Happily Ever After

As part of our one-month-to-go celebration, Mal and I opened our first bottle of "Happily Ever After" wine that was given to us as a shower gift by my aunt and uncle, who make their own wine from blackberries. My grandparents have a huge blackberry patch behind their house, so my family has been brewing blackberry wine for decades now. Once again, my family produced another amazing batch of vino... and Mal and I have a whole case of this stuff! :)

Dinner was a special treat as well: Pan-seared jumbo scallops with garlic risotto and asparagus.

My plate up close...

A special dinner with a special guy... wow, that was cheesy! :)

The risotto is by a brand called Lundberg Family Farms. The Garlic Primavera variety was delish! It's flavor is a rich blend of rice, Parmesan cheese, roasted garlic, zucchini, carrots, and red and green bell peppers. The risotto was so easy to prepare-- it only required a few additional ingredients and took just 20 minutes to cook.

Just a quick product plug...

You guys know how I am obsessed with the Adora Calcium Supplements-- I've been posting about them since day 1 of the blog. Adora contacted me through carrotsandcake to thank me for mentioning their product on my blog. (So cool!) As part of their appreciation, they sent me some free Adora samples-- the dark chocolate flavor, of course! I'm so impressed with this company! They make a great product, and they employ wonderful people! So now, go out and buy their product! :)

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