Being Italian American, pasta sauce is traditionally reserved for Sunday dinner. The sauce cooks for hours and hours. These days, the quicker I can prepare dinner, the better. This is not a recipe for Sunday sauce. I don’t even think … Continue reading
I don’t get out for “girl’s night” that often. It’s so hard for my friends (most have kids under a year) and I to coordinate schedules. It seriously happens like three times a year. So when I get asked to … Continue reading
After a record breakingly frigid winter, temps are finally rising in the north east. Spring is in full swing. Warm weather thoughts usually end up with me cooking something involving tequila, grilling with bourbon glazes, or involving a pina colada-ish … Continue reading
Good voice in my head: You’re really doing well in the healthy eating / gym depot today! Bad voice in my head: You deserve a treat! Good voice in my head: A girl’s night with your nieces! Bad voice in … Continue reading
Blizzard Nemo hit CT hard. We got 36 inches of snow in a day. Yes, you read that correctly. School was close for a week. Streets didn’t get plowed for days. DAYS! When you’re stranded in your house, your mind … Continue reading
* * * Pinterest is going to give me diabetes. For real. This recipe has lots of names. Texas Gold Bars, Neiman Marcus Bars, Gooey Butter Bars… whatever you wanna call it, it is a twist on chess pie. Chess pie … Continue reading
Valentines day is coming up. I’m not a huge fan of some traditional V-Day customs. I hate getting crammed into a restaurant at a teensy table and ordering off of a fixed menu. Or the red roses. It’s a little cliché and … Continue reading
Pinterest just makes me hungry. I’m sure you’ve seen (and re-pinned) this one. Or saw something similar on Food Network, but I had to post this anyway. I use my blog’s recipe page as an online cookbook. I pinned this … Continue reading
There goes the New Year’s diet. Is anything better than Nutella?! For years, I didn’t think the answer was yes. Until now. Yes friends. There is some thing better than Nutella. Melted Nutella. Oh yes I … Continue reading
Here at casa FSL, there has been a major increase in the amount of drop-in visitor action since Max’s arrival. Always feeling the need to entertain AKA feed people when they stop in, we order a pizza. I am so … Continue reading
I'm Mindy. So glad you stopped by my little blog. It is about living passionately, enjoying everything from food to family and creatively finding the blessing in disguise in life's obstacles (like ruining the laundry --again!).
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