One is as though nothing is a miracle
The other is as though everything is..."
I have not been very popular in my house as of late...
We have a wedding we are planning on attending this summer. I decided a few months ago that Mama Z is going to shed some inches so she can rock the dance floor at the reception. What does this entail?
Trying to seriously scale back on everything. I'm not going to say a diet, but more of a lifestyle reset.
Among a few other changes, I had already decided I was going to give up bread for Lent. In this mind set, I decided to start it earlier (as in two weeks ago) and continue it way past Easter with this goal. For the next six months I am saying good-bye to my breads, muffins, pancakes, waffles, crackers, cookies, cake...basically everything that I really, really...really like. (This is the part where I have lost the popularity contest at my house).
I'm trying to bring some better and healthier choices as best as I can to our table every day, while keeping realistic. Wish me luck and say some prayers for me...mamma's going to need it!
I think I have an illness called "Kitchen Fatigue". It's a real thing. Okay, well I saw it on a Burger King ad on my Pinterest page. Nevertheless, I feel like I really do have it.
When I was in elementary school, our class put on the play "Wizard of Oz". We all had to audition...it was the 4th grade after all. I was selected for the part of Wicked Witch of the West. I was not happy about this decision from the casting director. In fact I'm quite sure I cried for days, because I wanted to be Glenda the Good Witch of the North. Performance night came and I put my feelings aside to be the best Wicked Witch ever!
Growing up in Pasadena, The Rose Parade was a time honored tradition every year for my husband and his family. They would sell parking spots in their front yard to parade goers and offer their home to strangers to spend the night with a sleeping bag on their floor for $5, way before Airbnb was ever a thing.
This year a little different. No parade. No magic. No high school bands who auditioned from all over the country to have their 15 minutes of fame. No beautiful horses doing their special routines. Very sad.
As we prepare to say goodbye to 2020, I was taking a look at the year on "Fork and Cork", and found these were the top 5 favorites of Front Range Fork and Cork's followers recipes this year...I have to admit, they are some of my top favorites as well.
I'm so glad you all enjoyed these and that I was able to share a little part of my kitchen and home this past year with each and every one of you. Thank you for joining me in my journey.
I hope that 2021 brings you wonderful blessings, and that you continue to stay healthy, strong and remember...always keep sparkling!
#1 - Roy's Braised Beef Short Ribs, Purple Potatoes and New Plates
#2 - 24 Hour Salad (And To Departure)
#3 - Potatoes au Gratin aka Julia Child's Dauphinoise Potatoes and Red Chicken
#4 - Aurora's Chicken Pepperoni
Merry Christmas!