Quarantine Menu March 29 - April 4: Week 3 March is now over and we are in full swing with April. Normally this time of year would involve A LOT of baseball. We would be at local minor league games, cheering on the Padres down in San Diego, or watching the…
Halushki: Cabbage and Noodles I grew up with Halushki. In fact, it's the first thing I learned how to make on my own. I didn't know that it wasn't something everyone was familiar with until I went away to college. Halushki we called it in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania where I grew…
Free Things to Do and See: The Big, Huge, Ginormous List! You've cleaned the whole house, made every meal in your cookbook and finished Netflix, you've completed the list of ideas I put together on what to do during Quarantine, and now you're looking for something more..... unsplash-logoJoshua Rawson-Harris The last…
Anthracite Salad: not actually a salad. A few years ago for Christmas, my mom wrote out some of her recipes for my sister and I and put them in binders so that "when the day comes you will have some comfort foods to remind you of me as I am sipping…
Kirkland Signature Italian Sausage & Pasta in Wine Sauce - So Good You'll Want Seconds I do try to make most of our meals. However, sometimes it's just not my day to cook. Either I'm busy, tired, or I really just don't feel like it. We usually then go for a…
Quarantine Menu March 22-28: Week 2. Our first "full week" at home. This week we adjusted a bit better to our "new normal" Meals consisted of a few favorites, two new recipes, and plenty of leftovers. Some links are to older posts, some are to the recipes I used, and some…
Homemade Pizza Dough - A Worthwhile Journey Lenten Fridays always call for meals we could easily make the rest of the year, but we usually reserve for these 6 Fridays each year. Halushki, Crab Cakes, and now - Veggie Pizza. We made some homemade pizza dough a few months ago that…
Quarantine Menu March 17-21: Stay Safe, Stay at Home Most of us are home way more than before. While we want to support our local businesses obviously, some at home are struggling financially. More time at home, watching what we are spending, could mean coming up with some new meal ideas…
Moroccan Inspired Cucumber Salad: fast and fresh This Moroccan Inspired Cucumber Salad was inspired out of necessity, but I think I'll be making it way more often now. It is so fresh and delicious. This will be the perfect last minute dinner side dish, healthy lunch salad to go with a…
Moroccan Inspired Chicken: A Meal for Multiple Senses Without ever having it before, I was craving this Moroccan inspired chicken dish. I was excited beyond measure. It started with this recipe for Homemade Moroccan Spice Blend that I found while searching Pinterest one evening. I had all the ingredients, and the…