I am a reluctant landscaper. I LOVE how it looks when things are all done, but the getting ready and DOING the project take so long, I’m more likely to procrastinate than anything else. It was time for a backyard transformation though. We had looked at the ugly long enough. Here’s how it looked in the end: […]
I love Food Network – its an addiction, almost as strong as my addition to recipe & food magazines. Yes, I know I can find all of the recipes online, but holding that color photo of yummy food in my hand and curling up on the couch with my notepad and endless possibilities is so […]
We’re out of town for Memorial Weekend, so we’ll have meals through Thursday planned. We’re going to our cabin and I might precook and plan meals for that, so will post another set of “transportable” foods for the weekend. Saturday – Grilled Pork Chops, roasted potatoes and brussels sprouts, blackberry or peach cobbler with homemade […]
We’ve been crazy busy, and I haven’t been helping myself out and creating menus. Time to get back on the wagon! Here’s what we have planned for this week: Monday – Got some nice Ribeye at the market – will pair those from the grill with brown rice and quinoa stuff I found at Costco […]
This week we’ll have to see how it goes – I have a lot of work to get done and Maddie has a late band practice one night. Last week we had to improvise Thursday night – Maddie went to a Soccer game and I got home later than usual. Todd started breakfast for dinner […]
I love these big chunky rings – and the best part is they’re easy to make for yourself! I buy ring “blanks” at Hobby Lobby for about $2.50 for around a dozen – and hot glue any manner of thing on them. Here are what the blanks look like: Here’s one I made last night […]
