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Christmas Things

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A Christmas Story: The Musical.  Birthday celebrations and holiday-themed trivia with the family.  Cookie baking and White Christmas.  THREE batches of hummus (don’t even ask…).  Christmas Eve biscuit breakfast.  The Big Short.  Hors d’oeuvres, cranberry martinis, toys galore.  Beef stew, White Elephant and family puzzle time.  SNOW!  Christmas morning pancakes, Love Actually, exchanging presents with the best husband ever.  Brussels sprouts with ALL the bacon, a house full of family, finally finishing that damn puzzle.  Getting completely spoiled by my mother (I cried, for real!).  Prime rib, Moscow Mules, a selfie stick and Scrooged.  A lazy Saturday, conveyor belt sushi, Carol.  Black-eyed peas in my new Dutch oven and the most beautiful pair of boots.  So much love, happiness and family in one weekend.  I’m so lucky 🙂

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Friday Night Fettuccine

Lauren5 Comments

Guys… HI!  I’m here… on a Saturday!  Which I never do.  Unless, of course, I’m so excited about something that I actually cannot wait to post about it.  As is the case with last night’s dinner.  A few weeks ago, we were watching The Holiday and Kate Winslet and Jack Black were making “Christmas Eve fettuccine,” when I was struck with a deep and unrelenting desire to make my own giant bowl of Alfredo.

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So, I dug out this old school Italian cookbook I stole from my mom five years ago and was greeted with childhood nostalgia.  My mom used to use the Fettuccine Alfredo from this cookbook all the time and I remember it being SO GOOD.  We declared Friday night fettuccine and Scrooged night and I could not have been more excited.

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