A Proverbs 31 Kind of Day

Have I ever told you how much we love all kinds of nuts? Not that we are nuts . . . although, that might be debatable! But our entire family loves all kinds of nuts. Now -- there are some of us, who shall remain nameless, who prefer the more "expensive" nuts. Like walnuts or pistachios. Some prefer cashews and pecans. But in October -- there are only 2 who will search out dry roasted peanuts to pair with candy corn. While making a salad recently, I wanted to put some candied glazed nuts in the salad. You know the kind -- they're thin slivered almonds, usually, that are found at your local store. I didn't have any of those; which, to be truthful, I haven't bought those in a very long time. But needless to say, I became a wee bit demanding in my mind that I wanted glazed nuts for our salad. So I made some. I've posted something similar, nearly 4 years ago, if you are interested in such. Today, though, ...

This past weekend, the Mr. and I went out to eat 3 times! The cherubs were at a discipleship weekend at church, so in between our volunteer times we took advantage of enjoying some local restaurants. On Saturday morning, we were waiting for breakfast and I grabbed a local magazine to read to pass the time. The entire magazine was dedicated to coffee. Now, I like coffee, but I'm in no way a connoisseur of such. I know what I like; and I definitely know what I don't! Pretty much, I'm a coffee snob. I don't like dark coffee. Or strong coffee. Or nasty, taste like an ash tray, coffee. I must have cream. And lots of it. Like I don't even apologize for how much I use. I don't use sugar. But I use more than the legal limit of cream. So, back to the magazine. In it was an article about coffee-flavored mixed drinks. Each drink used coffee syrup. Like simple syrup -- but coffee flavored. So...

  With the winter weather still around, I find my skin has that "winter feel."   You know the feeling -- dry, and more dry.   Not only does my skin feel dry, but it looks dry.   My hands look "aged."   I'm sure that's not a winter-weather thing, as much as it is a sun-thing.   But I'd rather blame it on the dry winter weather!   One of the things I like about Imperial sugar are all the recipes they have on-line.   Of those, I love the sugar scrub recipes! I've made several and have loved them.   I've even given them as gifts!   So this morning, while I was lamenting my dry hands, I took a stroll over the Imperial Sugar website.   I found this easy little sugar scrub that I whipped up in a matter of minutes!   I changed the type of oil I used and I omitted a couple ingredients.   There's no "reason" for the changes -- it's just what I had . . .or didn't ...

A long time ago, there was a company that sold seasonings and mixes that made meal prep tasty and easy. They had a recipe for an easy spaghetti casserole. It's been years since I had made it and this week, I thought I would re-invent it and change it just a bit. Spaghetti pie is really a single-layer lasagna. It might be a little bit easier to assemble and your family might be interested in the novelty of spaghetti pie! My Mr. and cherubs really do love pasta. Whenever I make pasta anything, they love it! For my family, it would be really hard to have a pasta dish that would be dud for them. It's been so long since we've had this that both the cherubs thought it was a new recipe! My boy cherub liked it because he likes "pink sauce" for his spaghetti. "Pink Sauce" is a combination of Alfredo and marinara sauces on the noodles. They way I made this spaghetti pie, it was a bit like having "pink sauce...