While my daughter is in Copenhagen learning the meaning of Hygge, I just got my own kind of cozy on with a simple and delicious party menu of comfort foods. For us non-Danes, hygge is roughly translated to mean coziness. It means creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying the good things in life with good people. Hygge …
Oh my, let me just tell you how much I am loving my new cookbook, Everyday Detox by Megan Gilmore! This cookbook is full – I mean jam-packed full of some of the tastiest and healthiest recipes that I have ever come across. Last night I made Megan’s Red Bell Pepper & Tomato Bisque. It …
Happy Monday Morning! I gotta’ admit – getting back into the swing of the school year and being back in the classroom is a big transition for me. Oh, it’s all going well, but with so many in the house back to school, and one daughter packed up and off to Denmark – it feels …
Chicken wings and football are a perfect pairing. So when my friend invited us over for barbecue and the 49ers game we not only said, “Yes”, I also said, “I’ll bring chicken wings.” Perfect! I have had a recipe that I have been meaning to get around to making. In fact I bought the chicken …
A little over a week ago, I took my daughter to the airport where she boarded a plane to Copenhagen, Denmark. This was most definitely a teary-eyed day. I have sent many children off to college. I helped one child move into her first dorm 3,000 miles away! I also drove cross-country with this child …
We all have days where life gets hard. In fact, some days it can be really hard. The one constant that I have found is that my attitude makes a huge difference in how those challenging days play out. I’ll be honest – while I am generally a very positive person, there are times when …
This is my 19th year packing school lunches! And I have five more years to go before the youngest is off to college. That is a whole lot of lunches! Every morning my kitchen counter becomes an assembly line of breads, proteins, chopped veggies, sliced fruit, and crunchy snacks. Trying to keep it appealing with a …
I am back to work today. Officially. I have three days of in-service (lots of meetings) and on Thursday I will be welcoming 66 students throughout the day to my classroom. All year I try my best to inspire preteens to love reading, writing, social studies, and learning. It is fun, it is hard work, and …
As you probably can tell, since I have shared two recipes already, I am really loving Everyday Detox by Megan Gilmore! Megan’s take on clean eating is that it is not just the way to eat when you are looking for a detox, but that there are healthy eating options that not only work during …
This is the first time that I have made zucchini lasagna, but it certainly will not be the last. I am still trying out my new cook book Everyday Detox by Megan Gilmore. I am loving this cookbook more and more! Review coming soon! I have heard about Zucniini Lasagna before, but to be honest …
