It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in my house! I know I know, I'm a little bit early, but I'm traveling to see my family and friends for the holidays in Jersey mid-December, so I wanted to have a couple weeks to enjoy all of my decor. I put up decorations yesterday and decorated my tree tonight, so now I'm feeling all Christmasy. Plus Harley hates loves to wear a bow as if she's a holiday present. Can't you tell by the snarled look on her face? ;-) After dying laughing at Harley Claus in Petco the other day, I couldn't resist superimposing a Santa hat on her in the above picture. Something about how big her ears are with wearing a hat just cracks me up! And speaking of the holidays, this week us Americans are celebrating Thanksgiving. I thought it'd be fitting to post a ... [Read More]
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Chocolate Bark with Pistachios & Dried Cranberries
Hi friends! This Friday night in my household is totally relaxed. I am still under the weather with an upper respiratory thing, and my hubby had a tooth pulled earlier today, so we both felt like being couch potatoes. Our evening has consisted of me making us a dinner of homemade tomato soup, getting some fro yo, and now we're currently watching a college football game. Even Harley's joining in on the laziness and has been snoozing. Between a workout first thing this AM, work, a long walk with Harley, and physical therapy while feeling crappy, I think I've earned some chill time tonight! ;-) Before officially moving forward from the holidays, I want to share one final dessert I made during Christmastime - chocolate bark with pistachios and dried cranberries: I found the recipe on ... [Read More]