Cooking with Nyla

“you are a beautiful cupcake in a world full of muffins” Today, I get to do errands with Maliah. I need to go to the market to pick up a few things, then we have to pick Mia and Nyla up after school. While I am doing all of this I am deciding what to…

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Nostalgic Sunday Dinner

“…. and the leaves fall from the trees without regret….” Today is a good day to make the real Italian “gravy” made with braciola, which are thin slices of meat, typically pork, chicken, beef, or swordfish that are rolled as a roulade. My dad used to start his gravy this way for Sunday dinner, which…

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Friday Night at Stefanie’s

“i’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers” When my children were young I used to have a lot of demonstrations with my friends. Since we all had children, it was fun to get together and have a relaxing night. I’ve had tupperware, Pampered Chef, Candles, Home Garden, the list goes…

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A Beautiful Sunday in October

“today is going to be amazing” Since today will be a quiet Sunday, we decided to make an easy dinner. Although I say it is quiet, two out of four of my kids, my son-in-law and my three granddaughters are all eating over. The weather is perfect so the girls get to play outside while…

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Stefanie’s Chicken and Rice Casserole

“you are made of magic” While I was doing all my errands today I was trying to decide what to make for dinner. It’s starting to get cold out so I am thinking of all the comfort foods I could make and getting excited because I love this time of year (I think I’ve mentioned…

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Sunday’s at Stefanie’s with a twist

“she is sunshine mixed with a little hurricane” Mia is so excited to help me cook Sunday dinner, she told me she wants to learn all of my recipes. Of course I was happy and I was just as excited for her to learn. We started with my homemade pizza, while that was cooking we…

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Cooking with Papa

“be the grandparent you want them to remember…” Saturday night with the girls are always fun. Tonight Mia decided to make the dinner with her Papa. They discussed what they wanted to make, and they came up with a delicious shrimp and pasta recipe that Mia cooked while Ronnie guided her. She did an excellent…

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A Fun Visit to Salem, Ma

“tis the season to be spooky” It’s Logan’s last day so we decided to go to Salem. The beginning of October is a nice time to go because it isn’t crowded. The girls were excited because they got to take the day out of school, and spend time with their great grandmother, Nonna . We…

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Sleepover

“it’s the little things in life” Two more days with Logan, it’s always sad to see her leave. Since we are going to Salem, MA. tomorrow Allie and the girls are sleeping over. Another night of Logan’s favorite foods, macaroni and cheese grilled cheese sandwiches, guacamole, chips, homemade baked macaroni and cheese and my “go…

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Logan’s Favorite Stuffed Peppers

“motherhood is a love story with no ending” My time with Logan is almost over, these day go by way too fast. I have tried to make all of her requests, tonight I will make lentil stuffed peppers; tomorrow night macaroni and cheese grilled cheese sandwiches. I think by the time she gets back to…

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