….tumblr, i didn’t mean to turn my back on you. life has been, well, too focused on the future and not enough on the now. or, really, i’ve just been too busy to spend a few minutes with you. but i’m back! and i’ll try to do my best to be a good friend again. 

i’m beginning with my newest, latest and tastiest find—garlic mashed red potatoes. it was a total hit at the turkey day dinner including the attendance of my mom, my sister and i (okay, well the three of us enjoyed it immensely). when it was first completed, it actually looked like something out of a food magazine. i was amazed. the recipe is