Tag: NANEA HOFFMAN

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

How is it that we’re in May already and we’re half way through Spring? I really am trying to find ways to slow things down and enjoy life more. I had to make multiple trips into town last week trying to accomplish several Eagle’s tasks.

On Friday we went to a BBQ at a friend’s house and then on Saturday went to the Farmer’s Market, Butcher and grocery store before having a nice lunch out. After we got home Saturday I spent 8 hours prepping the jam for yesterday’s fundraiser breakfast, the BBQ sauce for the upcoming BBQ competition, cupcakes for Tuesday’s Cinco de Mayo at a friend’s bar and grill. Sunday was the fundraiser breakfast in the morning and relaxing with NASCAR in the afternoon and catching up on some DVR shows in the evening.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

We’re going to FINALLY and consistently be in the low 70’s this week with lows in the upper 40’s. There will be some cloud cover which will keep the mornings cool with the highs happening around sunset. This will be a good week for my veggie starters to get their roots.

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS, TRAVEL,  APPOINTMENTS, MENUS & DVR/TV

LAUNDRY & CLEANING The laundry WAS all done… yesterday… 🙂 GROCERIES & ERRANDS I have a haircut on Wednesday morning when I’ll also do the Eagle’s shopping and my friends Bar & Grill shopping. RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING I’m just planning a few recipes a week for now and doing more CORN/YOYO nights as our schedule is so busy. DVR/TV I have just a couple Christmas movies left to finish and some food network shows. THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY new plant starts starting to grow… successful new recipes… majestic sunsets… fluffy kittens… ON MY MIND There’s an ALL member meeting on Friday night with the state representative that will probably determine the fate of the charter.

READING TIME

The book club that my girlfriend and I belonged to seems to have died a natural death. We decided to start our “own” 2 person club. We’re reading EVERYTHING WE KEEP by Kerry Lonsdale. I say we’re reading, but I’m starting today and she’s just about finished LOL It’s a 3 book series so I need to get going! 🙂

EVERYTHING WE KEEP ~ “A luminous debut with unexpected twists, Everything We Keep explores the devastation of loss, the euphoria of finding love again, and the pulse-racing repercussions of discovering the truth about the ones we hold dear and the lengths they will go to protect us.

Sous chef Aimee Tierney has the perfect recipe for the perfect life: marry her childhood sweetheart, raise a family, and buy out her parents’ restaurant. But when her fiancé, James Donato, vanishes in a boating accident, her well-baked future is swept out to sea. Instead of walking down the aisle on their wedding day, Aimee is at James’s funeral—a funeral that leaves her more unsettled than at peace.

As Aimee struggles to reconstruct her life, she delves deeper into James’s disappearance. What she uncovers is an ocean of secrets that make her question everything about the life they built together. And just below the surface is a truth that may set Aimee free…or shatter her forever.”

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	5/4 MONDAY TRIVIA NIGHT	5/5 TUESDAY TACO TUESDAY	5/6 WEDNESDAY	5/7 THURSDAY	5/8 FRIDAY	5/9 SATURDAY	5/10 SUNDAY
DINNER	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	CAESAR SALAD PARMESAN BOWL	OUT after ALL member meeting	MISO CHICKEN & SLAW	CHICKEN ORECCHIETTE with BROWN BUTTER WALNUT SAUCE
DESSERT	CHOCOLATE CHILI CUPCAKES for CINCO de MAYO @ TACO TUESDAY	HONEY RAISIN BRAN MUFFINS

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

We were able to Feng Shui the backyard last week with all the wonderful weather. I was able to clean up all the vegetable beds and get them prepped for this year. I did a ton of weeding and pruning also. Fresh flowers have been planted for spring along with all the seedlings for the garden. I planted 3 types of tomatoes, 4 types of cucumbers, carrots, onions, snap peas and zucchini.

Hubby was able to get the new hose reel hung to make sprinkling everything easier until he get all the misters and individual water systems up and running.

Photos this week are of the planting updates, yesterday’s Bloody Mary sample for the Mercy Foundation Fundraiser breakfast we had to kick off the BBQ competition coming up on the 17th and the beautiful majestic sunset last night. Oh and the bees are back and loving the azaleas! 🙂

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

• PUB ROAST
• ORANGE GLAZED MEATBALLS
• CHICKEN PARMESAN SLIDER BAKE

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• BAKED CARROT CASSEROLE
• SHEET PAN MAC & CHEESE w/ CRISPY EDGES
• CORN CHICKEN CHILE RELLENO SOUFFLE

 

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

OH MY, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT’S THE LAST WEEK OF APRIL??? I want this world to slow down!!!!!

