hen my husband goes out of town for work my desire to cook myself dinner becomes essentially non-exisistent. I lose all my domestic skills instantaneously. It’s ironic that even though I was single for years and cooked myself dinner all the time, but once he leaves and it’s almost like I’m helpless. One of the last times
lmost two years ago I wrote about when I did a personal thirty day challenge (found here). Thirty days of yoga in a row. I know it sounds crazy and intense but I mix it up between more intense classes and slower variations to give my body a break. Well, here we are, almost two years
y husband and I said our “I-dos” in Sorrento, Italy, which is known for not only their lemon groves but their Limoncello. One of the things I loved about Sorrento is you could wander down the streets and stumble upon lemon groves. The decor often had lemons painted on tile. Lemons were everywhere. I had
sian cuisine is NOT my specialty in the kitchen. I will never claim to know the difference between Chinese food, Thai, Vietamese, Korean etc. because I don’t eat a ton of Asian inspired meals. First of all you know how high maintenance selective I am about meat. Secondly I suffered from MSG poisioning from an
remember seeing a commercial for either Chili’s or Applebees before. They had this cheesy chicken skillet that looked so good. The base appeared to be mashed potatoes then they were topped with fajita veggies and chicken. To finish the dish they topped it with cheese and melted it. Now if you have read a few
What you seek is seeking you – Rumi inter in Michigan can be tough. The days get shorter. Way shorter. When you wake up in the morning it’s dark. When you come home from work in the evening, it’s dark. Even during “daytime” the weather tends to be gloomy. I get excited when it is negative twenty outside
n true Sunday fashion we were sitting around watching playoff football (Go Pack Go!) trying to figure out what soup to make for dinner. Notice I don’t say “what to make for dinner” but “what SOUP to make”? Because I make soup seriously every Sunday. It’s a great way to make a large quantity of
fter the Holidays finally ended all we wanted was a home-cooked meal that was on the healthier side. We had Monday off so I knew I would have a little more time to spend on dinner if I wanted. Sometimes we do “Meatless Mondays” at our house. Like I have said before my husband is
n our house we use chicken broth for a lot of different things. Anything that calls for water such as rice or quinoa we cook in chicken broth to give it an extra dimension of flavor. Also if you follow this blog, you know that I tend to make a lot of soups. Soup Sundays
hen I think back about 2016 I think about everything I accomplished. We traveled a ton, survived most of our second year of marriage (the second half is yet to come!), I got a new job, we stayed healthy and happy. Does life have ups and downs? Absolutely. Have there been some tears and some
