If anyone out there is wondering if it would be a fun activity to say goodbye to the home and people that you love, I assure you it’s not. Frankly, it really sucks. More than most things, I’d dare to say. The party we threw for Ari the week before we left was all kinds of bittersweet. It…
Although I wish I could claim credit, the platter featured in this round of #SaturdayPlatterDay was my mom’s creation. I’ve seen some of her artwork she did back in high school and they weren’t half bad. But trust me when I say this is her greatest masterpiece (the greatest masterpieces are always edible). She put together this spread…
The platter was as delicious as the photo of it is blurry. I know, that’s saying a lot. This platter was from a few Saturdays back when I hosted two of my brothers and their significant others for dinner. I still can’t get over the fact that they are old enough to have significant others, let alone that…
Saturday Platterday – Mother’s Day edition. Technically this platter was created on Sunday and technically I’m posting on a Sunday, but since I created #SaturdayPlatterDay, I also make the rules for what counts and what doesn’t. This platter definitely counts. In our house, I am usually the exclusive platter creator. I spend my days constructing platters in my…
Taking a moment to appreciate the joyful things in life.
I have many obsessions. Some are healthy (can an obsession even be healthy?), some are worrisome, and many are just nonsensical. But one of my favorite obsessions (because when you have as many as I have, you end up having favorites) is platters. Goodness, how I love them. Oftentimes, the problem with beautiful food is that it comes…