Southwestern Chicken and Vegetable Soup By Melanie Riley Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 stalks celery, diced 1 medium onion, diced 1 green, red, or yellow bell pepper (or any combination), diced 3 carrots, sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 64 oz. low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth 1 – 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes 1…
Like a child…
Welcome back, Spring! I noticed on my walk yesterday that our peach trees are blooming. Today is warm and sunny and nothing makes me happier. Well, unless it’s this: My sweet husband had this gorgeous, blooming lilac bush delivered to me today. Lilacs are very special to me. My grandmother had huge lilac bushes at…
Weekend in the City
I just realized I haven’t posted anything since last Monday. I’ll bet you’re thinking that I’ve been so busy actually doing everything I wrote on my schedule that I didn’t have time to blog, right? Well, not exactly. I did quite well on Monday and Tuesday but then I started coming down with a cold. I had…
A week-at-a-glance: fitting it all in
Free customizable printable available here. I’ve studied it from every angle and finally had to admit that there is no way for me to have a regular daily schedule/routine. Not only is every day different around here but each week brings new and different activities. Our lives simply do not follow a *normal* pattern and…
Guest Post Friday ~ Chunky Potato and Chicken Soup
Chunky Potato and Chicken Soup by Christine Pappas Ingredients: 1 large onion, roughly diced 2 tablespoons butter 4 cups broth * 5 potatoes, peeled and cubed 3 carrots, peeled and chopped 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded or cubed black pepper 1/3 cup flour 1 cup skim milk fresh minced parsley (or dried parsley) Directions:In a…
Giving it up for Lent
David and I are getting ready to head to church for the Ash Wednesday service in just a bit so this will be short. I’m giving up chips and French fries for Lent this year but as usual there are more important things I’ll be doing, pondering and focusing on during this Lenten season. They…
Next year…
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been living vicariously through my New Orleans friends on Facebook as they have celebrated Carnival season and today, Mardi Gras. It looks like SO MUCH FUN! Even the cops get in on the fun: I swear, I’m going to figure out a way to be there for Mardi…
Read Across America Day
Today, March 3rd, is the NEA’s 17th annual “Read Across America Day”. That sounds like a great reason to talk about books. I joined a new, online book club the first of the year. We vote on a book to read each month. So far we’ve selected: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (January) My Mother She…
We are done now, right?
Rain, ice, sleet, snow, thundersnow, thundersleet! We have run the gamut of winter weather today. Church was cancelled, roads are treacherous, and area schools have already cancelled classes for tomorrow. Old Man Winter, you’ve had a good run but it’s time for you to scoot on out of here. Deal?
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