I accidentally went to WF and bought a tin of bark.  I don’t know why I wandered over to the cookie/dessert bar section of the store, I think I was looking for an individual Califia pumpkin almond milk because I wanted to try a smaller size before committing to the big one, but anyway…they had all these different yummy kinds of bark.  And then it was like do I buy a few for $$$ or do I get my money’s worth and fill the tin for the $13.99.  Ummm…get my money’s worth yo!?!  So you… Read more >

We have already entered holiday zone. Kyle’s parents came for the weekend and we celebrated both Thanksgiving and Christmas together.  Because why not? I wasn’t involved in picking the date, but since they were gifted Niners tickets to Sunday’s game, they scheduled their holiday visit to California for this past weekend and now the ball is officially rolling…straight ahead til New Years!!!!!! At least the weather shifted this week.  So it does, in fact, feel like Fall now.  We even got sprinkles.  Now my plants are happy again (drought problems). Let’s get to the really important stuff…. Read more >

Running through this past week’s dinners fast because I have a fun weekend post to share… This is out of order, but I am too lazy to copy and paste the photos correctly.  HA!  So above is Wednesday’s meal.  My dad came to play but I wasn’t sure if he’d be joining us for dinner.  Once he determined he was staying, he called on the way over and offered to pick up extra chicken thighs.  Then I just made extra peas and rice and sauce.  Boom. I didn’t measure the ingredients I put into the sweet dijon… Read more >

This week’s meal plan was so uninspired I almost didn’t share it.  I’ve been so lazy with grocery shopping I set myself up for disaster because I only had a few set meals and the rest I just factored in as “wing it” days.  Which is fine when you have a full freezer (which we do) but it’s not very exciting. Soup and salad.  So basic.  Whatever.  This soup isn’t that good.  At least not by itself.  I will use the rest in a recipe that will make it not the focal point, but won’t buy… Read more >