Thanksgiving with Friends Continued and I Got Another Award!

Well, Thanksgiving with friends was a success as it is every year. It was a long, relaxing and wonderful day with friends and best girlfriend, Susan, who brought all the animals stayed overnight! My bed consisted of me, two dogs, two cats and one cat on the tree stand next to my bed. We all slept soundly. :)

My other wonderful friend Bryan cooked something fabulous and I want to share it with you. It's called Parmesan-Roasted Broccoli (by Ina Garten). He did a great job! Here's a picture of it and below is the recipe if you all want to try it sometime.

Don't these roasted pine nuts look good? They smelled delicious!

Parmesan-Roasted Broccoli

Ingredients:

4-5 lbs broccoli
4-5 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
6 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
1/3 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons finely sliced fresh basil leaves (about 12 leaves)

Directions

1. Cut the broccoli florets from the thick stalks, leaving an inch or two of stalk attached to the florets, discarding the rest of the stalks.
2. Cut the larger pieces through the base of the head with a small knife, pulling the florets apart. You should have about 8 cups of florets.
3. Place the broccoli florets on a sheet pan large enough to hold them in a single layer.
4. Toss the garlic over the broccoli and drizzle with 5 tablespoons of the olive oil. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper.
5. Roast for 20 to 25 minutes, until crisp-tender and the tips of some of the florets are browned. 6. Remove the broccoli from the oven and immediately toss with 11/2 tablespoons olive oil, the lemon zest, lemon juice, pine nuts, Parmesan, and basil. Serve hot.
7. Serve and enjoy!

Here's a beautiful plate to look at. Yummy huh?

Some munchies beforehand....

A beautiful sunset....

And one tired cat....

AWARD!!

Heather over at Family Forever awarded me this wonderful award! She has the sweetest blog and what a sweet family. Her daughter, Ella, is the most adorable girl. The expressions on her face can't help but to light you up. :) Thank you, Heather!!

"This blog invests and believes the PROXIMITY - nearness in space, time and relationships! These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award."

Now I'm supposed to find eight others to bestow this on. Here goes!

1. Zaroga's Nook

2. A Duck in her Pond

3. House in the Roses

4. For the Love of Cooking

5. A Cup of Joanna

6. Hannah Shaw

7. A Little Dash of This A Little Dash of That

8. My Sewing Serenity

Every one of these friends have been so wonderful! They deserve it. :) Thank you for being in my daily life.