Happy New Year! How are you feeling, now that the Christmas cookie siege has passed? My guess, if you’re reading this, is that you have some type of plan in place to improve your fitness. You’re in good company, since the majority of Americans do, including...
Santa came and he ate the brownies, the cookies, and drank the milk. If you recall, I was planning to use the barely expired Ghirardelli brownie mix to make his treats. They were a hit, with Santa and the family. We enjoyed our favorite Christmas foods...
This year, I got most of my baking finished earlier than usual. I’m not sure how that happened, however as of this writing, there is no Christmas tree. Maybe tomorrow. Oh, and I do need to make those Ghirardelli brownies for Santa. You remember, the...
Less than two weeks out from Christmas, and I have yet to buy any presents. My priority was figuring out how to use those beans. If you recall from last week’s blog, I had a few unruly items running amuck in my pantry that were barely...
As I was rearranging my pantry the other day, my discoveries made me laugh. It also gave me fun content for another blog. Earlier this year I cleaned out the pantry. At that time I tossed out an interesting variety of foods that were SO OLD,...
3 cans of crabmeat, drained (6 oz. each) 2 Tbsp. bread crumbs or rice cracker crumbs (I made rice cracker crumbs by finely crushing some crackers I had on hand.) Salt and pepper to taste 1 Tbsp. fresh parsley or about 2 tsp. dried 1 egg 1 ½ Tbsp. mayonnaise ½ tsp....
Wait, what? Embrace imperfection? Yes, you read that correctly. Today, we are going to consider doing some things imperfectly, rather than not doing them at all. It is about now that the seasonal roller coaster ride begins. It lets up, oh, sometime in February—or July. What...
Blessings to you this Thanksgiving, and throughout the year. Today I offer you this poem. I think it captures the realism of life; the struggle when some blessings are quite hidden, and the amazement when others are bigger than we could ever dream. Thanksgiving Sitting in gratitude Every...
A week out from Thanksgiving and I’m feeling the pressure of lots to do and my ability to pull it all off without experiencing symptoms of a panic attack. Can you relate? As I was thinking of some ideas, I figured perhaps some of you could...
Recent text from my son: “Say something involves breadcrumbs and looks good and I want to make it. Any suggestions/alternatives to stay away from the breadcrumbs? LOL” I picked up the phone. Too much texting to cover that ground and my fingers get tired. It’s a...