My daughter and I started with hunger. We came up with a plan. We decided to make a fast and easy meal. She and I ended up making the best tasting home made chicken teriyaki we had ever made together! Ok, honestly, we hadn’t ever made chicken teriyaki together, so, yes, it was the bestContinue reading “Fast and Easy Home Made Chicken Teriyaki”
Category Archives: Indoor Activities
My Daughter’s Turkey Meatloaf
We went to visit my daughter, (sleep over)! We had some ground turkey that we had just bought, so, we figured we would bring it with us. My daughter offered to make us dinner, (lucky us)! I asked what was on the menu. Well, she said she had a great recipe for turkey meatloaf. IContinue reading “My Daughter’s Turkey Meatloaf”
The Good Earth
The Good Earth was a best selling book in the United States. It was so well received, that the author (Pearl S. Buck) was awarded a Pulitzer prize for fiction and later in her career, she won a Nobel prize for literature. The Good Earth is a story about the life of a poor farmer and his family, over a span of about 70 years. It is a page turner. To learn more about the author and the story itself, read my post.
My Daughter’s Chicken Fried Rice
My daughter came over and offered to make dinner for us. I said, “Heck Yes”!!! I asked her what she had in mind. She asked me what I had in the house. Well, I had quite a bit of boneless skinless chicken breasts and a bag of mixed vegetables in the freezer. That was aContinue reading “My Daughter’s Chicken Fried Rice”
Rummy
My Grandma taught me to play Rummy when I was a little girl. We used to play for hours. She always made hot tea for me (she called it little girls tea as it was more cream and sugar than tea). She also sat a tin of Danish Butter Cookies on the table for usContinue reading “Rummy”
My Husband’s Chicken, Vegetable Soup with Mini Farfalle
Ingredients, (try to use organics whenever you can). Ingredients for baking 2 Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast; Ingredients for cooking in the soup pot; Begin By Baking the Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts Set the oven rack to the center position in the oven and preheat to Bake at 350 degrees. Cover a baking tray with aluminumContinue reading “My Husband’s Chicken, Vegetable Soup with Mini Farfalle”
My Husband’s Easy Potato, Ham and Vegetable Soup with Mini Farfalle
Ingredients, (try to use organics whenever you can) Directions Put the liquids in a cooking pot, (2 cups, Organic Chicken Stock) and (4 cups, Organic Potato Leek Soup) in a 6 quart, (minimum), cooking pot. I love this GreenLife brand, Soft Grip Diamond Healthy Ceramic Nonstick, 6 QT Stock Pot with Strainer Lid. Once theContinue reading “My Husband’s Easy Potato, Ham and Vegetable Soup with Mini Farfalle”
Collecting – Occupied Japan
I’m going to tell you about treasure and treasure hunting, (the treasure in this case is Occupied Japan Collectibles).
This is a story about what happened, after Japan surrendered, at the end of WWII, that brought about the creation of manufactured ceramics / porcelain dishware and figurines, stamped with the addition of the words “Occupied Japan”…..
It all began with war.
Five Straight
Five Straight is a board game for 2 to 9 players. The idea of the game is to be the first to place 5 of your assigned colored pegs in a straight line, (diagonally, horizontally or vertically). Sounds simple, right ? This game is addictive, but just the same, it’s recommended for ages 8 andContinue reading “Five Straight”
Dust
Dust is a bio-thriller, written by Charles Pellegrino. I bought his book, many years ago, and started to read it.
It sucked me in from the start…. you might say, it devoured me….
If you like bio-thrillers, you are going to want to read this book.
Do not start reading with chapter one!
Begin with the prologue, “Satan’s Black Pool”, where you are taken back in time, to witness the beginning of a tragedy.