Merry Christmas

 

I just want to wish you and your family and very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

 

Today, we are going to open gifts, go to church and then go to my parent’s house.  That is our family tradition! :)

 

Then we eat a big dinner, open more gifts and just be TOGETHER!!!!  That is my favorite part!!!!

 

Now is the time to relax and enjoy this day and everything it means!

 

Happy Birthday Jesus!!!

I hope that you are enjoying your Christmas?

What are your family traditions?

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Seriously Basic Roasted Chicken and Root Vegetables Recipe

Are you still wondering what to serve on Christmas?

I just made this for my guests and yummmmmmm!!!

I got the recipe from Oprah’s website.  It was seriously so easy and delicious!

Seriously Basic Roasted Chicken and Root Vegetables Recipe

Servings: Serves 4

Ingredients

1 whole chicken (4 pounds)

1 Tbsp. and 3/4 tsp. kosher salt

3/4 tsp. crushed black pepper

3 Tbsp. olive oil

1 lemon

6 sprigs fresh rosemary

1 pound carrots , cut into 3-inch sticks

1 pound parsnips , cut into 3-inch sticks

1 pound small red potatoes , halved

Directions

Heat the oven to 400°.

On a sheet pan, toss the carrots, parsnips and potatoes with 2 tablespoons of oil, 4 sprigs rosemary, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

 
Rinse and pat dry the chicken and season with the remaining salt and pepper, then rub with 2 tablespoons of the oil.

Pierce the lemons several times with the tip of a paring knife and stuff, along with 2 sprigs of the rosemary, into the cavity of the chicken.

Using cooking twine, tie the legs together.

 
Nestle the chicken among the vegetables and put in the oven—with the chicken's legs toward the back of the oven.

Roast, stirring the vegetables once, until the chicken is cooked through (the internal temperature reaches 165° in the thickest part of the thigh), 55 to 60 minutes.

Carve and serve with the roasted vegetables.

I roasted my chicken with red and sweet potatoes, carrots, onions, lemons and rosemary and I served this with a spring salad and fresh green beans and asparagus with hollandaise sauce.  So good!

I will be making this again and again…it’s that good!

This would be great for Christmas or any other occasion or just a nice family dinner.

What will you be serving this Christmas?

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

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Merry Christmas to you all!

There is excitement in the house in the roses, and the scent, oh the scent of the season is alive. Vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon, eggnog, pumpkin pie and apple spice. There are so many wonderful scents of the season! Let's not forget the pine trees themselves. Do you love the scent of fresh cut Christmas trees? Oh I do! I want to retain the fresh, clean, natural pine scent of the holidays in my house forever!

Had a slight change of plans for my table centerpiece this year. Usually it's decked out with greens, but like I’d mentioned before, I’ve been craving some pastel vintage ornaments for my decorations this year. I was lucky enough to find these lovely pink ornaments at a thrift store.

Just love the soft colors... they blend so well, and the combination adds to the peaceful feeling I so love around my house.

What have you been up to these days aside from decorating your home for the holiday? I’d love to hear it!

I can hardly believe three whole years have gone by since I created this space!—this delightful space I like to think of as a wondrous and magical forest where I can always come to dream. And what a marvelous journey it has been, what a lot of fun and inspiration, what a lot of lovely folks, like you, I have met. I am so thankful to have had your company and experienced your kindness! Seeing you wandering my magical woods, skipping a river’s pebble as you leave me a breadcrumb trail (in the form of a comment or two) so that I can follow you and play, have given me so much joy! Thank you. May you and yours have a joyful and blessed Christmas and... may your day be filled with blessings, like the sun that lights the sky...