Happy New Year

This is the time of new beginnings.  The year is ending, but with it, an eclipse has come, and a fresh moon brings a new start.  You might be thinking, well, that eclipse was days ago, but what you may not realize is that it was one of the first eclipses that coincided with a mercury in retrograde and a winter solstice in almost 600 years, thus making it the longest day of the year with the significance of a new beginning.

With new beginnings in mind, I want you to keep perspective.  Whether you are a parent feeding a tiny human, a new couple, or a single person, food is meant to be two things:  first and foremost, it is meant to be fuel.  Secondly, pleasure.  Why eat if your food tastes like crap?  If you don't enjoy what you're eating, why will anyone else enjoy what you make?

My husband is going to be traveling a lot over the next few weeks, so I'll be sharing some quick and easy recipes that are not only effortless to make, but simple enough to make ahead of time, freeze, and reheat when you're ready to just pop something in the freezer.

Here's one of my favorite easy peasy recipes that's good enough for New Years:

(1) Package Puff Pastry
(1/2lb) Cheese (I prefer gruyere or cheddar)
Pepperoni (as much as you like)
1 egg

• Heat your oven to 400 degrees.  Your puff pastry will more than likely come in strips of three.  Cut each strip into three.  Wrap the puff pastry around the pepperoni and cheese. 
• Crack your egg into a small bowl.  Add a splash of water.  Whisk until well mixed.  Dip a pastry brush into the mixture and paint the mixture on each of your pastry.  Place each pastry on a parchment lined cookie sheet.   Bake for 20-30 minutes (the dough will be very puffy and look golden-brown.)

Enjoy!

Have a marvelous New Years!!!