Mountain Mondays
Hello Monday! Are you ready for another week? This week in particular will be very busy since there will be several events to celebrate. First we have Cinco de Mayo, then the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby and finally Mother’s Day on Sunday. Pheww…I am tired just talking about it! 😉
Since this will be a hectic week, I thought you might appreciate some quiet to start it off properly. We finally spent some time in the mountains of North Carolina this past weekend. Although there are not too many plants and flowers blooming yet, it is definitely greening up and there are signs of Spring everywhere you look.
I will not be posting any recipes for Cinco de Mayo this week, but we sure had fun with it last year, so you might want to check out these recipes:
Sangria and Guacamole
Chicken Enchiladas
Coffee Ice Cream with Chocolate Chunks and Homemade Dulche de Leche
You might also like this Torta de Margarita at my friend Ken’s blog, Hungry Rabbit.
If you are looking for a Mother’s Day brunch recipe, this Dutch Baby with Strawberries and Amaretto is a perfect dish to make your mother feel special on her day.
Stay tuned this week for some more Derby Day fun!
Enjoy your week!
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Gwen Pratesi
Gwen Pratesi is a James Beard Foundation Award Finalist in Journalism and an award-winning travel writer. She is the author and owner of PratesiLiving.com with her husband and a regular contributor to the Travel section of U.S. News & World Report. She also freelances for other publications including The Points Guy, USA TODAY, Cruise Critic, Travel + Leisure, Garden & Gun, Marriott Bonvoy Traveler, Reader's Digest, Forbes Travel Guide, Smarter Travel, TripAdvisor, Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Magazine and World Travel Magazine. Her work has also been featured on MSN, Yahoo!, Business Insider, and SheKnows.
Gwen chronicles her love of international travel and experience as a professional home cook on PratesiLiving.com, where she shares the stories of some of the world's most sought-after destinations and cruise lines, highly regarded chefs, restaurateurs, farmers, wine and spirits producers and culinary artisans.
She and her husband are enjoying the coastal lifestyle in Florida with their Tibetan Terrier, Rhythm.
Gorgeous Gwen. So serene. Love the unfurling of the ferns.
Hi Gwen, I met you last year at Camp Blogaway with my daughter, Alexis. I’ve been following your blog and really enjoy it. Keep up the good work and thanks for the great recipes! 🙂
Hi Liz,
Thank you so much. I appreciate your comments. Things are sure different from last May! I do remember you and your daughter and hope you are doing well.
Were you happy campers this year?
Gwen
lovely photos!
Beautiful photos! I am so glad that spring is finally here!
Looks like it was a beautiful, warm weekend! Did Roger get in a round of golf?
Hi Denise,
Yes, it was gorgeous in the mountains, but really nice in Atlanta too. This is my favorite time of year. Roger did play one round of golf with the boys. He was supposed to play Sunday, but we had some things to do around the house.
Gwen
Our Autumn here (it finally came!) is a nice relief from the eternal summer, and it’s made all the better by being able to look at such lovely spring photos from across the globe. I remember pangs of envy looking at such photos last year, but our summer was so damn long it’s a relief to be able to curl under the covers at night!
No, we didn’t make it back this year as it has been a busy year for us, too! Alexis had our first grandchild the day after Christmas…a little boy named Carter. I’m very busy enjoying my new role as “MiMi”! 🙂
What beautiful photos!I love Spring, even if my allergies dont. I love the photos of the fiddleheads.