Autumn is finally here!!! Hooray! Here in Savannah we enjoyed a few days of cooler temps, but now temps and humidity are back to normal. Ah well! I’m linking up with Leslie again to share the list of things I’m hoping to do during the next few months. My Autumn Adventures! Camping. It’s no secret that Gene and I love to tent camp. We don’t camp during the summer because it’s just too hot, but come autumn we’re ready to…
I recently told you about the virtual cooking class I took from Chef Veera, and I told you I made a few of her recipes afterward. I’m excited to share them with you! Click on the headings below to get the recipes from Chef Veera’s site. She encourages us to play with the recipes to work with what we have or what we prefer, so I’ve shared my personal tweaks under each recipe. Zucchini Noodles with Pesto Now THIS is…
I’m SO excited to share this with you guys! Gene and I visited Greenville, South Carolina earlier this year–BC, Before COVID–and we discovered their local Oil & Vinegar shop. I immediately fell in love with it. I didn’t know much at all about olive oils or vinegar, and/but I love learning new things! The gentleman working that day (I think his name was Robert) was kind, friendly, and incredibly helpful. He guided us through the shop and suggested some oils…
Each month Anne at In Residence gives us five interesting prompts for bloggers (and anyone else!) to respond to. It’s fun to see each person’s takes on how those words are CURRENTLY applying to him/her. Since I didn’t post last month, I’m doing a two-fer today! I am CURRENTLY… feeling: itchy to travel somewhere! I KNOW I’m not alone in this one! We’re making tentative plans, so circle back later and see what/if/when anything happens! wearing: graphic tees. Apparently this…
We’re two months into spring, and it’s time for another peek at my Springtime Adventures List! I made some progress! Start HERE to see the initial list and my reasons for each item on the list. And click HERE for the one-month update. ✅Finish eating the chocolates from the Advent calendar I bought for my husband. DONE! ✅Tackle sourdough baking. DONE! Also, I decided it’s not for me! LOL! ✅Write notes to people and mail them. YES! I want to…
I’m late to the Currently party this month, but I don’t want to skip it! This month’s prompts from Anne at In Residence are making, missing, learning, loving, and reading. I am Currently… making: sourdough bread. This is on my Springtime Adventure List, and I’m happy to have FINALLY done this thing I’ve wanted to do for a long, long time. My starter did just okay for a couple of weeks until I discovered that whole wheat flour was the…
Whoops! I’m a little overdue with my update! About a month ago I posted my list of things I hope to do during this season. You can read that post HERE. And now let’s take a look at how things have gone! ✅Finish eating the chocolates from the Advent calendar I bought for my husband. DONE! Just LOOK how productive I’ve been! Actually, I’m pretty sure my husband helped finish this off. Since it IS his Advent calendar to…
Spring has sprung! And it’s time to set some goals for the new season. I thought about skipping Springtime Adventures (like I did during winter), but I decided that this might be the very BEST time to set some fun goals. So very much of life has tumped over lately due to COVID-19, but we can still opt to write out a simple list of things we want to do! Yes, they’ll need to be home-centric. That’s okay. Home is…
It’s time for CURRENTLY! Anne at In Residence supplies five prompts, and we all share what we’re CURRENTLY up to based on those prompts! This month we have: wrapping, baking, lighting, sending, and enjoying. Here we go! I am CURRENTLY… wrapping: my brain around the fact that December is here. I’m certainly not wrapping gifts because I’ve barely begun my shopping! WHAT?!? I almost ALWAYS make a point of doing all my gift buying before Thanksgiving. Not this year! baking: …
YOU GUYS!!! Yesterday I promised you a recipe for chili with a surprise twist, and this is it! PUMPKIN CHILI!!! I would never ever have thought pumpkin and chili in the same recipe would work, BUT the amazing Bri McKoy is the one who created it and shared it, and I trust Bri completely! Here’s the thing, this chili is packed with flavor, and/but the pumpkin plays nicely with all the other ingredients and doesn’t scream its presence. Really! My…