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VODKA PASTA with ITALIAN SAUSAGE This is the most amazing dish I've ever made! My husband requests it for every special dinner! His Birthday, Valentine's Day, our Anniversary, everything! And what's even better is it isn't that difficult, but guests would be SO IMPRESSED.  Anyway, enough chit chat. Here's how you make it.  First, take the vodka and sprinkle in 5 or so shakes of red pepper flakes. Let that sit there for 20 minutes or so.  While that's infusing, you can start on your sauce. Take a can of whole peeled tomatoes and throw them in your food processor. Blend until desired consistency.  When the 20 minute vodka timer is about done, start melting the butter and add the heavy cream. Stir until combined.  Then add the tomatoes and cook and stir for about 2 minutes.  Then add the vodka (try to strain out the red pepper flakes as you pour it in). Cook for about 5 minutes.  While you wait for that

Are you ready to find out the secret to an amazing Thanksgiving turkey? Is it brining? Basting? Butter under the skin? WHAT IS IT?!?! It's called spatchcocking and it is a Godsend. Note: you can also do this to chicken or any poultry (it will probably be different cooking times and whatnot) What is spatchcocking? Spatchcocking means you remove the backbone and lay your bird flat (don't worry I will do a step by step tutorial below). You do this so your legs and breasts cook at relatively the same time. With this method you want the breasts to end at about 150 degrees and the legs to end at about 165 degrees. Which is why we removed our legs in case they needed to cook longer. How to Prepare a spatchcocked turkey?  First, we bought a turkey. You buy one pound per guest. We had to get a frozen one because we bought it a week and a half early... But if you are cooking for Thanksgiving I highly recommend getting a fresh bird. There is no need to get one that is pre

Alright! On to week four. Who knew I would make it this far. We are almost at the infamous DAY 30 mark, let's hope we make it! I'm not going to lie, this week was hard. I was busy, feeling uncreative, lazy, and feeling as if I've done everything creative I could possibly do. NOT TRUE! That's one of the points of this challenge, I need to try new things and become better at those. The only NEW thing I've tried so far is crocheting- which I picked up fairly quickly, but it takes forever! I'm a fast results kind of girl. Maybe I should be interested in another field.... Anyway, My Day 22 I was watching this cooking show where you challenge each other cooking with your families. So, you would have a daughter, mother, and father. A mother and two daughters. A grandma, a mother, and son. The combinations were endless. the show was not very good, but I always enjoy watching cooking shows, because it's like eating without the calories #score. BUT this show made

I realize I am a little delayed on these days, but I don't think I have that DAILY of a following. So I think I'm okay. Anyway, on to Day 15. For Day 15 I decided to break out the calligraphy set my husband gave me two birthdays ago. BEST GIFT EVER! It takes a lot of practice, and you have to go super slow.... not my forte. But once you get going it is amazingly easy. It makes you feel like using a quill back in the day with John Hancock. Or is it Herbie Hancock? The world will never know. #tommyboy Anyway, I was just messing around and writing letters, hope you enjoy my #DAY 15 Next, Day 16 I thought I'd give crocheting another go. I ended up using my entire thing of yarn, and it was only big enough to be a scarf (kind of going for a blanket, but the scarf is cute). I still haven't mastered it, and I need to do more research.... And of course PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE #swanprincess. #DAY16 Day 17, this was a busy day. I went to Denver for