We pulled out all the stops to celebrate National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day - fresh loaf of bread, new jar of Skippy (creamy please), and a new jar of jelly (the classic grape). We enjoyed our sandwiches in classic school lunchbox style, with chips and fruit.
There’s nothing like the first scoop of peanut butter […]
We celebrated Pi Day with homemade sourdough crust Pi themed pizza pie with garden fresh tomatoes and rings of onion and sliced olives. The toppings were all round to celebrate Pi. Unfortunately when the cheese melted, the Pi related handiwork also melted… it was still delicious though.
We celebrated National Chili Day with a big bowl topped with cheese and corn chips. We took the easy road and opened a can of Hormel, but the toppings make it celebratory!
We recently saw an episode of “Visiting with Huell Howser” where he visited the Krüegermann Sauerkraut operation, a 5-generations-old family run business. This sauerkraut is truly fermented, with just cabbage, water, and salt in the ingredient list - no vinegar. A friend picked some up for us at Alpine Village (thanks Alan!) and […]
When was the last time you enjoyed Chex Mix? We’ve been snacking on this treat - with Cheerios added - throughout the holidays. Yum!
National Deviled Egg Day is a good excuse to enjoy some of these tasty treats. Cooking the eggs in the Instant Pot makes them super easy to peel.
Instant Pot hard boiled eggs:
1/2 C water in pot, eggs on rack.
6 min LP, 6 min NR, cool in cold water.
We were treated to a visit from The Great Pumpkin Courtesy of ESPD!
To celebrate National White Chocolate Day, we enjoyed Oatmeal Everything Cookies.
Used Mom’s traditional oatmeal cookie recipe, and added both semisweet and white chocolate chips.
Can’t decide between crunchy or soft cookies? Bake one tray a little longer than the other and enjoy both!
Starting a batch of Limoncello for Christmas.
Memorial Day Meal
Hot dogs, macaroni salad, heirloom tomatoes, and fresh strawberries. Yum!
We were treated to a Memorial Day Flyover…
Low, Slow and smoke trail filled fleet of 18 military planes, including a WWII-era Douglas C-53D at the front as well as C-47 transports, P-40 Warhawks and P-51 Mustangs.
We celebrated with a scaled down version of a Pioneer Woman recipe - Caramel Apple Pie - and had individual pies. We added a bit of cinnamon and nutmeg to the apples because, cinnamon and nutmeg! We didn’t have caramel sauce, but the pies were still delicious without it.
Here’s the recipe: Caramel Apple […]
We all live on a ball orbiting a ball
Another ball orbits us after all
It’s patently clear
Whether far or near
We’re all just balls orbiting balls orbiting balls
Our friend Cindy has been busy crafting, and we were gifted this amazing cork wreath - thank you Cindy! She does beautiful work, and this will be a cheerful and festive addition at Christmas-time.
Our Christmas cactus got into the spirit of things too
We enjoyed Enchilada Casserole for Cinco de Mayo. Laura grew up with this recipe, and it’s a good one to customize… add corn, jalapeños for heat, add or swap beans in for the meat, etc… We’ve always used corn tortillas, as that’s the “classic” taste of enchiladas. Adding toppings is part of the fun!
We tried out a new recipe to celebrate National Garlic Day - “Everything” Pull Apart Bread. The “everything” seasoning is heavy on the garlic and the bread was very tasty. We’ll definitely make this again!
https://joeats.net/home/everythingbagelpullapartbread
Celebrating National Artichoke Heart Day!
10 min HP. 10 min NR.
2 Pizzas (Margherita & Pepperoni) from Slice & Pint
Today is Johnny Appleseed Day! This national holiday was created to celebrate Johnny Appleseed for introducing apple trees to the United States.
Laura left me Pink Lady & Envy apple slices on her way to her Needles and Knots meeting.
New adventure….. Avoided the holiday storm by leaving early and staying in Bakersfield… Found Temblor Brewery… Tried 15 beers (3 Flights)
Pork Banh Mi Sandwich & Santa Carota Farms grass fed, carrot-finished beef Burger
https://temblorbrewing.com/