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August 25, 2020

German Sweet Chocolate Cream Pie: Tasty Tuesday 08.2020

Dearest readers and eaters, thanks for joining me for Tasty Tuesday 08.2020. Who wants pie? Not any ole pie. I’m talking German sweet chocolate cream pie!! This was a summer bucket list activity that I tackled last week. And the results were met with rave reviews from my Princey-poo. This is a quick recipe to […]

Filed Under: Craft and Create Tagged With: #GermanChocolate, #GermanSweetChocolateCreamPie, #SummerBucketList, #TastyTuesday

Easy Faux Seafood Salad: Pinterventures, 07.2020

July 21, 2020

Easy Faux Seafood Salad: Pinterventures, 07.2020

Dearest eaters and readers, thank you for joining me for today’s Tasty Tuesday’s post where I’m making easy faux seafood salad. I am joining Erlene at My Pinterventures for this month’s Pinterest Challenge and blog hop. I haven’t joined up with Erlene since this post in January. Glad to be back it again! The purpose […]

Filed Under: Craft and Create Tagged With: #cooking, #CraftandCreate, #PinterestChallengeBlogHop, #Pinterventures, #SeafoodSalad, #TastyTuesday

June 15, 2020

Smoothie a Day: Tasty Tuesday 06.2020

Dearest readers and drinkers, sharing some smoothie recipes for Tasty Tuesday and joining my buddy Lauren at Shooting Stars Mag for her Glossies Made Me Do It series. For this link-up, participants share what magazines have inspired them to do or try. And for me, that glossy was this 06.15.2020 edition of “First for Women” […]

Filed Under: Craft and Create Tagged With: #CraftandCreate, #GlossiesMadeMeDoIt, #Smoothies, #TastyTuesday, #Wellness

November 12, 2019

Soup-Chili-Stew Recipe Swap & Blog Hop

Sweet Eaters and Readers, Welcome to Tasty Tuesday and the second annual soup-chili-stew recipe swap and blog hop! Try saying that with your mouth full. Whether you’re hungry or just like to eat, you’ve come to the right spot! More than a baker’s dozen-worth of bloggers have gathered together to share our favorite fall soup-chili-stew […]

Filed Under: Craft and Create Tagged With: #BlogHop, #Chili, #cooking, #FavoriteRecipes, #RecipeSwap, #Soup, #Stew, #TastyTuesday

September 17, 2019

Tasty Tuesday: Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches & Tex Mex Corn Salad

Dearest Readers and Eaters, Been awhile since I’ve opened up my kitchen to you guys! Even though we are still weight watching, I am still cooking and we are still eating. Sharing a Philly steak cheese sandwich and Tex Mex corn salad today. Although I am not new to the Philly cheese steak sandwich, I […]

Filed Under: Craft and Create Tagged With: #PhillyCheesesteakSandwiches, #TastyTuesday, #TexMexCornSalad

April 16, 2019

Tasty Tuesday: Crock Pot Shrimp Chow-da

Dearest eaters and readers, Welcome to another Tasty Tuesday. It’s been awhile since I brought you something from my kitchen. Time to rectify that! As I said in February, when I shared my chicken cordon bleu soup, someday, I’m going to share a recipe for something other than soup. But not today!! Yup, sharing another […]

Filed Under: Craft and Create Tagged With: #cooking, #LifeAfterRetirement, #ShrimpChowder, #TastyTuesday

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In what felt like the blink of an eye, I have gone from full-time wife to my sweet husband, hands-on mom to my two beautiful daughters and elementary school librarian to a retired, empty nester with lots of time on my hands. Join me on my journey to rediscover who I am. Glad you are here...

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10.06.2020 Be still my heart! Lucia is already usi 10.06.2020 Be still my heart! Lucia is already using some of the things that I donated yesterday to her daycare. It's wonderful to know that my old library craft supplies can continue to help other babies learn.
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