Friday Faves

Hey hey and happy Friday. I remember a time when my calendar was filled with appointments, game days, work trips, vacations, and get togethers with friends and family. Ticking off the days 'til the next bbq or weekend trip gave the week it's structure. I knew which days I ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hey hey and happy Friday! For many years, I've heard stories from people of a certain age, specifically my mom and my MIL, recalling childhood memories of the entire family being loaded into the car for long, aimless, Sunday drives or day-long excursions to see family who ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hey hey and happy Friday! It's the 4th of July weekend and what a blast we all hope to have. Most years, one of the top spots would have most definitely included fireworks, but this year, watching fireworks in  a crowd won't be happening. This summer is definitely ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hello friends, and happy Friday! This week I ate an entire watermelon which means I can officially declare summer has arrived. There is seriously nothing more summer-like than standing over the kitchen sink with pink juice running down my chin, taking a big bite out of ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hey hey and happy Friday! I wasn't sure how last week's Friday Faves post would be received, so I was thrilled to receive so many positive reader emails and discover a very low unsubscriber count to prove 99.9% of you agree that change and equality for black lives must ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hello and happy Friday. The world is very heavy right now. Just when I thought we might be emerging from the weeds, we are shocked again. This time it's not due to an invisible deadly virus, but death at the hands of police that once again exemplifies the deep racial ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hello and happy Friday! I'm more than 2397% sure you'll agree, things are FRIGGING WEIRD right now. Personally, I don't care for calling it "the new normal", because frankly, there isn't much of anything normal about an entire society living on tender hooks, waiting for ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hello hello and happy Friday. I am so pleased to say that last weekend was a really, really good weekend. Of course, most every weekend is good, sometimes even really good, but It's been a while since I've added that extra "really" into my weekend reflection. Maybe it was ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hello hello and happy Friday! Like you, I've been self-isolating. I've been wearing my mask with as much vigor as the Lone Ranger, keeping others at the 6 foot minimum, eating dinner for breakfast and breakfast for dinner, and avoiding shopping unless it's truly needed. Oh how ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hello hello and happy Friday! I was searching for a quote that put what I'm feeling into words, and while I'm not sure this says it the same as my heart feels it, it's probably close enough: "New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings." Have you heard it before? ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hey hey and happy Friday! It's official. I'm in a sedentary time warp. Not really moving forward yet not falling back, just sort of standing still, waiting for the next shoe to drop from the sky and knock us all out. I mean, what other time would nearly the whole nation's ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hello and happy Friday. Who else is looking for the good out there? We have to look a little deeper, a little harder, but it IS there if we want to see it. I have my baby blues wide open, and I hope you do too. ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hey there, happy Friday, and wow. How are you? How are you holding up? Life is far from normal, and while this transition is new, and hopefully short-lived, it's hard to make change. ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hello hello and happy Friday. Whew! We made it to the end of the week—barely. But brace yourself, it doesn't look like our typical weekly flow will be back anytime soon. ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hello and happy Friday! We gumbo-d our way through Fat Tuesday with our favorite chocolate chip cookies then soothed our AliSmudge's #5 ranked high school basketball team's season ending loss at State (so proud of these girls!), watched as contractors finally got to work ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hello and happy Friday! At the beginning of the year I sat down and made a list. Not a list of additions to my daily to-dos or of resolutions meant to make me better in the upcoming year. The list I'm focusing my energy on now is a to-BE list. ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hiya friends and neighbors, and HAPPY FRIDAY! I love winter. I really, really, really do. I love the snow storms. I love the hibernating. I love all the comfort food and lazy Sunday breakfasts eaten in bed, huddled under the covers. But damn man. Right about now I'm ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hey, hey and happy Friday! And just like that—*SNAP*—January 2020 is in the history books. With time flying by so quickly, I'm grateful for my iPhone. Why? Because I can swipe back through the month and get a snapshot of where in the heck it went. ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hey hey and happy Friday! Since the new year, we've been on the eat healthy-ish train. And judging by which recipes you're looking at here on FoodieCrush, you are too. ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Hello and happy Friday! Soooo, it's been a little quiet here on le blog this week. Or at least quiet on the outside. But on the inside the wheels have been churning. See, there's a lot more that goes on here at FoodieCrush besides creating recipes, cooking, and taking ... continue reading... about Friday Faves