Ever since I did my self tour of Arthur Ave, I have been on an Italian cooking kick. I really wanted to perfect making tomato sauce. I think I finally found the secret and I will share it with you. Below you will find the easiest most delicious tomato sauce recipe. Bone Appetit!!!!
2 cans crushed tomatoes
1 large onion
1/2 stick butter
salt to taste
pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon sugar (to cut the acidity of the tomatoes)
Combine ingredients in your crock pot and cook on low for 4 hours
Remove onion and serve over your favorite pasta…garnish with basil leaf.
Freeze whatever you have left over for next time!!!!
I recently sampled some items from Grove Collaborative. Grove brings all natural non chemical, non toxic cleaning products to its shoppers. They have a cleaning product for everything and they will suggest items according to what you ordered in the past or to what our similar households are ordering. I really like the idea of switching to non chemical cleaners. It’s all around better for your household and the environment. If you want to try Grove Collaborative, here is my special link to get $10 off your order https://www.grove.co/referrer/5229282/.
I absolutely LOVE Valentine’s Day. I would get so excited making my valentines growing up and when my kids were in grade school, we would get soooo into it. Cards, candy, little token gifts, we would send it all to their classmates. I really miss it. Twice during my marriage my husband gave me a puppy on Valentines Day….BEST GIFT EVER!!!!!! I found some really great gifts on Amazon for you and your Valentine this year!!!!! Love is in the Air!!!!!!!
Stylists swear this is exactly like the expensive Mason Pearson brush!!!!
This is the cutest clutch…perfect to wear out at your Valentine’s Dinner!
What a great speaker for your Valentine!
I finally found the best earring holder!!!!!!
Or maybe a bicycle built for two is more your speed!!!
These earrings make the perfect gift…just like the J Crew ones but much much less!!!!!
You can never go wrong with Chocolate!!!
Who doesn’t love some celebrity gossip?!!
This is a must buy for my teenagers!!!!!! No more deli runs!!!!
Here’s something for the Grill Master!
This is my absolute favorite gift…we LOVE it and you can do cheese too!!!!
This week’s book choice is one that my own book club is reading this month, the NYT best seller, The Woman in the Window, by A J Finn. I have seen a bunch of people reading this book and posting it on instagram, so I was curious…..The story has been called ingenious and powerful and they say that you cannot put it down once you start. Here is the summary:
Today’s Fashionable Friend Friday is local photographer Wendy Baruchowitz. Wendy was literally my Christmas angel. It was the third week of December. And I had nothing…..no photo, or no card. None of my kids would let me take a photo of them so it was looking like we would not be sending Holiday cards this year. I had “met” Wendy on Facebook. We had messaged back and forth a couple of months ago. I decided to try my luck and reach out to her to see if she could fit us in for a mini shoot (wishful thinking the week before Christmas). Wendy was leaving to go on vacation that Wednesday, but she offered to have my kids come in on Monday and she would photograph them. Wendy worked for hours on my prints and she turned them around in ONE DAY, so I would be able to send out my cards by the end of the week……TOTAL ANGEL. And she did the most amazing job. Her photos were perfect. Every single one came out great. I HIGHLY recommend Wendy. She is so personable, accommodating and all around fabulously talented. To contact Wendy, email her HERE.
Happy almost Superbowl…I have received a bunch of requests for something to bring to a Superbowl party. I found this recipe and thought it sounded soooo yummy. I really need to try it ASAP. However it looks so good it might be dangerous!!! Bon Appetit!!!
- 1 large loaf of bread
- 1 stick butter, melted
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp. Freshly Chopped Parsley
- kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 c. shredded mozzarella
- 1 c. shredded fontina
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using a serrated knife, crosshatch bread, making slices every inch in both directions and making sure to not slice all the way through the bottom of the loaf.
- In a small bowl, stir together melted butter, garlic, and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
- Brush bread with melted butter mixture, making sure to get inside crosshatches.
- Stuff each crosshatch with mozzarella and fontina and wrap bread completely in foil.
- Bake until cheese is melted and bread is warm and toasty, 20 minutes.
- Let cool 5 minutes, then serve.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using a serrated knife, crosshatch bread, making slices every inch in both directions and making sure to not slice all the way through the bottom of the loaf.
- In a small bowl, stir together melted butter, garlic, and parsley. Season with salt and pepper.
- Brush bread with melted butter mixture, making sure to get inside crosshatches.
- Stuff each crosshatch with mozzarella and fontina and wrap bread completely in foil.
- Bake until cheese is melted and bread is warm and toasty, 20 minutes.
- Let cool 5 minutes, then serve.