In case you haven’t noticed by now, I like to keep my recipes simple. My most popular post is my recipe for Easy No-Bake Oatmeal Peanut Butter Balls, and a search for “easy” on this blog will pull up several other recipe posts. I am always interested when I come across easy recipes on the internet, but I also am skeptical and worry that my family won’t fall for the shortcuts. Recently I tried three ridiculously easy recipes with 3 ingredients or less, and they all passed the family taste test.
Three years ago today, my son got his driver’s license.
Three years ago today, I went to The Healthy Back Store to order a fancy desk chair.
Three years ago today, I got a phone call while I was confirming my order. Continue reading
Today marks the second Sunday in Lent, and the end of my first full week of observing Lent. So far I’ve done well with reading Scripture–or at least listening to the Daily Prayer Podcasts–and trying to take the words to heart.
The Old Testament readings have been pieces of the story of Joseph, which you may know as Joseph and the Coat of Many Colors or Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (the musical). It’s really such a good story that touches on so many human failings (favoritism, jealously, pride) and redeeming qualities (honesty, love, forgiveness).
The New Testament readings have been from Paul’s First Letter To The Corinthians. While I struggle with many of Paul’s writings, I appreciate many others. But, none of this weeks readings from I Corinthians really spoke to me.
On the other hand, I found lots of good nuggets in the Psalms and prayers.
Have you seen Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat?
Are you going to see the “Noah” movie?
I have such a hard time coming up with menu ideas. A few Saturdays ago I had already done my weekly grocery shopping, but still was feeling uninspired about what to cook for Sunday dinner. When I came across Marie’s recipe for kale and goat cheese pizza, it sounded so good I braved Trader Joe’s on Sunday morning to get the ingredients.
I can’t make any recipe without making it my own, and that is especially true for pizza. I used a whole wheat crust and Trader Joe’s bottled pizza sauce, omitted the fresh sliced tomatoes that Marie used, and added kalamata olives and a sprinkle of shredded mozzarella cheese.
Because I knew I wouldn’t be putting all the kale on the pizza, I massaged the kale. Have you heard about this? When you are going to use kale in a salad, massaging the leaves with a bit of oil makes it much more tender. I washed and dried the kale and then sprayed it with Olive Oil Pam® and massaged the kale leaves until they looked softer and shiny. It really did make a difference!
To make the pizza, I basically followed the directions on the pizza dough package, but watched the baking time carefully with Marie’s warning in mind. I thought it was delicious and my husband even ate all the kale from one of his slices. 😉
Have you ever massaged your kale?
What is your favorite pizza topping?
One of my goals for February was to run on my business trip to Europe. I made sure that I could check that one off by going for a run to do some sightseeing in Marburg on the morning I arrived. It was a great way to try to adjust to the time difference (a 7 hour flight doesn’t leave much time for sleep!) and explore the city.
On the way to my hotel, I had notice a running path that ran along the Lahn river, so I headed out that way.
When I first saw the castle off in the distance, I had no idea that I’d run/walk all the way up there several times! Continue reading
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