late valentines post

1.would you be mine?
2. pink sugar cookies.

xoxo Lidia

Carousel

This was from last month when Maximiliano turned 7 months, he loved the carousel.

True story: I used to work at this place when I was 19 and I swore up and down that I would never take my children there or to any carousel in fact... The music had me going crazy! Now that I think back on it, I don't think they were playing the background music that day... Anyway, never say never!

xoxo Lidia

Pistachio Cranberry Shortbread

These shortbread cookies are so delicious! They melt in your mouth! I'm sure you have all ingredients on hand, all you need is flour, salt, butter, powder sugar and pretty much any mix ins you would like. This recipe is super versatile, I chose to add pistachios and cranberries to my dough and I've also made them with chocolate. Super simple and highly recommended! You can dip half of the cookie in chocolate if you would like, I dipped the chocolate batch in melted peppermint bark but left this one as is. Both were great!

Shortbread
slightly adapted from: Martha Stewart living, December 2012

Ingredients:
- 2 c. flour
- 3/4 t. salt
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 c. confectioners sugar

Mix ins of your choice, I used 1/2 cup of chopped pistachios and 1/2 cup of dried cranberries.
You could use chocolate chunks, dried fruit of your choice and nuts. Martha does a coconut-
pecan combo that sounds absolutely delicious.

Directions
1. Sift together flour and salt into a medium bowl.

2. Beat butter with a mixer on medium speed until fluffy, 3-5 minutes.
Add sugar gradually, beating between additions, continue to beat until
mixture is very pale, about 2 minutes total.

3. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture, beat until just combined.

4. Add mix-ins of choice and beat on low once again, until just combined.

5. Press dough evenly into a parchments lined 9 by 13 inch rimmed baking sheet,
refrigerate until firm, about 20 minutes.

6. Cut dough in eights lengthwise then quarters crosswise, making 32 rectangles.
Evenly pierce all over with a fork.

7. Bake until shortbread is firm in center and golden brown, about 45 minutes.

* If dipping in chocolate; Melt chocolate, Dip bars in chocolate then refrigerate
until chocolate is set about 10 minutes.

Enjoy XOXO,

Lidia

2013, be good to us

Happy New Year fellow bloggers!!!

Hope all of you had a great time ringing in the new year.

I had a nice night in, in company of family and friends.

Ate dinner that consisted of tamales and menudo, 

donuts for dessert, waited for the countdown and 

watched reservoir dogs.

How was your new years eve?

xoxo, lidia

Maximiliano Abishai

Maximiliano Abishai's Birth Day: June 27th 2012

2 days old

first day home

6 days old

12 days old

 

2 weeks old

1 month old

2 months old

3 months old

4 months old

first halloween

5 months old

I feel so blessed to have such a sweet, happy, healthy, beautiful baby.

I couldn't have wished for anything more.

He is perfect in every way. 

Maximiliano will be 6 months the 27th of December.

You never understand just how fast they grow when you hear

mothers use that expression, but oh man is it true.