HAPPY HOMEMAKER MONDAY with MENU & RECIPES week 2 of 2024 BLOG 366.8

Good Morning friends. I hope this second week of 2024 finds you healthy and happy. We’re doing well, but there has been a major resurgence of COVID here in our little rural town and MANY people we know are down with it so as a precaution we have not strayed far from home this past week nor will we this week. I read that there is a new strain that is rearing it’s ugly head all over the country, so please be careful.

Be sure to join us for Happy Homemaker Monday and link up with our hostess, Sandra at Diary of a Stay at Home Mom

It is still really cold here (highs in the low 40’s and lows in the 20’s), breezy and REALLY wet here with snow the last 2 nights that didn’t stick here on the valley floor, but did on the local hills so we can see it all around us. It is predicted to be in FULL swing later this week as we are on winter storm watch now. The weatherman can’t make up his mind as to when the snow will actually hit though – it keeps changing hourly so I guess we’ll have to wait and see as the storm actually hits. Honestly I’d prefer the snow to the rain most days.

I did get a new really warm and cozy hoodie that I’ve just about been living in along with comfy Levi’s and UGGs.

I have a bit of my normal winter sinus issues due to the atmospheric pressures being all over the place with these storms, but doing well otherwise. I’m thinking about how to adjust all my schedules due to COVID closures and such and still meet commitments. The only real appointment I have this week is for a haircut tomorrow and to pick up a few groceries on the way home.

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS & APPOINTMENTS
  • LAUNDRY & CLEANING I’ve still been de-decorating from Christmas and packing things away. Will do a deep clean later this week since I’ll be home.
  • GROCERIES & ERRANDS Haircut tomorrow and groceries.
  • PAPERWORK, PHONE CALLS, PROJECTS & TRAVELS Hoping to finish a few things up this week and start with a clean work area.
  • RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I’m supposed to cook at the Eagles several times in the near future, but right now I’m taking it a day at a time since things are so up in the air with closures.

WHAT’S ON THE DVR/TV
  • YAY! New shows for the season are slowly coming back. I’m enjoying the KID’S BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP and catching up on some old movies. We watched A League of Their Own last week and STRANGE WEATHER, a Holly Hunter movie which was pretty strange itself.

I finished Marie Force’s State of Bliss last weekend and finally started Canary Girls by Jennifer Chiaverini. I also got caught up on all the stray magazines I had around, but there are a couple cookbooks to finish up.

BREAKFAST is always a work in progress for me – it will generally be hot water and a fruit yogurt 😀

MONDAY 1/8
TUESDAY 1/9
WEDNESDAY 1/10
THURSDAY 1/11
FRIDAY 1/12
SATURDAY 1/13
SUNDAY 1/14
DINNER
CASHEW CHICKEN and CHEESY LEEK GRATIN
CHICKEN CHILES RELLENOS STRATA recipe will post 1/25
 CHICKEN CORDON BLEU
 JACKFRUIT TACOS with GREEN APPLE SALSA
 BBQ CHICKEN
 GRILLED PIMIENTO CHEESE SANDWICHES with TOMATO BISQUE
MISO BUTTER ROASTED CHICKEN
DESSERT
 
CINNAMON COFFEE CAKE
 CHEESE APPLE CRISP
 

In order to take favorite photos, one must first leave the house. That hasn’t happened this week, so here’s a favorite from New Year’s Eve of my winning charcuterie board. And of my white Christmas Cactus that’s blooming up a storm.

Sherry

How are you liking Canary Girls? I started it and then the library took it back and I had to wait and I just got it back! I plan to read it over the long weekend. I’m enjoying it so far.

I love Cashew Chicken! That Greek pasta salad is making me drool too!!!

Beautiful Christmas Cactus! Have a wonderful week!

QuiltLady

It was slow to get into Canary Girls, but I’m finally getting to a point where I want to know more about the characters – good sign I’m going to like it 😀 I hope your week is going GREAT too.

Jean

Hope you stay healthy! My Christmas cactus is such on the verge of blooming…it operates on its own schedule, ha. All those snacks look so wonderful and what a beautiful winning board you had. Hope you have a great rest of your week!

QuiltLady

Mine too! Only my white one really bloomed for Christmas 😀 Thank you. I hope you have a great weekend and enjoy football.

Colletta

The “sickness” hit our household in the beginning of December. I was thankful that everyone was feeling better before Christmas! Stay safe and healthy 🙂

Colletta

QuiltLady

Glad you were all well before the holidays. With just the 2 of us this year it has been so much easier to stay home and healthy. I really want to keep it that way. I hope your week is going GREAT.

Carrie@northwoods scrapbook

Hello dear Tamy!
It’s the same here with all the crud everywhere. Flus and covid – blech!! Prayers for you to stay good and healthy!!
Your cactus looks awesome! And your charcuterie is amazing!
Love all of your beautiful inspirations.
Blessings to you for an amazing week ahead. xoxo

QuiltLady

Thank you Carrie. I’m staying home as much as humanly possible and away from people in general. I personally know a dozen people (since I wrote that comment I found it was more than 2 dozen) with COVID right now and have been avoiding being put in situations of having to deal with some of them – those that don’t have the sense to stay home and out of harm’s way. Personally, I’m back to wearing a mask because of being immunocompromised – even fully vaccinated I worry about taking ill. I hope your week is going well. Blessings and HUGS.

QuiltLady

Thank you! They are one of my best growers. I started a few years back with one and now have given away more than I can remember and have 5 thriving plants here that will need to be split again in the spring. I hope you’re having a WONDERFUL week.

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