November 30, 2015

I hope you all had a fabulous long weekend.  It started with a delicious Thanksgiving dinner and ended with friends for lunch on Sunday.  It was productive and low key at the same time, just what I needed! So I am sharing all the wonderful nut recipes that I received – they are in no particular order.    If the recipes were submitted by food bloggers,...

I just wanted to write a quick note this morning.   I want to thank all of you who take time out of your day to stop by this little blog of mine.   I never would have imagined 7 1/2 years ago how many wonderful people I would meet through this blog and how your support, especially this past year has kept me going and keeping...

I wanted to thank everyone for your comments, texts, instant messages on Facebook and comments on Instagram yesterday after talking about the beginning of the end of Tony passing away.  I will admit I couldn’t read any of them when I was at work for fear of crying right there on the spot, so I waited until I got home.  I let the tears flow...

I normally don’t meal plan the week of Thanksgiving.  It’s a short work week, and let’s be honest, I think most of us can eat through our fridge and pantry for a few days without running to the grocery store.  Case in point – in the top basket of my freezer I found a few frozen bagels.  I set an everything bagel in a ziploc...

It’s no wonder where I get my drive to stay busy.  My Mom and my Aunt Martha are shining examples that age is just a number and you get so much more out of life if you stay active.  I know I’ve talked it about it before, but there are some times of the year I literally need to schedule time with my Mom weeks...

I love sleeping in.  Like a lot.  I am like a teenager in that on the weekends I could easily sleep in until 10 or 11 in the morning.  But last Saturday?  I was up at 7:45.  I went to the bathroom and told myself it was too early to get up and I went back to bed.  Only one problem.  I was wide awake! ...

The best part about making lots of naan is that they can morph into other meals – like a breakfast naan panini.  So good.  The naan is still a bit chewy on the inside but the outside is a bit crunchy.  I scrambled my usual egg, ham, spinach and cheese.  I only used 3/4 of an ounce of cheese but check out this cheezy goodness! ...

I had to do a Sam’s Club run for work yesterday morning so I had a little bit of extra time before I had to leave the house.  I had gyros on the menu for dinner last night.  My non-meat eating daughter LOVES gyros and my store routinely sells it in the deli for $5.99 a pound with tzatziki sauce so it’s quite the bargain...

I follow a lot of famous chefs on Instagram, Facebook, etc.  It’s my way of living vicariously through their lives while I sit at my boring desk.  I follow Zoë François– one of the co-authors of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes.  Long time readers will know how much I love that bread recipe, and now that we are getting into cooler temps, I don’t mind...

Can I just say what a difference it makes having a 3-day weekend?  Even though I was super busy all day at Mom’s church for her annual chili dinner on Friday, I was doing what I love (cooking!) and spending time with my Momma – what better combo than that?  And that way my Mom could spend all day with her favorite child.  Duh. You...