Rosemarry Potatoes with Gruyer Cheese

I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving and did not get a belly ache from all the wonderful food :) Brandon's Turkey turned our deliciouse!! I do not like turkey ( I know I am odd) but I tried Brandon's and I loved it. It was a family hit at the party it was very moist and the outside was sigh crispy, with lots of flavor. I made the stuffing and came up with a some new rosemarry potatoes topped with gruyer cheese so here is my recipe for the potaotes!!!!

10 RED peeled and diced potatoes
1 1/2 chopped onion
1 clove chopped garlic
1 table spoon of salt
1 1/2 table spoons of rosemarry
1 tea spoon of crushed red peppers
1 cup of shredded Gruyer cheese
1 table spoon of olive oil
9x11 greased baking dish
oven preheated to 400

Tip*: You do not want startchy potatoes in this dish. To reduce the starch soak the potatoes in ice cold water. I wash them under cold water 3 times. Make sure to pat them dry before cooking or you will have saugy potatoes and no crisp.

In a skillet add the olive oil under medium heat. Make sure the skillet is hot before adding the potatoes and onion. Add the potatoes and onion stirring ocassionally season with salt,rosemarry and crushed red peppers and garlic. Cook for 10 minutes or until the onions are see through.

Transfer potatoes to a greased 9x11 baking dish. Cook uncovered for 10 minutes. After the ten minutes are up sprinkle the cheese on top and cook for an additional 5-8 minutes.

Yummy there you have it folks, some simple potatoes that will be a crown pleaser and the cheese add the special touch!!

let the count down begin :)

Tic tock tic tock... hickory dickory dock the mouse went up the clock!! As the mouse went up the clock, I count the minutes until I get to go home 36 minutes to go ok 35 now... it seems like an eternity when you are waiting to be free and start your 4 day weekend!!! On a brighter note, while I wait....impatiently. Brandon and I will be cooking a very delicious Thanksgiving dinner. Brandon is making the Turkey his specialty, he was always in charge of the turkey when he was on his mission. Hooray for missionaries :)!!! 30 minutes to go....ok back on track... He is brining the turkey with an Elton Brown recipe... and tomorrow making his own rub. I will be making some rosemary potatoes with garlic and onion, along with some my famous stuffing and home made macaroni and cheese. I am super excited, as I tend to be a show off when it comes to my mad cooking skills. On a more important note, I am excited about tomorrow because I get to spend it with the people I love and be grateful for all the blessings god has given me. I will surely post pics of Brandon in his little chef hat and apron :) LOL I hope you all have a wonderful thanksgiving filled with lots of yummy food and lots of love!!!

To my wonderful Hubby

He is the best!! Being the Twilight fan that I am, he went to watch New Moon with me at midnight. We arrived at the theatre at 7pm because I insisted in getting good seats LOL He stood in line with me and did not complain!! He is the best!! and I love him to bits and pieces, sometimes I feel I take him for granted and I realize that their could not be anyone in the world that can make me as happy as he has!! I hope that one day we are blessed with a baby because he or she will be filled with so much love. In the meantime we are so blessed and happy for being together and creating so many happy moments. I love you hubby!!

In case you have not heard!!

I have a new photo blog please feel free to tell your friends :0 and stop by and take a look :0 I have been a busy bee!! I am loving every minute of staying occupied and seen the faces of my clients after they see their pictures. It is very rewarding to know that I can capture a moment in their lives. My new photoblog is http://dolcebesosphotography.blogspot.com pretty soon I will launch my website :0 wish me luck!!

Lessons learned

Everyone lets you down sometime, it is just a matter of how far down they go."

Profound huh? So I was thinking how far down is directly proportional to how close you are to them. We have all experienced betrayal of some kind, it just seems to hurt a lot more when you think you are safe.

How do we learn that even though this is bound to happen that the rewards of trust and friendship outweigh the hurt of deception and betrayal. The are just part of the risk.

Sometimes things happen for a reason, and I remember my grandfathers advice. Forgive and forget. Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me. It is not always easy to forgive but we grow as a person and we learn more about our selves and those we choose to trust. We also learn to value a frienship, and despite what may happen people will make mistakes and it is up to us to make a difficult decision. Sometimes we may be left with deception, loneliness and anger but things fall apart so the right things can fall together.

Today I realized what my father tried to teach me all those years, that when we forgive we learn a little about love and feel at peace.

Sneek Peek

I had so much fun this weekend :) I took some pictures of my handsome nephew Julian and beautiful niece Isabelle :) They are so cute and have the best personalities :) Thank you Sis for letting me snap some pictures of your babies. Here is a sneek peek :)