I’m Jessica and this is where I share my stuff. You will find a balance of healthy recipes, comfort food and indulgent desserts.
I am madly, passionately, inexplicably in love with food. Bacon makes me beam. Chocolate makes me shout from the rooftops with joy. Vegetables and I are the best of frenemies. My perfect world would include none of them.
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Oooh I spot Buckeyes! One of my favorites! Gorgeous pictures, Jessica!! :)
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Beautiful!!! That dog, oh my word. So sweet! Glad you had a great one!
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BEAUTIFUL photos! And that pup? Love him!!! If I follow my goals in 2012, I’ll be shooting beautiful shots like that next Christmas. :-)
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so i’ll be there next year…mmmmmk?
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great pic of your pup! So pretty!
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Beautiful pictures! Love the pupper pic and the ‘cheers’ picture! And now I want buckeyes REALLY bad!
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so sweet!!!!!
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beautiful!
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oh my goodness i can’t believe how big the pup is!
everything looks wonderful :)
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OHHHHHH!!!! I see buckeyes!!!!!
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looks like your christmas was successful and happy ~
brb having a staring contest w/ bella in that last picture.
i can’t stop smiling.
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Wow gorgeous photos!!!!
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Pretty much the most picturesque christmas gathering and pictures I could dream up. Right down to the golden retriever (I have one too, I’m biased!).
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Could I dive into that bowl of punch?
And then hit up the dessert tray?
Ok, good…thanks :)
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So glad you had a beautiful christmas! You deserved it! Best part of christmas is being with the ones you love! <3
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Your beautiful photos look like you have a perfect day. If my boys were there that would be their ideal cookie tray!
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What lens do you use? I have the standard 18-55 that came with my D3100 but your pictures just always look so awesome!! Glad you had a Merry Christmas! :)
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That’s one happy dog!
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Ah…I’m very partial to golden retrievers as we have one….beautiful pictures!
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Ohh…what are the chocolate covered cookie dough ball looking things???
Pictures are beautiful!
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Looks like you had a wonderful {and delicious} Christmas!
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Are you eating matzoh on christmas?? Everything looks delicious!!
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I can’t get over that tree! How tall is it?
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Love them!! The chocolate cookies look great!!! How did you make them? Mine always turn out SUPER flat!!!
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Joee — December 27th, 2011 @ 12:32 am
I meant to say Chocolate chip cookies… They look so great!! Just wondering what recipe you use??
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Jessica — December 27th, 2011 @ 12:47 am
Haha, these were actually my aunt’s and I’m pretty sure she just used the pre-made cookie dough from Pillsbury that you pull apart! But when I make chocolate chips, I used one of these two:
http://www.howsweeteats.com/2010/08/forgive-me/
http://www.howsweeteats.com/2011/07/giant-rainbow-cookies/
Looks like a magical Christmas! Love that first pic! So pretty!
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That’s look so like a Christmasy roundup,…:)
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How beautiful, it looks like you had a wonderful day, I hope so !!! Lots of love to you, and thank you.
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In order of importance: 1) Bella is the most beautiful girl ever – my Henry would love to meet her (don’t worry, no hanky panky allowed!) 2) The tree is gorgeous – I must know, is it real? I am pulling for us to get an artificial one next year, and this one is stunning.
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Jessica — December 27th, 2011 @ 10:25 am
Not real! It is my parents tree. :)
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I love your tree, it is so beautiful, and loaded!! Of course your goodie tray is awesome, I love buckeyes, and the peanut butter blossoms!! Happy New Year, and I look forward to a new year with you!!
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Looks like a beautiful Christmas! The tree is beautiful! Your Pup is so cute!!
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Looks like an absolutely perfect Christmas celebration to me!!
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Beautiful photos. Looks like a wonderful Christmas!
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This is definitely the first time I’ve seen matzoh on Christmas. I’m a little befuddled ;) It looks like everything was very merry though!
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Jessica — December 27th, 2011 @ 12:03 pm
I’m not even sure what matzoh is, but I’m pretty sure my uncle just grabbed the crackers at our local Italian marketplace because we like eating it with salmon! It has no other meaning for us besides it tasting good with salmon hahah!
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I wish I knew how to prepare salmon like that – I would make it for EVERY holiday! And that dessert platter has my full attention! Look like a wonderful Christmas :)
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everything looked perfect!
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Great photos, especially of your golden, beautiful!!!
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i love your dog. I secretly want her as my own. Ok not so secretly. I guess I could just get my own dog but my bf keeps saying No. He thinks he has a choice which is incredibly entertaining to me.
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What a tree!!!!
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Wow…what gorgeous photos! Bella has gotten s big, and is so beautiful! Christmas at your parents house looks like such a good time…great food, yummy sangria, and a gorgeous tree and fire! The salmon and beef tenderloin look delicious, and I love that you have buckeyes on that cookie tray! Now I am hungry! :-)
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By the way . . . the chocolate chip cookies were homemade from scratch . . . No Pillsbury slice and bake!!!!
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I found your blog!
You have a beautiful dog! I’m a mega animal lover, so this is a high compliment.
And your tree is as big as the one from the Nutcracker! :-)
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