Dinner Menu Monday: Homemade Roasted Plum Tomato Marinara

I’ve met a lot of great people over the years. Quite a few of them have been through my husband. The greatest has been the additional family I acquired the day we got married. Unlike so many, I actually LOVE my in-laws. I look forward to seeing them every summer and (now that I no longer work retail) regularly during the holidays.

During the last year my husband and I lived in Connecticut, his sister Erin moved from her apartment in Dallas to New York to be a teacher. Having her so close gave us the chance to see her more than we were ever able to, which made it that much harder to leave when the time came. During that time, we bonded tremendously and discovered how much alike she and I were.

Since we moved to Miami Beach, Erin has managed to visit us twice. My husband laughs…