New Years marks the beginning of a new year... of course! Many of you might have a certain thing you do every New Year's Eve or New Year's Day (maybe that's recovering from last night's activities!). Maybe it's that black eyed pea dish so many make. For my family, as do so many Greek families, we have a New Years Tradition: Vasiloplita. Vasilopita can either be a sweet bread or coffee cake type of cake that is made every … [Read more...]
On Purpose with Red Eggs and Life
Typically on Friday's I do #FuzzyFridays. We celebrate the end of the workweek and the coming of the weekend with fun drink recipes. Well, I thought today I'd be OP and share a bit about my life and what's going on in my world... because it was a CRAZY day, and I want to be keepin it real, and it's pretty cool for me to share. Most of you know, I'm Greek and love my heritage, so proud of it, as crazy and as wild as us Greeks can be or get … [Read more...]
Holidays On Purpose
The holidays are officially kicked off full speed ahead. School is out for the kiddos. And the week of events, festivities, relaxing some, busy some begins. Here's what I'm planning on doing: 1. I'll be enjoying family traditions. Several of them. Some that we are never planning on growing out of... some that brings lifelong friends and generations together. All of them BEST.TIMES.EVER. 2. I am wanting to be a bit … [Read more...]
Randomness
Because those of you who know me know that's how I roll, right? Off the wall and random? .... Is everyone overwhelmed this time of year or is it just me? The Mister has said to me so many times, "Why don't we forget all the gifts with all our families and lets just have a big fancy dinner somewhere and that's it?" Well, that never happens. And there is NO way I get my s**t done MONTHS in advance. Being done with my shopping in the fall? … [Read more...]
The BEST Cranberry Sauce Evaaah
From a can? The kind you can "slice"? Or homemade? I love cranberry any way you serve it up to me. It's YUM! I have been making this recipe since about the time I got married (which would be 16 years ago), and it's requested OVER and OVER again. I will not lie.... I cannot take credit for the yumminess of this piece. We can thank Williams Sonoma for that. The goods: 1/2 orange 2 cups water 1 tart apple, such as … [Read more...]
