March 2025 Recap

March is the best – my birthday, a rollercoaster of winter weather wrapping up with teases of spring. We’ve been reading a lot and have had so many visits from Toast, the neighborhood cat who loves us.

I started March with a girl scout cookie coffee

We had Chicken Parm Dip which was enough to be a meal on it’s own.

Baked Biscuits & Gravy was fun to shake up bfast for dinner.

Biscuits & Gravy Casserole - Baked

April (and spring) is the time for quick dinners so I hope to get a little creative – and school vacation should be fun.

The Big Kid:
He wrapped up basketball with a successful playoffs and just a short break before lacrosse started. We cannot get over how far he came ice skating this season. We were at the rink, the second rink was open, they could have sticks, and then an impromptu game came together which is his dream. Winter has been fun though he cannot wait for shorts season.

The Littler One:
She had her last gymnastics class and we loved seeing her tricks. Soccer starts soon and she’s ready. Some friends from her class go ice skating and it is fun to see her join them.

Goals for this upcoming year:
Year of replacements/upgrades! I got some new baking pans for my birthday
Restaurant Recreations – ehh
Special ingredient focus – nope, didn’t get to this one either.
More fish – I treated myself to chower and clam fritters at Track 15 in Providence.
What I’m reading – I read None of This is True for bookclub and flew through it. Next up was A Bit Much which breaths life into modern poetry, and Let Us Descend was tough but so well done.

January 2025 Recap

January was a whirlwind – once we kicked off the new year we promptly got ready for our newly minted 10 year-old, then we went away for a wedding. We also have been skating all the time, a little dog sitting.

I made some Green Goddess Deviled Eggs for no occasion than who doesn’t need more apps.

California Burritos with BBQ Chicken were such a hit – fries inside were so fun.

Finally, this breakfast calzone got a little refresh from 2016.

Next up, February will hopefully be more routine and also school vacation and camp sign up time so we’ll see. I love the Superbowl for the snacks so that will be fun!

The Big Kid:
He’s 10! His birthday was really awesome. He had some friends to the arcade and the family came for his fav meal – Jersey Mike’s. He likes having school on his birthday and it was the winter concert then basketball practice…what could be better. He’s very into street hockey and pucking around when we go ice skating. We had a great time at the wedding – he surprised us by loving being dressed up (i.e. wearing a belt!) and was very into the passed apps & a mashed potato bar.

The Littler One:
She’s loving gymnastics and going to ice skate. We recently learned she loves breakfast sandwiches if school makes them. She was obsessed with our tiny dog visitor. The wedding was so fun – she danced hear heart out and was glad to see the fruit and cheese station.

Goals for this upcoming year:
Year of replacements/upgrades! I started with some new blue dress pants. I kept thinking my old ones needed to have their last go but I hadn’t retired them without new ones…until now!
Restaurant Recreations – not yet
Special ingredient focus – I grabbed soft pretzel bites and that led to appetizer dinner!
More fish – not yet
What I’m reading – I read Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano and loved it for interesting characters in a tough plotline. I also read The Wedding People by Alison Espach and was fascinated by the most unusual premise ever. Then I read We Have Always Been Who We Are by Sofia Romero and was drawn to the mystical fantasy elements in otherwise regular stories.