Today we celebrate the Garden State. What is now New Jersey first saw people moving into the area about 15,000 years ago, at the end of the ice age. The first European explorers didn’t arrive until 1574. Some 200 years later, New Jersey, one of the original 13 colonies, struggled for independence from British rule.
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Call me a proud grandma if you want to, I won’t mind. Recently we took a mini-three day vacation along the California Coast to celebrate Kiddo’s birthday. Armed with only his smart-phone, he took some amazing pictures along the way.
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One of the things that I like about the Catholic Church is that while remaining true to scripture and God’s Holy Word, it is not the only source of our faith and dogma. Oral traditions, oral teachings that have been handed down and eventually recorded in written word are also a part of our faith, our practices and traditions.
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Today on the National Front it’s both Hot Fudge Sundae Day and Wine and Cheese Day. Now I gotta tell you, I was leaning toward the whole Wine and Cheese thing. I thought about the delicious Charcuterie Board and chilled glass of Dolce we recently enjoyed.
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Maybe it’s just me, and my somewhat twisted sense of irony, but it strikes me as a little off that Drive Thru Day and Tequila Day are the same day. Really? I wouldn’t think driving and tequila should be in the same sentence, let alone the same day.
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Today is National Parents’ Day, Vanilla Ice Cream Day and Gorgeous Grandma Day. We’ve talked about Parents’ Day before, and we will again, but not this time around. I know, we’ve also talked about Gorgeous Grandmas too. Since I am a “Gorgeous Grandma” five times now, with a great grandbaby, too that’s going to be my focus today.
Continue reading “Gorgeous Grandmas Love Chicken Marsala”A Feast to Honor Another Mary
She was Mary of Magdala who later became known simply as Mary Magdalene. She was one of the earliest followers of Jesus, who bore witness to his Crucifixion and Resurrection. She is a woman shrouded in mystery.
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Today is National Junk Food Day. No offense to Diners and their down home cooking, but diner food isn’t typically your healthiest choice for dinner. Oh sure, you could order a salad with dressing on the side and a glass of water, but really? It’s a Diner!
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Today we celebrate National Pennsylvania Day. Pennsylvania became the settlement of an Englishman named William Penn, a Quaker, who founded the British Colony for religious freedom. The name Pennsylvania is a combination Penn’s family name and Latin that together mean “Penn’s woodlands.”
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Today is a beautiful Wednesday – mid week – and half-way through July. On the National Scene, today is Daiquiri Day. What is a Daiquiri? It’s a pirate drink – rum based, and usually fruity. Some days we are consumed with National Days, staying loyal to all that means.
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Have you ever had Caviar? I mean the real deal – the stuff you need to take out a second mortgage on your house or postpone your child’s college education to buy. Okay, maybe it’s not that expensive, but it’s certainly not cheap by any stretch of the imagination.
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Today is National Peach Ice Cream Day. As a native Californian, I adore anything peachy – from cobblers to ice creams and anything else made with sweet peaches. Most of us think Georgia Peach, but the nation’s leading producer of peaches is right here, in my own back yard.
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Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The Carmelites consider the Blessed Virgin Mary to be a perfect model of the interior life of prayer and contemplation to which Carmelites aspire. She is seen as the one who points the way to her beloved Son, Christ Jesus.
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Ever since we got back from our weekend excision in Santa Clara, I have been craving little bite-size desserts. Bite-size desserts are like appetizers at the end of an amazing meal or event or gathering. I love appetizers – as in a smorgasbord of little morsels that dance in your mouth. I love bite-size desserts for the same reason.
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First clue – it’s a Friday, so there won’t be any meat involved. Second clue – it’s made with Elbow Macaroni. Final clue – it’s very kid friendly.
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