Favorite Things

So I have been thinking lately about all of my favorite things. I have so many but wanted to list about a few:

Going for a walk, especially with my family on a nice day

dark chocolate

date nights at home with my sweetie - we make dinner for the kids and put them to bed and then make ourselves some kind of sandwich or burger and watch a movie and hang out

To go along with that - sandwiches and homemade burgers - yumm!

Shows on the Food Network, especially ones with Tyler Florence or Michael Smith or Ina Garten

Girls Night Out

Thanksgiving and Halloween

Autumn clothes likes sweaters and boots

A really great book

bubble baths

Green smoothies - if you don't know what these are you better ask

making cookies and eating them hot

talking on the phone with a good friend

playing cards

vietnamese subs

hockey games, especially if I get to GO to the game

family reunions

CHEESE - all kinds except processed

My kids laughs

The lake

BBQ ribs and corn in the summer - yummy!

Cilantro, anything with it on or in it

nachos with all the fixings - spicy chicken, cheese, peppers, guacamole, salsa, sour cream

Christmas Eve

running, when I am in good shape (right now I HATE it)

listening to fun music and dancing around, especially with my kids

family vacations

traditions

my Mother-in-law's homemade buns

recipes

cooking blogs

Okay, so it is a long incomplete list ... but if you noticed a large portion of my favorites are either food or food related. I am a little obsessed! I love food and recipes and cooking. It is in that light that I decided I would start adding some here to my blog. I like to cook and share recipes. I like to come up with recipes and tweak the ones I find. I like to learn how to make new things and I thought I could share what I know with you .... if anyone is actually reading this!

So, anything you have requests for let me know and I will start out with some classics. We will see where it goes from there!