One of Whit’s best friends celebrated his eleventh birthday today. While I realize birthday celebrations are not mission critical, celebrations are one thing I know how to pull off in a time when I feel a little helpless otherwise. I sent a simple text to rally the troops (ie. moms). The moms then rallied their… Read More
Happy St. Patrick’s Day and Top o’ the Morning! Since we enjoyed our Lucky Leprechaun Brunch on Sunday, I surprised the family with delivery of our favorite treat this morning… Krispy Kreme!!! You’ll recognize all of the same festive table additions from this past weekend (and past years for that matter). That roll of wrapping… Read More
One of our favorite St. Patrick’s Day dinners each year is corned beef sandwiches! We enjoyed it this year on our first night of “e-learning” so I suppose that qualifies as a school night. I realize it seems like this is turning into a food blog. I assure you, it isn’t :-) I just had… Read More
Since we watched mass online, I decided to swap out our usual Sunday Supper for a Lucky Leprechaun Brunch! I had shopped for this meal during my regular grocery run earlier in the week. It was originally planned for St. Patrick’s Day morning but was afraid none of my rainbow fruit would be left by… Read More
I’ve been waiting all week for Pi Day! I bought a flat of the juiciest, most scrumptious strawberries from the Georgia Tech ZTA fundraiser. We’ve been enjoying them on yogurt, in smoothies and just on their own. I even gave a few cartons away. But, I had earmarked the last of the lot for strawberry… Read More
I’m continuing the St. Patrick’s Day celebrations at home today with a favorite we’ve been enjoying for years – Irish Beef & Guinness Stew. This is a version I tweaked for the Instant Pot, but it would be easy to cook in a dutch oven or crock pot as well. It’s really just a basic… Read More
My kids love semi-homemade soft pretzels (meaning from a box, not frozen). These are definitely in the rare treat category, with the prep and rise time involved. I’ve enjoyed getting creative with them for different holidays and particularly love these shamrock soft pretzels! Shamrock Soft Pretzels Video You can watch the whole thing in action… Read More