There is not much I love more than celebrating all of the little and big details of life. The more I look around the more I see to celebrate.
This was something I learned from my mom. She was big on creating happy memories. When she picked me up from my first day of work at my first ever job, she brought me a CD she knew I had been dreaming of purchasing. On Mondays we would go eat at a local Mexican restaurant that had a dessert called the Volcano. It was just a simple scoop of vanilla ice cream, but served in a double bowl with dry ice in the lower bowl. It would create the most magical, smoky dessert experience just perfect for celebrating the start of each new week.
Now, I am passing this celebration tradition on to my son, and I hope also inspiring you to celebrate every chance you get.
This summer we started doing Friday night pizzas on the patio. We recently bought an outdoor pizza oven and it has already created so many wonderful memories and so many reasons to celebrate.
There is not much better than an evening on the patio with pizza, wine, and your favorite people.
Tell me, what are some big and little things you like to celebrate?
Click HERE for my favorite pizza oven.
Simple Patio Pizza Sauce:
1-2 cans San Marizanno whole peeled tomatoes
heavy drizzle of olive oil
2 large pitches of salt to taste
Blend all ingredients in a blender. Strain mixture with a fine mesh strainer until desired pizza sauce consistency. I like to make mine pretty thick, so I drain quite a bit of the liquid from the tomatoes.