Last week was a culmination of things coming to a head at the Eagles. I had to get the newsletter prepped and ready to mail in 2 days time with a special letter to members for a meeting on May 8th that will determine A LOT of things, starting with whether we keep our charter or not. To me it looks like we are going to lose our charter and I’m actually not as sad about that as you would think. In a weird way I’m okay with that. I’m so over the drama. I’m more upset by the amount of time I’ve tried to help keep things afloat and others have just laughed it all off. There is such a small handful of the 350+ members that have stepped up to do ANYTHING to help keep the place running and the doors open. Most treat it as a social club only.

I will be looking for other service projects to fill my time.

Hubby and I went to a painting class on Thursday night, but it had been canceled. She felt so bad that she hadn’t contacted me to keep us from driving so far that offered me a free class on Friday that I enjoyed! I do need to finish some of the top flowers, but am pretty happy with it.

We took a spontaneous trip to the coast on Saturday to meet up with our neighbors for lunch and gallery browsing. They had taken their trailer up for the weekend to attend their grandson’s invitational track meet. The hubby’s got a kick out of us driving 80 miles to visit with friends that live 200 feet away 🙂

Sunday was very relaxed and I got a lot done clearing my desk, laundry that had piled up the past week, prep for this week’s recipes…

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

I sure hope the weather forecaster got this week right!! Highs in the mid 60’s and lows in the low 40’s and partly cloudy will make it the perfect week to get the garden started. We have A LOT of clean up and organization to do that will take some serious time so we can get the new top soil in.

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS, TRAVEL,  APPOINTMENTS, MENUS & DVR/TV

LAUNDRY & CLEANING WHEW I did 7 loads yesterday! Usually I do a load every other day, but it’s been SOOOOOOOO busy this past week it built up – especially since I’m still wearing multiple layers of tops and flannels, 🙂 GROCERIES & ERRANDS I will be going for us on Friday, but will do Costco on Wednesday for the Offyce and groceries for the Eagle’s bar. PROJECTS & TRAVELS We’re starting to plan a BIG trip for late June, but are also planning a small trip for the coast in late May. RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING Menu is planned for the next 3 weeks, but my girlfriend gave me a new cookbook with vintage Ellis Island recipes in it that I’m researching to do soon. DVR/TV 24 in 24 started last night. I still have a couple taped HALLMARK MOVIES to get through as well as a HOPE VALLEY episode and a couple THE WAY HOME. THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY warm toes… purring kitties… fluffy clouds… empty laundry baskets, like that every happens ∞…

READING TIME

I’ve been falling asleep quickly and haven’t had time to read even in the evenings so…

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	4/27 MONDAY	4/28 TUESDAY	4/29 WEDNESDAY	4/30 THURSDAY	5/1 FRIDAY	5/2 SATURDAY	5/3 SUNDAY
DINNER	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	MEATBALLS & BEAN BREAD	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	BBQ at a friend’s house I’m taking Macaroni Salad	CHEESY PIZZA ROLLS & SALAD	CHILI BALLS & FRENCH ONION AU GRATIN POTATOES
DESSERT			BANANA BREAD CINNAMON ROLLS		HONEY RAISIN BRAN MUFFINS

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

This week’s pictures are some of my favorite barns that have been collapsing year after year. A burned copper piece I found at a favorite gallery and a hand carved nativity I found at the kitchen store of all places. I found both pieces on our spontaneous coast excursion.

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

• BAKED CARROT CASSEROLE
• CRISPY EDGE BAKED MAC & CHEESE
• CORN CHILE CHICKEN RELLENO SOUFFLE

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• CHEESEBURGER WRAPS
• DISNEY TONGA TOAST
• DISNEY PIMIENTO CHEESE
• BUTTERNUT SQUASH MAC & CHEESE

WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS 

I didn’t even have time last week to get link ups done so I’ll try it again this week. 🙂

• TUSCAN CHICKEN PASTA SALAD
• BROWNED BUTTER TOASTED COCONUT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
• PAN SEARED CHICKEN in HERB WINE SAUCE
  

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

Last week went by way too quickly, AGAIN and had so many errands to get ready for Easter yesterday. I hope you all had a very blessed and family oriented Easter Sunday. My week was full of A LOT of little errands and appointments that took up A LOT of time ~ so much so that the week was over before I knew it. This week will be a chance to regroup. 🙂

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

Weather underground says 146 million people are about to experience below average temperatures. We’re not included in that number, at least not this week. We’re supposed to be sunny and around 70 this week – at least until Saturday when we drop back down into the 50’s and 60’s with rain.

