I’ve written on Beauty before. It’s a topic I’m passionate about, though not because I’ve mastered its meaning. For me, learning comes through teaching. Even when I don’t fully grasp a concept–be it geometry, piano theory, or theology–if someone asks my help in studying and understanding, I reap the benefits. The area of a triangle, […]
Chicken Quesadillas
; I apologize for pre-posting this the other night before it was completed. There were various technical difficulties that my loving husband had to help me with. Ooops! In Quesadilla News….this is a crazy-delicious lunch or dinner idea that comes together quickly and easily. It’s healthy–but only if you can keep yourself from going back […]
The One with the Double Bed
Just last week I came across this post by Lisa-Jo at The Gypsy Mama. She compares and contrasts the double or queen sized marriage bed to that of the king sized, which she and her husband are most used to. The comments on this post are quite entertaining as well, with people telling tales of […]
The One with So Many Parties
We’ve had so many invitations for this party or that visit since moving to our new hometown, in our new home state just last Monday. Thursday morning was breakfast with Pastor Randy. Thursday evening was a ladies’ pool party. Friday night was surprise party for Nick O on obtaining his black belt in karate. Sunday […]
Baked Apple & Peanut Butter Steel Cut Oats
A hot, homemade breakfast doesn’t have to take long to prepare. Throwing together these ingredients takes time than the oven needs to preheat. Super fast, really delicious, and perfectly filling. This is definitely becoming one of our favorite go-to breakfasts–and great for braving our New York winters. Baked Apple & Peanut Butter Steel Cut Oats […]
The One with the House Tour
Let’s start from the beginning, shall we? This post will chronicle our moving process from the boxing and packing and loading stage in Michigan to the unloading and un-boxing and setting up home in New York. Enjoy! — For weeks before the move, I packed and piled boxes in the bedroom aptly nicknamed “The Rose […]
The One with the “Moving Saga” Prelude
What have I been up to, you ask? Besides organizing pens, warring against bugs, and packing boxes? Moving us and the contents of our home three states east–to New York. (And before you ask, no, we’re nowhere near NYC. New York is quite a large state, friends.) Since Thursday of last week I have been […]
Sour Cream Cookies
A few months ago, my grandma was cleaning out her pantry cupboard and came across this recipe for Sour Cream Cookies. Though the combination of sour cream and cookie sounded strange to me, I was intrigued. Grams went on to tell me how her mother used to make these cookies frequently. That decided it! I […]
Watermelon Lime Sorbet
I bought a full size gigantic watermelon at the market. No big deal, right? It was on sale, I hadn’t yet gotten my summer watermelon fix, and the temperatures were skyrocketing. Perfect choice. The only problem? I bought this enormous hunk of fruit for just the two of us. Yep, that’s right. A whole watermelon […]
Cheesy Chicken & Peppers Sandwich
We were both hungry for dinner, but neither of us had a concise idea for what to prepare. Chicken sounded good. It always does. So I defrosted a few small boneless chicken tenderloins. We had lots of fresh peppers in the fridge and a new-to-us type of cheese–white cheddar. At first I was thinking “patty […]