We’ve been eating a typical 1950s menu this week which has been a lot of fun. And a lot of cooking! One thing my mom recalls her mother cooking back in the 50s was stuffed bell peppers. I don’t have her exact recipe so I improvised. These are definitely going to be part of our…
Timely Tunes ~ March 16, 2017
Despite the snowstorm in the Northeast, spring is making its appearance in many parts of the country. Soon we will be rolling down the car windows, blasting our tunes and blowing out the cobwebs. This week’s Timely Tunes playlist is perfect for that first warm drive of the season. Hint: while it’s *okay* to listen…
An Aldi Grocery Haul
My grocery haul posts are usually following one of the monthly shopping trips my daughter and I do together. Our last grocery haul was February 7th and we won’t be doing our March trip until the 28th. I do still have a lot of staples and frozen items on hand and could make do with…
How To Practice Mindfulness While Cleaning House
It’s all too easy to rush through our housework in an effort to just get it over with so we can move on to something else. But what if we took a different approach? What if we used housework to practice mindfulness? This post may contain affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn…
Menu Monday ~ 1950s Style
This week we’re going to eat like it’s 1955…or thereabouts. I spent a couple of hours this weekend looking through old cookbooks and family recipes. Let me just say – they ate some weird stuff back then. And they had a strange compulsion to put all manner of food stuffs in gelatin. Still, I think…
Create a Homemaker’s Puttering Basket
Putter: to move around without hurrying and in a relaxed and pleasant way. I don’t hear people talk about “puttering” much anymore so I looked up the definition to make sure the meaning hadn’t changed. You know how it is. You grow up calling a certain type of summer footwear “thongs” only to have that…
Timely Tunes ~ March 9, 2017
Another week, another opportunity to experience new music. This week’s Timely Tunes features musicians from Venezuela, Cuba and Argentina, as well as a reissue of an Alice Coltrane compilation. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Thank you for supporting Life With Dee! Timely Tunes Juana Molina “Cosoco” (From “Halo”) The first single from Argentinian songwriter Juana…
How Women in the 1950s Stayed Fit and Trim
Take a look at old photos from the 1950s and what do you notice about the women? With few exceptions they are thin. Their waists are tiny! What’s up with that? How did they stay fit and trim? What has changed in the past half century? I decided to do a little research. This post…
Sweet and Spicy Shrimp over Cheese Grits
Shrimp and grits…a staple of the South. There are countless recipes. From simple to complex. Here is my recipe for Sweet and Spicy Shrimp. This post may contain affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Read more here. Sweet and Spicy Shrimp Print Yum Sweet and Spicy Shrimp IngredientsShrimp (preferably Gulf)…
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