Here is my recipe for the perfect New Year’s Eve, 2011: 1 sweet, adorable baby girl 1 cute husband Chinese take-out Season 1 of Breaking Bad A little champagne (literally a little can of champagne that comes with a straw!) Happy New Year Everyone! Hope you are having as great a night as I am!
Author Archives: JessicaJaeger
Christmas Eve Dinner
My husband and I were excited to host Christmas Eve Dinner this year; we had my parents over for a wonderful holiday dinner. We made a delicious meal of roasted pork, potatoes gratin, and roasted asparagus – everything came out fantastic I just had to share the recipes! This menu would be great for anyContinue reading “Christmas Eve Dinner”
Merry Christmas!
Easy Party Favors
We hosted a small gathering this weekend for our baby girl’s Christening. Since we are right in the middle of the hectic holiday season and everyone is so busy (including us!) we decided to make it easy on ourselves and go out to a restaurant for brunch with our group. To personalize the table atContinue reading “Easy Party Favors”
Zucchini Pancakes
My husband and I are constantly searching for new, delicious, and easy side dishes to eat for dinner. Well, we made these Zucchini Pancakes last night to eat with marinated steak tips and they were really tasty and surprisingly simple to make. We made a half batch of the recipe below and it made plentyContinue reading “Zucchini Pancakes”
LBJ (Little Black Jacket)
I was in the market for a little jacket for the winter that I could wear casually – and something that I could easily wash in case of a spit up situation (a new concern to me as a new mommy). Well, I found this little gem at Old Navy and got it on saleContinue reading “LBJ (Little Black Jacket)”
Butternut Squash-Carrot Soup with Pork “Croutons”
Have you ever noticed the recipes in the Williams-Sonoma catalog? I always notice them while flipping through the pages but haven’t ever made one. Well, we got a new holiday catalog last week and when I saw this recipe, I knew we had to try it. It’s a great version of a butternut squash soupContinue reading “Butternut Squash-Carrot Soup with Pork “Croutons””
Brie en Croute
Happy (day after) Thanksgiving – hope everyone had a great day of eating and giving thanks, I sure did! We made a little brie en croute to nosh on before our Thanksgiving meal, so I thought I would share the recipe. This is one of the easiest appetizers to make for a holiday party thatContinue reading “Brie en Croute”
The Nursery!
I’ve already shared pictures of the special craft project for the room, the great rug, and the colorful sheet which inspired the colors of the room. And now here it is, the rest of the adorable nursery for our beautiful baby! A few highlights… Interesting ceiling light for the baby to look at while she’sContinue reading “The Nursery!”
Fondue
Who doesn’t love dipping bread into melted cheese? We had a block of Jarlsberg cheese that came in a great gift basket we received as a “congratulations on your baby” gift so we decided to make a traditional cheese fondue for dinner this weekend. Jarlsberg cheese is a mild, buttery, nutty, cheese from Norway, weContinue reading “Fondue”
Styled by Jess 