egg bites

 

grocery shop - fresh street market, april 14

 

peanut butter, clamato, popcorn twists, ice tea, coffee creamer, 2 cream cheese, juice, whole chicken, pork chops, romaine, crumpets, pizza bagels 

$76

lunch at my desk - a little charcoot

 

very good dinner - one pot chicken

 

 

Just look at how scrumptious that looks!  Easy too, and only a handful of ingredients needed.

The dinner was based on BBC Good Food's One Pot Garlic Chicken.  I made 2 changes - softened some minced onion and garlic in the pan before adding the chicken, and increased the stock by half - you know I like things soupy.  Serve with rice and peas for a fabulous dinner.

3 out of 4 family members enjoyed it, so hopefully we'll remember it and have it again.

book club 27 - Undone by Karin Slaughter

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book club 26 - Everyone in my family has killed someone by Benjamin Stevenson

 2024-26

 

book club 25 - Does It Hurt by H.D. Carlton

 2024-25

 

book club 24 - The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J Maas

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book club 23 - audiobook - Born of Water by A.L. Knorr

 2024-23

 

book club 22 - Sustainable Minimalism by Stephanie Marie Seferion

 2024-22

 

book club 21 - The Lover by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

 2024-21

 

book club 20 - Shutout by Avery Keelan

 2024-20

 

DIY - Coffee creamer

 I unfortunately developed a habit over the past few years of liking iced coffee.  I might have mentioned in the past that I've never liked coffee, and it's true, I find it so bitter.  But add enough sugar and cream and ice and I'm all over that bad girl.

Which of course, is not good for you.  But that is beside the point right now.  This point is that it's not good for you, AND expensive AND full of additives to use commercially prepared coffee creamers, even though they are 1,000% delicious and come in all sorts of fun flavors.

BUT - you can also make them at home!

I did some googling, and there are basically 3 different bases you can use - condensed milk, cream, or coconut milk.  Then, add stuff - vanilla, cocoa powder, different extracts.

I made a coconut milk vanilla and maple syrup creamer and it was pretty tasty!  You have to blend the heck out of it to break up the creamy solids of the coconut milk, but if you get a glop of that in your cup, there are worse things that could happen.

lunch at my desk - Mucho Burrito again - chicken quesadilla

 

3 really really good (and easy) desserts - Giant Chocolate Cookie, Biscoff Cheesecake and Double Chocolate Brownies

 

Sometimes I let my family pick out desserts they'd like to try for Sunday Dinners.  Mostly I don't, because I usually want to make something fast and hopefully cheap.  But The Girl picked out the giant chocolate chip cookie pictured above, and it was a winning move.  Baked just enough so it stays gorgeous and soft and chewy, it's super easy and delicious.

giant chocolate cookie with cacao nibs and flaky salt

Then, of course, it was  The Boy's turn to pick and he went with a traditional brownie.  So similar to his sisters pick, ingredient wise, and even taste wise, but different at the same time.

lee lees double chocolate chunk brownies

Lastly is THE BEST cheesecake possibly ever.  I would have to really really think if it's better than my mom's.  For now let's call it different, but just as good.  It's from Fitwaffle - 5 Ingredient Biscoff Cheesecake.

Base:

200g Lotus Biscuits, finely crushed

60g unsalted butter, melted

Filling:

500g cream cheese, room temp

150g Biscoff spread

100g icing sugar

Topping:

200g Biscoff spread, melted

2 Lotus biscuits, finely crushed

Tin size: 8x8”

 

Mix your crushed cookies and melted butter, and set aside 2 TB of the crumbs.  Please the rest into a parchment lined tin and press down firmly.  Refrigerate the tin while you beat together the filling ingredients until smooth.  Pour over the crust and smooth down.  Pour the melted biscoff over the top and sprinkle with crumbs.  Refrigerate at least 3 hours, until firm.