Saturday, November 09, 2024

tech tidy - in which we start decluttering ideas, recipes and more saved from the internet

 continuing my bad habit of trying to do too much all at once I'm now determined to get rid of some of the hundreds, if not thousands of favorited, saved, open tabs, photos and screenshots, bookmarks, paper, frankly everything and anything to get rid of some clutter.

i have dozens of tabs open on my computer, nearly 100 on my phone, not to mention things saved or favorited on social media platforms and my bookmark list on my laptop is a kilometer long.

the one that frustrated me the most, for no reason, is tick tok, so i thought i'd start there.


i currently have 802 videos favorited.  eeeek.  so, i went down to the very bottom and chose the last video, which was recomendations from a book store.

at one time, a bunch of years ago, i had a long list of books that i wanted to read in the back of a journal.  since i abandoned that journal, i either screenshot photos of books that i want to read, add them to another list, or just shrug and hope i'll remember them.  i searched for my old journal with the list but couldn't find it, and just as i was about to start a new list on paper i thought, what about an app?

i picked the Reading List app as all i am looking for is a basic app to keep a, well, reading list.

so far i've added 81 books to it, and been able to clear out oh, about 81 screenshots out of my photos.

yay!

my next journey into my favorites began with unfavoriting about 10 videos that had been deleted, as well as removing a smash taco recipe, and the terrible marshmallow in the chocolate chip cookie video.  i also watched and screenshotted from 2 book recommendation videos and removed 3 candy recipes that i should not make. i also decided to delete some halloween crafts that i haven't made and let's be honest, won't ever make.

that has me down to 760!



Friday, November 08, 2024

grocery shop - fresh co october 14

 


margarine, parsley, pasta, beans, raspberries,  crackers, cheese, tuna, yogurt, cup a soup, clamato, oj, bagels x 2, lemons, flour, sugar, ham, salad, tortillas, halloween candy, broccoli, kd, pepsi zero, milk

$129

Wednesday, November 06, 2024

Friday, November 01, 2024

grocery shop - fresh street october 11


 ginger ale, chicken bouillon, beef bouillon, popcorn, coffee creamer, milk, eggs, kefir x 2, ground beef, pork tenderloin, crab cakes, ham, hummus, butter chicken, bananas, lettuce

$104

Sunday, October 27, 2024

grocery shop - costco october 11

 

halloween candy, coffee, chips, lemonade, oranges, apples, tortilla chips, tomatos, brussel sprouts, ginger cookes for The Grandpa, socks for the kids, buns, cheese, cereal, pico, butter, pineapple, potatos

$204

Friday, October 25, 2024

recent meals

 I made Amish Onion Fritters for The Mister and I as part of Thanksgiving, and those bad boys did not last long at all.  We toasted the leftovers and brushed them with butter and oh dang, they were so good.

I've been craving curry lately, so I made a curry chicken noodle soup that The Girl refused to try, but the rest of us enjoyed it.

                 This was a deeeeelicious Chicken Leek and Bacon pie that we all enjoyed and the leftovers                                                                 were gone within a day.
                                Another smash taco recipe, this time chicken caesar,  Darn delicious.

No photo! but we made Dorie Greenspans coffee muffins, with chocolate chips added for extra deliciousness.

We bought some peppadew peppers and stuffed them with feta for some snacks one day.


Tuesday, October 22, 2024

wednesday farmers market

 took a trip to the Wednesday Farmers Market on Victoria Street - got 2 sauces, some naan, spinach, tomatos, and beets!

Pretty sure tomorrow is the last Wednesday market of the year - I'll be there!

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Saturday, October 12, 2024

goodbye summer

 you were a weird one this year, and i don't think we enjoyed you very much.  see you next year and maybe we'll both be feeling better.

garden potion

by The Girl


Thursday, October 10, 2024

Something i like - my new kitchen trivets

 we really don't have much excitement over here lately.  not doing anything interesting, not cooking anything particularly worth sharing.  not even reading much at the moment.  so let me show you my new kitchen trivets.

i saw these  on a tick tok and as much as i am trying to not impulse buy stuff, this one had me.

they are elasticized wooden trivets that when they are on their stand, look like a tree.

can you just even!!!!

absolutely adorable, and would give me a reason to throw away my old disgusting trivets that no longer come clean.


and then....


i mean!!!!!

the cutest ever, and they work very well,  my only wish was that the stand had one more trivet, i think it would look even cuter.

but still, so gosh darn cute.



Monday, October 07, 2024

grocery shop - freshco october 6

 The items bolded are what my kids put in the cart without me noticing


milk, bread, coffee creamer x 2, lunchables x 4, granola bars, dill pickle hummus, can of pumpkin, ground beef, pineapple juice, takis,  salt and vinegar chips, bean sprouts, mexican street corn corn nuts, all dressed potato chips, roasted garlic hummus, mac and cheese, ground pork, oat frappuccino, soy sauce, chili cheese beef jerky, ground chicken, cup o soup, rice a roni, coconut milk, cucumbers, ham x 2, rice crispy treats, "snack kit", pickles, carrots, noodles, pumpkin spice cookies, more granola bars, bagels

$149.85


Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Monday, September 23, 2024

grocery shop - fresh co sept 7

 


pork roast, ground chicken, scooby doo pasta, alphaghetti, guacamole, root beer, captain crunch, coke zero, sprite, cup o soup x 2, deli meat, yogurt, curry noodles, taco kit, pears, cucumbers, cheese, tomatos, chocolate milk, cottage cheese, pizza pops, lunchmate, cookies, lemonade, jalapeno crema, salsa verde, pickles, olives, box of chicken nuggets

$131

Sunday, September 22, 2024

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

what i've made recently

 

 

Fideo, and Sazon.  We liked this very much.  I also saw a recipe that used a few fresh roma tomatos pureed instead of the tomato sauce.  I would like to try that version as well.

This blueberry crumble was freaking amazing.  AMAZING.


Ooooh, The Mister bought some little fresh cheese pizzas for the kids, and one day I stole one and took it to work and put slices of tomatos and everything bagel seasoning on it.

Blueberry breakfast cake.  A close second to the crumble.


Savory cheese muffins.  These ones had whole wheat flour and smoked cheddar.


First we made the Potato Cheddar Chive Bakes, and then we made spinach, red pepper and feta bakes.

Chocolate Chip Cookies from One Part Plant.


We made a batch of instant pot egg bites with ham and cheese, and a batch with spinach and peppers.

Our chocolate muffin saga continues with Fluffy Chocolate Muffins