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Greetings and Happy New Year from Foodie Mama.... I hope this year is a great one for all.  Foodie Mama is hoping for a productive and fantastic one too. Here is a simple recipe I made today with things around the kitchen.  A new spin on regular pot roast and roasted potatoes and carrots that I make a lot.  It is quiet here today.  I'm cooking and listening to some Pandora and drinking a Peppermint Mocha.  Steely Dan Radio and Reggae played alternatively.  Will is at basketball practice and Ron is out plowing from the mini storm we had last night.  Ahhhh, I love peaceful Sunday afternoons.  The last two weeks have been great with the holidays, friends, family and down time from work.  Back to work and school tomorrow all rejuvenated and ready to tackle the new challenges this year brings.  Mange and I hope you enjoy this hearty dish. - Foodie Mama Italian Style Pot Roast Ingredients: 2 lb Top or Bottom Round...

Even though I have been to McLain State Park probably hundreds of times in my life, I always enjoy it and find new things to take away every time I go, especially in winter.  Ron and I went for a great snowshoe today.  We walked all around the frozen shoreline to the breakwaters and then back on the ski trail.  It was so beautiful.  So quiet.  No one was there.  We really had the place to ourselves.  Lake Superior is not frozen over by any means.  There was open water everywhere.  It was a great day and the sun was out for the majority of it.  After our exercise (90 mins - about 4 miles), we took a ride to Calumet Waterworks a few miles north.  Ron had surprised me and brought along the bottle of  Italian sparkling wine , Lamarca Prosecco, that Cathy had bought for us for Christmas and I failed to remember it until I saw it yesterday in the fridge!  What a happy surprise.   The Lamarca Prosecco  was a cri...