New Recommended Purchases

I found a couple new recommended purchases that you might NEED to hear about. Why spend any money if you don’t have to?  And if you do spend it, I hope you love what you get. Isn’t it delightful when something way exceeds your expectations?  And you’re happily surprised? Am I the most simple being […]

Homemade Snack Boxes

Things in my kitchen work out so much better when I prep before just shoving stuff in the fridge.  This week, I’m elevating prep to include homemade snack boxes. There are a number of great divided containers online for food storage, but I opted for plastic so we can use them when we travel.  The […]

Air Fried Beef Taquitos

Homemade air fried beef taquitos are yummy and satisfying with a secret ingredient – potatoes! The taquitos are hearty enough for dinner or whimsical enough to serve as appetizers. Using an air fryer cuts down on the oil needed. It’s just enough to make the tortillas crunchy and firm. My sister gifted me with a […]

Early March Weekly Wrap Up

This week seemed like equal time in the kitchen and outdoors.  I can tell you what I prefer.  Zero time in the kitchen.  But.  Darn it, I like to eat. Nothing earth shattering to report, but here is how we spent our early March week. Bringing a little outdoors into my kitchen, Traders has daffodils!  […]

Welcome, March!

Well, hello, March and welcome.  I think most people are happy to see you.  Even if you dumped two to seven feet of snow in Tahoe over last weekend. We forgive you, look forward to more sunshine and say, “Welcome, March.”  Stay awhile, won’t you? I have been enjoying the extra light in the morning […]

Harvest Grains Salad

Want to try a delicious, healthy, satisfying (in that order!) meal? Perfect for a picnic? Perfect for leftovers? Step right up and take a look at my Trader Joe’s Harvest Grains salad. Trader Joe’s Harvest Grains blend contains Israeli style couscous, orzo, baby garbanzo and quinoa. The one-pound bag contains enough grains to make two […]

New Sconces – No Electricity

Remember that piece of Studio McGee art I added to our dining room this year?  I still love it.  But, ummm, the wall looked a little underwhelming.  Still.  Even with the new art. It needed a little more. I toyed with a wireless, battery operated art light.  They are so popular on Amazon and have […]

Preppy Spring Fashion

Wasn’t everything in the 1980s just perfect?  Can you remember that?  Were you even alive yet?  Ha!  Well, I was alive and my friends and I were so HOT.  Okay, that might be a cloudy memory.  But we loved preppy fashion and to this day I still think it’s my preferred style and looks the […]

February Potpourri

Nothing in particular, but here are a few things this February to chat about. Outdoor activities I know everyone is not as keen as we are here to get out and enjoy the mild weather.  But we have been hiking, walking, eating and even playing cards outside. I treated myself to a breakfast burrito at […]

Six Things That Make My Day Better

How long has it been since we have done any shopping on this blog?  Awhile?  A week?  I lose track of time, you know.  But it has occurred to me that there are some purchases that are so valuable, I use them constantly. These six things just make my day better. Six things that I […]