• Appetizer,  Food,  Spicy

    Easy Appetizer

    I have been listening to Christmas music all day at work today…don’t judge me people! I am ready for Christmas haha…all of you know this though if you have been reading along that I have all my shopping and wrapping done…here was my little helper while I was wrapping: Meet Lucy, aka Lulubell. Gizzy was helping too but he was…

  • Cookies,  Dessert,  Food

    Chocolate Chocolate Cookies

    Well hello there…How was your weekend? That’s good. Mine was good too. I spent a lot of it wrapping Christmas presents. Oh yea, believe it…I have wrapped the majority of my Christmas presents. Which I am SO happy about! I am not just awaiting some snow…I want snow, wicked bad! I went to a party this past weekend and I…

  • Food,  Fun

    Wine & Cheese = Great Quick Dinner

    Whew! I think I am done with my Christmas shopping now, “wait…what?! You are done Raven?”…YES I AM! Besides little odds and ends I think I am done with all my Christmas shopping. What a load off! I went to a whole bunch of stores last night to finish things up for family and friends. It felt really good to…

  • Fun

    PSU Visit

    Christmas time is here…. Ah yes, the Christmas season is back. This is one of my trees that I have so far this year (I have 2). This one is my Penn State tree. I bleed Blue & White people! I really do, if you haven’t noticed already in my numerous posts that I have made. You know what else…

  • Dessert,  Food,  Fruit

    Cranberry Mousse Tarts

    Gooble google goo and gobble gobble giggle…I wish turkey only cost a nickle! 😉 I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving! Mine was really good and full of food and good people. I actually went to Penn State the day after Thanksgiving (post will be coming for that one) which was SO much fun! Was able to catch up…

  • Bread,  Food,  Vegetables

    Calzones & Dance

    I have great news! I auditioned for a professional dance company in Longmeadow, Mass and they want me to dance with them! AHHH! So excited! I have been a dancer since I was 2 years old and ever since I graduated from college it has been hard to find a modern dance company. I am so happy to be dancing…

  • Cookies,  Fun

    Holiday Shopping & Cookies

    The Christmas shopping has commenced! I really like to get a head start on shopping for Christmas…it makes me feel so much better to be done a few weeks before Christmas and then all I have to do is wrap. Makes the holiday season so much less of a pain and so much less stressful! I am not a shopper…I…

  • Dessert,  Food

    Dinner with Mom & Dad

    Sheesh what a week this has been already! Busy busy! I woke up this morning to the pitter patter of rain on my windows and I just did NOT want to get out of bed. It has been a stressful week at work which made we want to stay in bed even more, haha. One of my co-workers retired last…

  • Chicken,  Food

    Sesame Chicken

    Another weekend has come and gone. It is amazing to me how quickly my weekends seem to pass the older I get. I was just having a conversation with my good friend Tamara about how I miss being younger and having life be a bit simpler. I miss the days when someone read a fairytale and then I was given…

  • Appetizer,  Food,  Vegetables

    Egg Rolls

    Hello my dears! I trust you all had a good weekend. Mine was full of resting up from my long week of traveling. AND the time change has me all messed up. I really think that it is harder for me to sleep when I know the time is changing. Not sure why…a weird quirk or something haha 😉 This…

  • Food,  Meat,  Pasta

    Steak and Orzo

    I’m back! Hello all! I hope you are having a great week so far. I just got back from my PA trip. Overall it went pretty good, the company was good so that made it better. It is hard to travel like that for almost an entire week, especially when you have to drive the whole way. Our trip was…

  • Fun

    Off to PA

    I am off to Harrisburg this morning on business. Going to be MIA for the next couple of days. I don’t get back until Friday! The only good thing about the trip is that there will be Yuengling (YUM!). If you don’t know what that is check it out here Yuengling. It is the best beer ever! The cookies were…