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS, TRAVEL,  APPOINTMENTS, MENUS & DVR/TV

LAUNDRY & CLEANING I have just a couple of loads to get done ~ towels, bedding and denims. GROCERIES & ERRANDS I went to the farmer’s market for produce on Saturday, but do need to pick up a couple cuts of meat this week for the menu. RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING Menu is planned through April. DVR/TV A couple of cooking shows and old movies to keep emptying out the DVR. THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY finishing a good book and longing for the next… spring cleaning and simplifying… comfy old jeans… trying a new recipe that is more than successful than I originally planned… spring blooms popping up everywhere…

READING TIME

I didn’t have a chance to do any reading last week. I started Storm Clouds Rolling In, the #1 book in the Bregden Chronicles Historical fiction series by Ginny Dye. I’ve really been looking forward the this series that is currently at 22 books, so definitely will last a while, but I’m also looking for a secondary read as I’m not always in the mood for a heavier topical historical read late at night. I’m leaning towards ACRIMONIOUS by Marie Force.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	4/6 MONDAY	4/7 TUESDAY	4/8 WEDNESDAY	4/9 THURSDAY	4/10 FRIDAY	4/11 SATURDAY	4/12 SUNDAY
DINNER	TRIVIA NIGHT CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	TACO TUESDAY CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	STEAK PIZZAIOLA & COLESLAW	DATE NIGHT dinner at TRUE KITCHEN and CREATE & SIP	CREOLE DAUB & SALAD	SWISS CHICKEN SUPREME & ROASTED CARROTS
DESSERT

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

This week’s favorite photos are from a visit to the Peacock Ranch.

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

• GARLIC PARMESAN SALISBURY STEAK
• ORIGINAL MARRY ME CHICKEN aka HERBED SUN-DRIED TOMATO CHICKEN

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• COWBOY POTATOES
• FRENCH TOAST MUFFINS
• OVEN BAKED HULI HULI CHCIKEN

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

Last week went by way too quickly, AGAIN. They did a fundraiser “paint and sip” on Friday before my dinner that I wanted to support, but just couldn’t bring myself to paint because the picture chosen was just too juvenile and flat out hideous in my book (it was a snail on a mushroom in the moonlight) so my friend who owns the paint and sip brought me a different one to do at home (it’s in my favorite photos below) and I prepped for mu dinner instead. I cooked my LAST dinner for the Eagle’s on Friday and am looking forward to some serious down time! This week I’m going to get caught up on a few projects I’ve been putting off as well as packing away some winter things and making some donations. 

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

This week is going to be absolutely gorgeous – 70’s in the afternoon and 40’s overnight through Friday!!!! Too bad it’s not supposed to last, but while I can I will enjoy it. I’m planning on packing away many of my winter things this week. Low 50’s and rain are due back by the weekend.

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS, TRAVEL,  APPOINTMENTS, MENUS & DVR/TV

LAUNDRY & CLEANING I FINALLY got caught up on laundry – 6 loads Saturday and 1 yesterday. This time of year with all the layering makes for so much more laundry!!! GROCERIES & ERRANDS I don’t need much this week… so I’ll play it by ear. I do need to get the tires rotated on my car sometime this week. I tried to drop off the recycling yesterday, but they were seriously busy so will try that again today. And my Tuesday filled up really fast with taking a friend to her physical therapy appointment, meeting the towel guy at the canteen for his delivery, meeting the trustee to show her how to open the new register and then meeting with the bartenders to teach them the new electronic register, but best of all having smoked baked potatoes for taco Tuesday on Saint Patrick’s Day 🙂 RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING Menu is planned through Easter for now. DVR/TV Cooking shows ~ TOC, FLAVOR TOWN, Wild Card Kitchen, Spring Baking Championship… THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY fluffy Banana cream cheesecake… a warm cup of tea on a cool evening… cute little kittens… new blooms on flowering plants… daffodils popping up everywhere… cherry blossoms…

READING TIME

I’m about to finish Marie Force’s STATE of PRESERVATION tonight from the First Family Series and the next book won’t be out until July so I’m going to start Storm Clouds Rolling In, the #1 book in the Bregden Chronicles Historical fiction series by Ginny Dye. I’m really looking forward the this series that is currently at 22 books, so definitely will last a while.

“Carrie Cromwell, fiery and strong-willed, finds herself torn between the South’s traditions and the dangerous truths she discovers through the Underground Railroad. As war erupts, every choice she makes risks her family, her freedom, and the lives of those she loves most.

Storm Clouds Rolling In launches The Bregdan Chronicles, a sweeping saga of courage, sacrifice, and resilience told through both Black and White, Free and Enslaved, Northern and Southern characters. For readers of United States Historical Fiction, this is history made unforgettable.”

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	3/16 MONDAY	3/17 TUESDAY	3/18 WEDNESDAY	3/19 THURSDAY	3/20 FRIDAY	3/21 SATURDAY	3/22 SUNDAY
DINNER	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	CHEESE BURGER WRAPS & FRIES	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	BAKED PAPRIKA CHICKEN, MASHED POTATOES & SALAD	DOUBLE BAKED TACQUITOS
DESSERT

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

This week’s favorite photos are my completed (at least until there are new recipes) recipe book collection with index, adorable “HOGWASH” soaps and the “FLOWER POWER” painting.

