worried though - it'll get done at some point, right? ;-) With all of the busyness going on, I totally forgot to check out St. Paddy's Day parades going on in San Diego. Being partly Irish and from New Jersey, it's a holiday that I grew up celebrating ... [Read More]