The horrible hungries have attacked me this week and I’ve let my sweet tooth control me. Enough! Energy Bites to the rescue. Making my own sweet treat with healthy and real ingredients helps me tame the evil in my diet and get me back on track. It’s been quite a while since I used my […]
Kids love chicken nuggets. But this crispy, yet moist version, with a kick of heat, are perfect for grown ups. Place Settings We had a few friends over and served grown-up chicken nuggets. It gave me a chance to use my new ivory colored placemats. Can you believe I did not own one set of […]
2024 is going to be the year we do more fun stuff. And connect more with friends. Itâs my version of a New Yearâs Resolution. The past couple of weeks weâve done some spontaneous entertaining at our house and some other fun activities. And so far, so good! Here are a few of our activities […]
Just in case you want to plan your holiday for next year, consider getting new (and expensive) kitchen appliances. Yes, we finally replaced the stainless monster and while we were at it, we ordered a new cooktop too. Now every appliance in our old kitchen has been replaced â at least one time. Our […]
I jumped into the deep end this weekend and started Christmas decorating. Since I like to keep it pretty minimal I had everything finished up by Monday afternoon and the boxes back in the garage. And some of the sparkles vacuumed up. Roxy, of course, was a giant help. She immediately started taking ornaments out […]
Recently I came across a fool-proof bread recipe for the bread machine and thought what the heck. So I dug out the old bread machine from storage and took her for a test drive. Like everyone else, we bought a bread machine back in the day. And we used it. Or rather, hub mainly used […]
Checking in on a cozy late November Saturday morning and wondering what youâre doing this weekend. Shopping? Christmas decorating? Eating leftovers? Things are low-key in our home this long weekend. I have undecorated autumn and am not ready to put up any Christmas dĂ©cor yet. So itâs a little bare. But I know myself. If […]
I donât know about your neck of the woods, but around here? Around here things are already gearing up for the holidays. Letâs chat about it for November 2023 potpourri, shall we? A lot of really fun activities are popping up and I want to take advantage of every one of them. Especially if that […]
Every year I share our communityâs Veteranâs Day activities. Most parts of the country have not-so-great weather right now, but not us! Itâs like the most beautiful 4th of July weather here. Last Saturday we attended the Veteranâs Day parade and I took some pictures to share with you. It all started with a flyover […]
This is not exactly a dupe for PF Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps like so many recipes you find online. But it’s a quick, tasty and easy homemade meal. And it is easily modified to specific tastes or dietary needs. Shredded chicken can be subbed with ground chicken or turkey. Soy sauce or tamari can be […]