What’s for dinner?
Baking Paska Bread for Easter
What a beautiful, productive, sunny, springy day-before-Easter-Sunday. Beautiful, sunny and springy because the mid-50s warmth was … [Read More]
What’s for dessert?
Birthday Cupcake Planning
My company asked me to make the cupcakes for our CEO's birthday party/Indians' home opener celebration lunch on Monday. Which was … [Read More]
In the Fresh Domestic Kitchen
Scallops & Tomatoes
This similar scallop recipe from Epicurious was my inspiration for simplified scallops and tomatoes. Fresh Domestic Scallops + Tomatoes Recipe: 1/2 cup scallops - rinse, pat dry, sprinkle with salt and pepper 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes - washed and halved 1/4 cup red onions - chopped olive oil lemon … [Read More]
BBQ Chicken Pizza
Dinner Idea #1: Fettuccine Alfredo with seafood...but no butter means no alfredo sauce. Dinner Idea #2: The boyfriend suggests BLTs. Again. Promptly vetoed with a scowl. Dinner Idea #3: Pizza, the constant fall-back. He suggests Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza. But no ranch means no chicken bacon ranch pizza. Dinner Idea … [Read More]
In the Fresh Domestic Garden
Winter Wonderland
On my way out the door for breakfast — okay, a late breakfast at noon, what most people refer to as lunch — it was just starting … [Read More]
3 Flowerbeds + 10 Dirty Fingernails Later…
Today launched our post-Memorial summer hours at work, when we're released at 3:30. And I made the most of my extra hours. First, … [Read More]
Around Town + Beyond
My Master Camping Checklist
Here is my Master Camping Checklist I use when packing for a camping trip. Sleeping: Tent Tarp and rug Sleeping bags, blankets, pillows Air mattress and pump Surviving: I bring a Big Blue Camping Bin, which contains most of my survival gear (tools, rope, knives, cooking and eating supplies) already … [Read More...]
My Essential First Aid Kit Supplies
One of the most important (and yet, least frequently used) pieces of My Master Camping Checklist is a thorough First Aid Kit stocked with the essential medical supplies I might need on a road trip or a camping excursion. My First Aid Kit is stored on the top of my Big Blue Camping Bin so it's easy to … [Read More...]
