Irish Coffee means never having to decide whether it is too early in the day for liquor

We had a serious cold snap last week.  Snow, sleet, etc.

This helped warm us up!  YUMMY!

KRUPS Irish Coffee Recipe

INGREDIENTS

50 ml espresso

1 tsp light brown sugar

20 ml whiskey

20 ml single cream

 

PREPARATION

In a saucepan, heat the whiskey then incorporate the light brown sugar in order to dissolve it.

Pour the mixture into a glass and pour the espresso on top.

Lightly whisk the cream and arrange it carefully on top of the drink.

Super Bowl Sunday Drink Ideas

As our life is slowly returning to "semi-normal", we decided it was time to start entertaining again.

Our usual suspects will be here for our annual Super Bowl Party.

These drinks from Brooklyn Crafted and Sparkling Ice sound like fun!

Game-day Ginger Whiskey Cider courtesy of Brooklyn Crafted

Ingredients
2 oz. Hard Cider
1 oz. Whiskey
Brooklyn Crafted Ginger Beer Mini in Traditional, to fill
Crushed Ice

Directions
In a 12-16 oz. high ball glass, combine the hard cider and whiskey. Fill the glass with crushed ice and top with Brooklyn Crafted.


Super Bowl Supercooler courtesy of Sparkling Ice

Ingredients
1 Part Riesling
1 Part Sparkling Ice Pomegranate Blueberry
Pomegranate Seeds
Cranberries
Teaspoon Agave
Mint

Directions
Mix all in a pitcher, pour into wine glasses, and add a mint leaf garnish.

We're Rolling Right Along

Dom is getting stronger day by day.  His physical therapist has basically made Dom his "project".  Dom almost feels guilty, as the guy pretty much ignores everybody else when we're there 3 days a week.

He loves his rollator and doesn't use a wheelchair any longer.

Things are finally returning to normal for us.

We attended Mass for the first time in months last week.  It felt SO GOOD to be back!

We spent much of today at the Tulane Cancer Center.  Dr. Safah grabbed some blood work for his M-Spike and Light Chains.

She also gave us orders for a couple of MRIs on Friday.  We can do that locally.

He's getting his monthly Zometa infusion tomorrow.

Then back to Tulane in a couple of weeks.

She mentioned a drug that kills Myeloma, but isn't CHEMO.  Sounds good to us.  We'll learn a lot more in a couple of weeks.

Thanks for continued prayers and good vibes!

100% REAL - 100 Insanely Good Recipes For Clean Food Made Fresh

The publisher was kind enough to send me a copy of this beautiful hardback cookbook.  It's a big 256 pages loaded with 150 color photos. Mr. Talbot shares these recipes using NO ARTIFICIAL COLORS OR FLAVORS.

This is right up my alley!  I've read some of his other cookbooks and really like the guy.

Take a PEEK Here!

Celebrated Chef Sam Talbot Keeps It Real In His Clean Eating Cookbook

Celebrated chef and healthy-living expert Sam Talbot shows us how to make wildly delicious, nourishing food—using healthy, wholesome ingredients.Bursting with 100 whole-food recipes and down-to-earth advice about clean eating, this cookbook proves that eating 100% real food is an enjoyable choice you can make every day. Chef Sam Talbot's nourishing dishes are overflowing with natural flavor and free of processed ingredients, questionable additives, sweeteners, or preservatives.Packed with vibrant personality and more than 150 photos, this cookbook is a real-world guide to un-junking what we feed ourselves and our children. Sam explains how to find seasonal ingredients and offers tips on stocking your pantry with game changing ingredients, like coconut oil and chickpea flour. Many recipes are gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, or dairy-free.Forget fat-free, low sodium, zero trans-fat, and the like—the hottest new food claim is not needing a claim at all. Eat. Real. Food.

National Spaghetti Day is Jan. 4th!

With delicious spaghettis made from chickpeas, lentils, black beans, edamame and more, EXPLORE CUISINE offers an easy way for everyone to celebrate this foodie holiday while sticking to those healthy New Years resolutions.

EXPLORE CUISINE helps take the guilt out of your favorite pasta meals.  All EXPLORE CUISINE products are vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO and jam-packed with nutrients-  the perfect alternative to other glutinous pastas.

The public relations firm that represents Explore Cuisine sent me samples of these products.

This is on my menu for January 4th. How attractive is this dish??? Cannot wait to make this!)

SOUTHWESTERN BLACK BEAN SPAGHETTI

One Serving-

Ingredients:

1/4  box Explore Cuisine Black Bean Spaghetti
1/2  zucchini spiralized into "noodles"
1/4  Red Bell Pepper
2 handfuls baby spinach
1/4  cucumber
1/4 cup corn (canned in water works great- just rinse them)
1/4  avocado mashed with fresh organic lemon juice
1 tbsp vegan cheese  (I'm using Leaf Cuisine Plain Cream Cheese) pumpkin seeds + dill for garnish

Instructions:

Start by boiling a big pot of water for your black bean spaghetti. Once boiled, add the spaghetti and let cook for 6 minutes.

Once done, remove from heat, rinse under cool water and set aside.

Prep your veggies! Finely dice your cucumber, bell pepper, mash your avocado, spiralize your zucchini.

Next, add a spicy adobo chipotle sauce to your noodles and zucchini noodles.

• Combine the ancho and guajillo chiles in a large bowl and add plenty of cold water to cover. Let them soak until soft, about 30 minutes.
• Place the soaked chiles in a blender along with the ginger, cumin, salt, and pepper.
• Blend until very smooth. Stop the motor a few times to scrape down the sides with a spatula and give things a stir, just to make sure everything’s getting puréed. Don’t be tempted to add liquid—you want the final sauce to be thick.
• Scrape the purée into a small bowl if you plan to use it soon, or into a jar with a tight fitting lid if you want to save it for later. It’ll keep in the fridge for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for 3 months.

Add a few handfuls of baby spinach to a big 'ol bowl. Add some noodles, guac, then add cucumber, red bell pepper, vegan cheese, pumpkin seeds, and freshly chopped dill!

Enjoy!

http://www.explorecuisine.com/blog/en/recipe/southwestern-black-bean-spaghetti/#

(I'll post another recipe or two next week, but wanted to put this one out for National Spaghetti Day!)  I'm excited to try these products.