The Melting Pot

Tonight we celebrated our Valentine's Day with a trip to The Melting Pot

I take my fondue seriously

Spinach Artichoke Cheese course... there are no words...

Gettin ready for the main dish!

The Cutest bottle of Tabasco sauce.. ever

Gettin ready to use my dips!

So thankful we split an entree... it was sooooo filling

Jon attempting to use the mini tabasco

Gettin' ready for yummy dessert!

I think the rice krispie's were our favorite part

It was such a great night! And we had so much fun going out together!

Overall, an absolutely fantastic Valentine's Day!

Be Mine

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

Jon and I have celebrated some pretty fun valentine's days in the past...

our first  he made me my favorite hungarian dish

And as a married couple we celebrated our first Valentine's day in Thailand...

with Jon sick in the bathroom and me watching "The King and I" in or bed

so romantic...

And this Valentine's Day I'm going to a single ladies party :)

Jon has class so I'm opting to hang out with some ladies instead of spending my night alone!

I will say that we have a dinner date tomorrow that I'm way stoked for!

For the ladies night I made a little somethin' special

I had way too much fun decorating these little ones :)

And even though we aren't celebrating tonight.

 a card was due, just the same!

I made this card a bit ago and loved the colors and knowing how much Jon enjoys pink, I figured he'd love it :)

We also spruced up the house with a little more love :)

I am beyond blessed to have the BEST Valentine today :)

Jon is compassionate, smart, talented, goofy, handsome, and so much fun to be around!

How are YOU celebrating Valentine's Day??

Potica bread

Every Christmas, for as long as I can remember (except the last two.. dang you Korea) I have helped my mom in the process of Potica Bread.

I remember my aunt and cousins coming over, I remember "helping" to chop nuts and spread the butter, and I remember how it totally defined when  Christmas was truly here.

There are numerous versions of Potica bread as it's made in Slovakia, Slovenia, and numerous other eastern block countries, but my mom's is the only version in it's class (that we've found). It's a prized family recipe and tradition... and it's delish.

Oh, the butter.... that's like maybe half of it. 

farm fresh eggs ready to head in!

My job... every year.

Sorry Nells Bells none for you :)

Sugar, milk and butter, and eggs...

Yeast

Nice and bubbly

mixing it up!

sugar and nuts...

doughy goodness

Look at that baby! Nothing like a little rising time to poof things up!

The work sheet

the rolling process, it takes some muscle

Nice and big!

butta' time!

time for the filling

roll it up!

Waiting for their turn

More butter anyone?

rise a wee bit more

And before you know it you are done and ready to dig in!!!

As time intensive as it is, I can't wait to make potica bread a tradition when I have children. It's one of my favorite childhood memories and such a fun and delicious gift to give!

What are some of your favorite holiday treats?