Thanksgiving 2009 Menu
The Prelude (mini lunch)warm brie drizzled with clover honeyserved with bosc pear and fresh baked breadcaramelized onion tart with a golden pastry crustcrostini alla romana(toasted fresh baked bread with thin slicedprosciutto and fresh mozzarella drizzled with sage butter) cruditéssimple seafood seasoned sauteed shrimpwith class cocktail sauce and lemonThe Main Attractionfresh spinach salad with wine, honey, fresh herb roasted bosc pearsand a pan juice vinaigrette

Been Busy
So, I've been busy with some different things and I haven't updated in awhile. I actually started writing an update a few weeks ago and never finished it...This is just a bit of a quickie update and I'll post a real one later.People haven't been around for dinner on a regular basis the last few weeks, so I haven't been able to really plan meals. I did make a few great big family and friends kind of dinners though. I made an amazingly juicy falling apart pot roast with roasted root vegetables (carrots and parsnips) with creamy mashed potatoes one week. Then the next week I made roasted salmon with roasted rosemary and thyme baby red potatoes and sauteed green bean

Meal Planning - week two
So, I ended up planning meals again for the week and went to the grocery store last night and farmer's market today. I got all kinds of goodies - like a beautiful whole chicken and bosc pears and some HUGE sweet yellow onions. I also got some heirloom tomatoes and an avocado for sandwiches along with this oatmeal bread that I really love. So... This week I've planned 4 meals again - mostly based around a roasted chicken. I'm thinking about maybe doing some homemade pizza on Saturday night if I'm around.Tuesday (tonight) - Roasted salmon with a maple glaze served over garlicy grains and rice along with broccoli with olive oil and lemon zest.Wednesday -

Double Feature!
This week has been pretty good so far. I've been featured in two different blogs and the week is only starting! I've been spending a decent amount of time in the Etsy Forums and trying to post items regularly (recently it's been renewing an already posted item - I need to get more photographs of a bunch of things) but it's great to feel like the hard work has been "paying off". It hasn't resulted in a bunch of sales, but it has resulted in blog features, being in two treasuries, and tons of item and shop hearts (which I hope will translate into sales closer to Christmas time).Anyway, the two blogs that featured my jewelry are

Planning and Ideas
So, I was "good" this morning and decided to actually PLAN meals for the week. Sometimes my meals are planned, but it's usually a last minute - oh I need to run to the store to get _______ to make whatever it is for dinner. I guess I got a little inspired and decided to plan meals for most of the week. I only planned until Wednesday figuring there would be leftovers. So...Sunday night - Shrimp and corn chowder served with corn bread along with a spinach/arugula/radicchio salad with apple, goat cheese, and a balsamic fig vinaigrette.Monday night - Meatloaf served with baked macaroni and cheese and sauteed green beans.Tuesday night - Pear, sh