Showing posts with label travels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travels. Show all posts

February 19, 2012

Trying Something New...

We are attempting to implement a more vegetarian lifestyle at our house.  We have been on board with Meatless Mondays for several years now & my husband really wanted to stretch the practice out longer.  The idea is smaller, meatless dinners Sunday through Friday night.  Saturday is a free day - you have to have one! I have a feeling proper planning will be the key.
Here is our menu for the week:
Sunday - Roasted Cauliflower and Spinach Pizza with Fruit Salad for dessert
Monday - Broccoli & Goat Cheese Souffles with Red Lettuce Salad
Tuesday - Bean Burritos with Tex Mex Quinoa Salad
Wednesday - Orecchiette Pasta with Brocolli Rabe & Chickpeas
Thursday - Southwestern Cheese Paninis with Raw Veggies
Friday - Caramelized Onion and Spinach Lasagna

Wish us Luck! I will be sharing the yummy dishes. 

Of course we came to this decision after a ridiculously decadent weekend in New York.  Italian and French food galore, 2 shows (Sleep No More & Venus in Fur), long walks through the Metropolitan Museum and the city, and beautiful snow.

Union Square Farmers Market on Friday Afternoon

Babbo

The Freedom Tower from our Hotel
 
Ancient Roman Tile Floor
 
Oceanic Collection
 
Faberge Lilies

The Knights

The Egyptian Gallery is amazing

Lunch at Grottoa Azzura 

Cheesecake & Canollies at Ferrara


Ferrara's Treats

Brooklyn Bridge in chocolate with skyline of gingerbread buildings

Happy to come home to the pups- Walter is huge Westminster fan


December 2, 2010

A Winter Wonderland for Thanksgiving

It was a totally different world than anything I was used to.  We spent the week of Thanksgiving in Truckee, California.  We arrived in a blizzard & left in the snowfall. You know it really is a big deal when the locals are telling you that even they were not prepared for this kind of weather. The area is unbelievably gorgeous & pictures don't do it justice, but here are a few.

Blizzard in action

Picture perfect
25 miles around Lake Tahoe & up to the top of Mt. Watson (8,200 ft)


The morning after the blizzard
The clouds filling the valley


The 1st bloody Mary of the trip (running joke in our family)


A true Winter Wonderland