we went to the pond to get some plants for the planters by the front door and after buying the plants we had some lunch on their beautiful outdoor patio. that salad dressing is THE BEST dressing i've ever had. missing - the veggie wrap - 10/10 like all the rest.
i love you, pond!
clamato, kitchen bags, tomato paste, peanut butter, spaghetti x2, milk, eggs, steak, tuna steak x 2, noodles, bananas, grapes, celery, parsley
$86
juice x 3, rice, pickles, crackers, soup, pretzels, caul wings, tea, margarine, cream cheese, bratwursts, bananas, lettuce, cauliflower, apples, strawberries, parsley, tomatos, buns, baguette, cookies
$116
a delicious apple crisp!
a spot of journaling
chicken and bacon pasta
i wish i was talented
trying out a dairy free, fish free version of smoked salmon cream cheese
happy friday!
nothing says happy mothers day like having to plan and cook your own meals. i guess i could have been more pushy about it, but i didn't want to. i wanted a certain kind of beef kebab to bbq, but neither of the butchers that usually carries them had them. actual steak is so expensive it should be a crime, so I reluctantly chose an alternative that was fine.
dessert choosing was no better - i didn't want to make it but couldn't find any pre-made alternatives i liked, and then i didn't have the heart or the energy to make my own, so i let The Girl choose some ice cream from the store, and then last minute i decided to treat myself with some chocolate sauce for the top.
we also had no heavy cream at home, so i needed a super simple recipe - and here it is - Homemade Chocolate Sauce from Bellyful. A short list of ingredients you most likely have on hand, a few minutes at the stove, and boom! you have a delicious sauce to top your store bought cookies and cream ice cream that had barely any cookies in it.
$323
this is my current favorite salad dressing and not only do i happily eat more salads when it's around but it's super easy to make too. Honey Mustard Dressing
all packed up for work - dressing on the bottom, then lettuce, then tomato and croutons.
a good summertime, or any time burger, especially since (currently) pork is cheaper than beef.
we took a pound of ground pork and mixed in a couple of tablespoons of homemade bbq rub, formed them into patties and cooked them - we air-fried this batch since it was too windy outside to bbq.
while those were cooking we got some bbq sauce ready - either homemade or store bought - sliced up some onion and pickles, and got our buns out (hee hee)
when the burgs were done we slathered them with the sauce, and added them to the buns with the onions and pickles. our bun to burger ratio was a bit off, but that's ok.
EVERYONE liked these, including the picky girl, which is saying something. i can't wait to make these on the bbq a ton this summer!
reading - i finished this the other night and cried my eyes out. i am excited to see the movie this month
watching - resident alien on crave. this is nothing like i thought it would be, but it's quite fun.
listening - to the audio book actress of a certain age by jeff hiller. i LOVE LOVE LOVE Somebody Somewhere. if you haven't seen it, watch it.
loving - any clip from project hail mary that is on tik tok. i watch them all. i loved the book and i loved the movie.
eating - this cupcake in about 4 bites because who doesn't love a birthday treat cupcake???
