This recipe from Ina’s new Modern Comfort Food is delicious! The entire family loved it and the boys said they could never eat chicken that wasn’t cooked this way again. :-) It was easy, comforting and one of those that makes your house smell divine. Skillet Roasted Chicken & Potatoes Recipe in Modern Comfort FoodServes 4… Read More
The Spicy Fifty is a delicious and unusual cocktail that I found through my parent’s wonderful neighbor! She is in a virtual cocktail group and I always love reading about their creations on her social media. This one particularly intrigued me and I had everything on hand to make it outside of the pepper! It… Read More
For my latest read, I fell back into my favorite genre – young adult fiction. Haha! In all seriousness, House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig was a mesmerizing, evocative story that I very much enjoyed. It’s a take on the old Twelve Dancing Princesses fairytale. Here, twelve beautiful sisters live together on… Read More
Winter weather means you will find soups, roasts and chilis on my supper table most days of the week! One of my family’s all time favorite recipes is White Chicken Chili. The original version of this recipe was shared NINE years ago in my Chili & Beer Tasting post. I have been unable to find white chicken… Read More
I can hardly believe my precious niece and “bestie” turns EIGHT today! She is smart, well spoken, hard working, intuitive, tender-hearted, and funny. She loves ballet, Barbies, stuffies, cooking, crafting and helping out around the house. (she’s not en pointe…. just playing) I can remember the day Sister called me to get Jay as she… Read More
I don’t care much for winter, but I do have some favorite warm, cozy items that are staples here this time of year! I share a version of this list each January (just look at some of the old pics!) Harney & Sons Teas After having tried boxes upon boxes of grocery and specialty store… Read More
As fortunate as my children are, I still feel frustration, anger and helplessness that I can’t give them back the life they were living in March of 2020. And I mean the simplest of things… being able to go to a movie with friends, to hop out of the car without a mask, to have… Read More