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

• TERIYAKI BEEF STEW
• CHICKEN CARBONARA with PEAS
• APPLE PUMPKIN RAISIN WALNUT CAKE

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• MANHATTAN CLAM CHOWDER
• SCRUFFED CARBONARA POTATOES

WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS

• CRANBERRY UPSIDE DOWN CAKE
• BROWNED BUTTER TOASTED COCONUT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
• CHOCOLATE CARROT CAKE

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LAST WEEK RECAPPED

To start my week I have to wish a VERY happy birthday to my wonderful husband today! The biggest thing we’re doing today is playing trivia tonight! 🙂 Don’t tell him, but there’s a birthday get together just before that he doesn’t know about 🙂 We will go to dinner on Thursday for his birthday dinner.

Hubby had several appointments last week trying to get him back on schedule with VA medical care. They had lost SEVERAL providers over the past year and are way behind on regular care so we took every appointment we could get to get him caught up!

I’m really loving my reduced Eagle’s duty schedule. I only had 1 day of minimal shopping to do last week for both the bar and my girlfriend’s business. So, with my newly found free time I’ve already this past week gone antiquing and thrift store shopping with a girlfriend and we had a super tasty lunch on Saturday and then on Sunday helped throw a birthday party for another friend! I also deep cleaned my bedroom closet and made several donation piles.

This week will be even better! 🙂 Replacing those duties this week will be updating my password book, address book and recipe books (yes I like a clean printed recipe in the kitchen versus using my phone or computer). ~ ALL of which have suffered for a couple years now because I just didn’t have the time to sit down and focus for enough time to accomplish the tasks. All of these books were old and held together with MANY notes and rubber bands. I started to do the recipe books last week and am so happy they are about 75% complete 🙂

It took me a REALLY LONG while to learn this lesson, but I’m here now so that’s all that’s important ~ MY SAILS are FULLY adjusted and headed to calmer seas!!!!

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

THE WEATHER OUTSIDE

As of right now we should be able to see the blood moon this week. I’ll be setting a timer, BUT the weather changes so quickly this time of year I won’t hold my breath! As of now we’ll have lots of rain this week with highs around mid 40’s to 50 degrees and lows in the mid 30’s.

TO DO, APPOINTMENTS, DVR/TV & PROJECTS

THIS WEEK’S TO DO LIST, PROJECTS, TRAVEL,  APPOINTMENTS, MENUS & DVR/TV

LAUNDRY & CLEANING I have a couple of small loads of laundry, but that’s about it. GROCERIES & ERRANDS I do need to pick up a few groceries for this weeks recipes. PROJECTS & TRAVELS No travels, but I do want to get the password book, address book and sort through my desk area to clean it up. RECIPE RESEARCH & MENU PLANNING A friend that used to run a local deli we ate at often wrote a small cookbook with her recipes. I ordered a copy that will be here Tuesday so I’ll look to make some of her recipes next week. THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY clean and organized spaces… warm towels fresh out of the shower on a cold morning… spring cleaning and donating clothes to St. Vinnies… spring flowers… sunsets…

READING TIME

I should be finishing STATE OF ALERT by Marie Force tonight and then I’ll see what’s next.

FUNNIES

MENU PLANS

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

	3/2 MONDAY	3/3 TUESDAY	3/4 WEDNESDAY	3/5 THURSDAY	3/6 FRIDAY	3/7 SATURDAY	3/8 SUNDAY
DINNER	BIRTHDAY PARTY before TRIVIA	PAPRIKA SOUR CREAM CHICKEN & MASHED POTATOES	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	TRUE KITCHEN	CORN/YOYO clean out refrigerator night or you’re on your own	BUTTERMILK CHICKEN CORN PASTA	DOUBLE BAKED TACQUITOS
DESSERT		PINEAPPLE CHERRY PANDOWDY

FAVORITE PHOTOS FROM THE CAMERA

Here’s a picture from yesterday’s birthday party that got crazy REALLY fast so I was lucky to get any. We’re also having a “false” spring so my daffodils and crocuses are making an unscheduled appearance 🙁 And Dana and I ate at one of our favorite restaurants and had yummy grilled cheese sandwiches to help support the food bank in February.

INSPIRATIONS

LIFE TIP

HOMEMAKING / COOKING TIP

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPES COMING UP THIS WEEK

• BEST MEATBALLS
• OVEN BEEF BARLEY STEW
• SCRUFFED CARBONARA POTATOES

COOKING THURSDAY RECIPE LINKS FROM LAST WEEK

• COKE CAKE
• PUMPKIN ROLL

WEEKLY FEATURED PARTY LINKS

• HONEY ORANGE CHICKEN
• PAN SEARED CHICKEN with LEMON BUTTER WINE SAUCE
• APPLE STREUSEL MUFFINS