Each Christmas morning we have fresh berries with homemade whipped cream. A little treat that makes a sweet morning even sweeter. Of course, there is always more heavy cream left over than the three of us could eat, which leaves me with the task of deciding what to make with it. Last year we used it to make the cream sauce for our lobster dish. This year, we decided to just make more whipped cream. Yum!
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2018 was generally a good year. We had a few great vacations, the girls started new hobbies, and my work was anything but slow. 2018, however, did see one tragedy. My will-eat-anything daughter, Maddie, turned into a picky eater.
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The girls’ new activities are in full swing. Maddie is on her way to become a world-renowned violinist, and both girls are on their journey to be celebrated dancers. Okay, maybe not. Still, our schedule is full of lessons and practices. And we haven’t even added Riley’s harp lessons yet! (more…)
It is summertime, and the garden is in full swing! This year, I added a raised bed to my deck. It is has officially replaced the random collections of pots on my deck that never successfully grew anything. The new raised bed on the otherhand is an herb master. Or it was until Charlie figured out that she can jump into it and tear plants out. Crazy puppy! (more…)
This year, the NHN family traveled to Tampa. It was the girls’ first time seeing the ocean, and while they marveled at its wonder, I marveled at a particular crab soup from a local restaurant, Frenchy’s. This soup was heaven on earth. To my dismay, Maddie felt the same and ate quite a bit of my soup that she insisted she was just sampling. I could have eaten a vat of that soup. When it came time for my turn to make our monthly dinner in September, I was still thinking about it. (more…)
