Cinco de Mayo!

We celebrated tonight at our favorite Mexican joint around the corner - Adobo - the kids had fun and so did we!

Justice Served!

May my family members sleep a little easier tonight knowing that after almost 10 years, the murderer behind the death of our beloved Don has been brought to justice - the news broke late tonight. Donnie may you now rest in peace knowing our county fought hard and fought long and we never gave up!

Easter!

We made it back from Disney just in time to get our eggs dyed and wait for the Easter Bunny! Easter Sunday was really nice - the kids got their baskets from the Easter Bunny, they went on a egg hunt, we gobbled up some eggs and then dressed up and went to mass, we came home and did some yard work, munched up some Pizzagain and mom's awesome leftover spaghetti & meatballs! What a really nice family day we had!

How could I forget to mention how great it was to have our Marley back! We picked him up from doggie camp the minute we got home from Disney! He was relaxed fresh from a spa day!!! We really missed you Mar and were happy to spend Easter home with you!!!

DISNEY 2011

We just got back from a magical vacation packed filled with fun! Alex & I, the kids and his parents spent the past week in Disney! It was great that Uncle Peter joined us for the last 3 days and we got to spend time with him too! We did it ALL - Magic Kingdom for 3 days, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom and Epcot where YES we dined with the princesses - Cinderella, Belle, Aurora, Snow White & Ariel! We stayed at a really nice resort nearby and loved getting to use up some of their amenities - beach, pool, wave runners and drinks at the bar! We had breakfast with Donald, Goofy & Minnie at the Beach Club, lunch at the Polenesian and many other great family meals! AJ went on everything including Dinasours, Test Track & the River Rapid ride - she was such a trooper and was so brave - I was so proud of her! Dylan did everything that he could too including Pirates, Whinny the Pooh and the fast dark river ride in Norway - he too seemed to have such great time! Oh, almost forgot another highlight, we got to have lunch with cousin Michelle who works there - it was so nice to see her! Alex & I really can't wait to get back - hopefully one day soon!

Pizzagaine

This is something my Italian mother in law always made around Easter and everyone always loves it. Since we will be in Disney till the day before this year I am making it ahead and then freezing for when we get back! Can't wait to dig into this and my mother's left over meatballs that she made for us on her most recent trip her for Easter dinner - it's going to be SO good and what's even better - hassle free!!

Pizza dough (enough to roll out into 8x8 in cake pan and then top with)

3 eggs

1 cup ricotta

1/4 lb ham diced

1/4 lb salami diced

1/4 lb pepperoni diced

1/4 cup parmesan

1/4 lb provolone diced

8 0z mozzarella cubed

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spread pizza dough out to fit into 8 inch cake pan. Whisk 3 eggs and add to the ricotta reserving a tiny bit of the egg to make a wash from. Add in grated parmasan cheese and mix well. Add all the diced cheeses and meats and mix. Dump into cake pan and top with another layer of pizza dough pinching to seal around the edges the best you can. Cut a hole in the top so steam can vent. Place in preheated oven and cook 60-75 minutes. If top starts browning too quick cover the edges with foil.