whats going on

 look at these adorable napkins - 

 so cute for spring!

 i made this very good chicken stir fry on the weekend.  i left out the tomatos, bell peppers and mushrooms, so both kids were happy.  i was annoyed that my peas bit the dust in the fridge, but i had celery, carrots, beans, onions and zucchini.  the sauce - chicken broth, oyster sauce, honey and soy sauce.  i stupidly tried to shake some cornstarch into the sauce instead of using a spoon and put way too much in.  i tried to scoop a bunch out but that sauce thickened in 4 seconds flat once it hit the pan.

 i found this dessert on tick tok - 1 pack of sugar free jello mixed into 1 cup of boiling water.  let it slightly cool, and then whisk in 1 cup of no fat greek yogurt, and chill in the fridge.  pretty tasty.

these muffins disappeared in less than a week, which is probably a record in this house -

 savory cheese muffins.

 

book club 14 - the year of the witching by alexis henderson

 2026-14

 

grocery shop march 29 Freshco

 

ground beef, ground turkey, ground pork noodles, coleslaw mix, green beans, zucchini, potatos, carrots, crumpets, peas, cucumber, celery, romaine, buns, cream cheese, buns, scallop potato mix, granola bars, avocados, tortilla chips, rice, pork buns, grapes, crackers, yogurt, coffee, stuffing mix x 2, jello, granola bars, pizza, raspberry jam, ginger, canned pineapple, pepperoni, caesar mix, tomato paste, oyster sauce, bbq sauce, napkins, bread

$182 

happy friday

 someone in my family stole my staple puller from my desk and i was forced to use this crocodile staple puller that i found in a bin in the basement.  and now i love her.

did someone say nachos for dinner?

 i am really enjoying my new book journal format, especially recapping each month.

 bread by The Mister is back!

 Happy Friday!

book club 13 - blacktop wasteland by sa cosby

 2026-13

 

book club 12 - smothermoss by alisa alering

 2026-12

 

in the bin 9

  Hello, and welcome to episode 9 of in the bin, where I share with you any and all assorted products I've used up or discarded recently.  

 

banana muffins

 things have been very boring and very plain around here foodwise for a while now.  we are busy, tired, stressed, and i can think of other things to put my small amount of energy into other than cooking.  but i'm trying to break out of that rut and get back to putting more effort into food.

i made these muffins at the request of The Mister so we could get rid of some of the frozen bananas in the freezer.  i was going to add some chocolate chips, but he requested them without, to the dismay of the children.

 recipe - quick and easy banana muffins

stewed pears

 look, it's not the prettiest thing you'll eat, but these stewed pears were DELICIOUS and pears are very good for you!  when you eat or cook with pears, try keeping their skins on, because real ones know that the skin is in - its full of vitamins and antioxidants.  pears are great sources of fiber too, and are good for your gut health and your heart health.

 

here's what i did - melted a TB of butter over medium heat, threw in my roughly chopped unpeeled pears, and let them cook, stirring occasionally and lowering the heat if needed, until juicy and softened.  i added in some cinnamon and it smelled and tasted heavenly.

I ate mine up by stirring it into some greek yogurt.  so good. 

book club 11 - model home by rivers solomon

 2026-11

 

book club 10 - kiki's delivery service by eiro kadono

 2026-10

 

book club 9 - what i ate in one year by stanley tucci

 2026-9

 

reading watching listening loving eating

 

reading 

 my most recent read - 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

watching 

 i watched a lot of the paralympics and really enjoyed it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

listening 

 the birds are coming back!  

loving 

foot masks for my old gross dry feet 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

eating 

homemade pizza!

 

book club 8 - extasia by claire legrand

 2026-8

 

happy friday

 

 

i bought these foil and food wrap holders at the dollar store and i love them.

 

"i have no energy to celebrate your birthday because i had to blow up all these balloons and then string them the correct way so you could read it and i only put one letter backwards"  i said.

THE EMPIRE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT YOUR STICK FIGURE FAMILY

it rained!  and snowed.

leftover potstickers with pita and hummus for dinner

 

big fat book haul from the library

happy friday! 

grocery shop - costco march 6

 

tissue, ginger ale, cheerios, yogurt, breakfast wraps, dishwasher pods, pepperoni sticks x2, ham, cantaloupe, pico, maple syrup, yogurt, cream cheese, cheese, meatballs, solar light, granola, tortilla soup, meat pies, potatos, pita bread

$343 

what i ate - firehouse subs

 

book club 7 - forget what you know by christina dodd

 2026-7

 

book club 6 - the prince of tides by pat conroy

 2026-6

 

book club 5 - the authors guide to murder by beatriz williams, lauren willig and karen white

 2026-5