Sometimes keeping it simple is the best. Every Easter when I was growing up - and really, almost every other holiday - my family would go over to my grandma's for a big family get together. I've talked about my amazing grandma before, but she loved to cook for everyone - and she pretty much always overdid it with how much food she made. There would be a ridiculous amount of dishes for everyone to enjoy. From a giant antipasto salad and homemade breads, to a gigantic spread for the main course, to probably half a dozen desserts, complete with her annual bunny-shaped Easter cake, my grandma always spent days preparing. She also always made me eggplant parmigiana because I loved it (and later on, I developed an allergy to it, probably from eating it too much!). One type ... [Read More]
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Apache Blessing
Happy Easter to all those who celebrate! I would have been enjoying some family time if I were in Jersey today, but since I'm not, I pretty much had a regular Sunday. I received some pics in recognition of the holiday from family members, including shots of my grandmother's pet bunnies and of my munchkin of a nephew wearing rabbit ears: I can't even deal with the bunny ears. I came across the following Apache blessing, and wanted to share these words of wisdom to remember as the weekend comes to a close and yet another week begins: May you have a wonderful week! ... [Read More]