The busier life gets, the more grateful I am for weekends with friends. This weekend was full of spontaneous adventures and laughter. From serendipitous moments of humor late night at the neighborhood bar to a quiet evening at home with girlfriends in the kitchen.

On Saturday night, I had a couple of friends over for homemade pizza, cookie making, wine and a movie. We ate in the kitchen and experimented with a complicated Martha Stewart recipe before watching a last minute Oscar nominated movie. It was fun, laid back and left enough time to get a good nights sleep for Sunday activities – which was beautiful.

I’ll post the recipes this week! I hope you had a nice weekend too.

Homemade Pizza Night Menu:

• Spring Strawberry, Orange and Almond Salad
• Truffled Fontina and Mushroom Pizza
• Homemade Brandy Snap Cups with Sorbet