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Meal Prep–Chana Masala

Whereas my husband could eat Mexican food multiple times a week, I could eat Indian food multiple times per week. We’re doing all vegetarian this week, so this was an easy call. My husband also loves Indian food, just not quite as much as Mexican food. I found a recipe for Chana Masala on theContinue reading “Meal Prep–Chana Masala”

Meal Prep–Vegetarian Burrito Bowls

This is going to be a busy week because I am going out of town for a couple of days and the weather is nice, which always puts us into turbo project mode. So, I decided that I would do some meal prep to make lunches and dinners super easy and convenient (and healthy). MyContinue reading “Meal Prep–Vegetarian Burrito Bowls”

The Ancient Basement–More Progress on the Shelf at the bottom of the stairs

So this project is moving WAY more slowly than I ever expected, but here we are. We have made more progress than it’s going to appear in the following photos. So, what you can’t see from these photos is that the left and right walls are plumb and parallel (and that took a LOT ofContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–More Progress on the Shelf at the bottom of the stairs”

Hot Toasty Pesto Turkey Sandwiches–Fully Dressed

My husband loves sandwiches about as much as anyone you’ll ever meet. Deli meat has gotten crazy expensive, and then with all the recalls, we just don’t like to buy it. So, this week, I bought a turkey breast at the grocery. I let it thaw in the fridge and I took the meat offContinue reading “Hot Toasty Pesto Turkey Sandwiches–Fully Dressed”

Preserving the Kale harvest

The super cold forecast prompted me to pick the kale that I planted back in August. The Lacinato type has grown well, but I was afraid that the super cold weather would damage it, so I harvested all the viable leaves and left the rest. We’ll see if any of it survives. So I startedContinue reading “Preserving the Kale harvest”

The Ancient Basement–Shelf at the bottom of the stairs

We started this project during the weekend that we got snow and were stuck at the house. I think I jinxed us when I said I thought we could accomplish it over a long weekend. No such luck. I’ve had a few people ask how the project is going, so here is the update. IContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–Shelf at the bottom of the stairs”

Prepping for the Arctic Blast

Like most of the rest of the country, we are preparing for temperatures that are WELL below normal, and it’s also supposed to be windy. This is a combination that will kill my rosemary plant. So I decided to try to save it. Unfortunately the rosemary plant is a little floppy. So the first thingContinue reading “Prepping for the Arctic Blast”

The Ancient Basement–Snow Day Project

We are expected to get a lot of snow (for here) tomorrow, and we’ve had enough notice that we could actually think about, plan, and purchase everything for the project. We are going to build the shelves that we had planned all along at the bottom of the stairs–to fill this area. Years ago, IContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–Snow Day Project”

The Ancient Basement–finishing the Mudroom Wall

We took a break from working on the basement during the holidays, but we are back on getting the mudroom wall finished up. I bought 20 oiled bronze finish brass coat hooks from Van Dyke’s. They aren’t very tall which is good because there isn’t much room in that direction. There are 5 hooks betweenContinue reading “The Ancient Basement–finishing the Mudroom Wall”