As always, there’s been lots of cooking. We don’t go out a lot, so there’s 3 meals a day having to be had. Breakfast is not my forte, so it’s simple. Lunch sometimes the kids prepare it for the three of us at home during the day, but we’ve been busy and trying new routines, so that’s on trial.
But there’s dinners. That’s a must of course, the meal we spent together around our table, no one misses. Some times we have friends over, and that is great too. But it is our time together, to catch our breathes, to check in, to see what the week will bring us, and how our day was. It is a very special time I am so glad we can spend it together, each day.
And a menu has been so helpful, that I dread when I’m not on top of it, because it saves so much time, knowing what we are having at least during the week, when we are all more tired.
But it requires some planning, and organizing. Something I am trying to do. All those magazine cutouts, with recipes I’d love to try. but the pile keeps growing, and meals are happening… and not from this pile. I need to go through them and then pick what to cook for the week. it gives us 5 new meals to try, and thank goodness my family doesn’t mind new foods, because who knows! There might be a keeper from all those clipped recipes! but the menu is set for the week and I can breathe at ease again.
I’ve enjoyed chai daily. Few times a day actually. I make it with decaf tea, so it’s good for any time of the day. It is Heather’s recipe that I tweak here and there a bit, but follow it for the most part.
And of course it tastes even better in my new birthday mug!
I made our favorite apple cinnamon muffins. They are so good!
For my birthday I got two bread proofing baskets. Not sure which bread recipe I can use them with, but I gave it a try with the bread I make every week.
It grew some, but I think it didn’t get the whole effect it’s suppose to get from these baskets.
(Before baking)
But there’s nothing wrong about getting a cute looking homemade warm bread at dinner time, right?
We’ve had lots of other foods baked and cooked, and served, I just haven’t taken pictures. What have you’ve been cooking lately? Please do share, I’d love to try new recipes.