Wednesday, July 30, 2025

P is for Pasta with Preserved Lemons

Looking for a quick, delicious, and easy meal?  I've got you covered with this pasta in a simple sauce made with only 5 ingredients, ready in the time it takes to boil your pasta.


Preserved Lemon Pasta

P is for Preserved Lemons and Pasta.......

Monday, July 28, 2025

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Healthy Chocolate Shake #SundayFunday

I love Ice Cream and indulge quite often, but sometimes I want to satisfy the craving without all the empty calories and unhealthy fat content.  On those days I make myself this Chocolate Avocado Shake.

Chocolate Shake

The best thing about this shake in my opinion is that I can enjoy ice cream for breakfast if I want.

Join the Sunday Funday Bloggers as we celebrate National Ice Cream Month......

Saturday, July 26, 2025

Hey....I almost forgot my Weekly Menu!!

I am heading to the Farmer's Market in the morning.  I decided to look at my Weekly Menu to see what I should pick up and discovered that I had completely forgotten to create a menu for this week!!

I blame it on my crazy life.  Yesterday, we ended up going to a late lunch with friends, and then the Angel Face came to spend the weekend.  So I bought some Sushi for her to have for dinner, and Frank and I snacked on potato chips.

Family at movies

So today, we had the Shrimp Quesadillas that we were supposed to have yesterday, before we went to the movies to see Superman. 

Superman

It was a fun movie.  Angel Face said, "It was great, I loved Krypto (the dog), but there was a lot of kissing, so gross!!"

Monday is our friend John's birthday.  We are taking him out for Polish Food.   Tuesday, Frank's sister, Roz, is coming to hang out in the pool and have dinner.  On Thursday, we are hosting a Pool Party Potluck for our choir members and their families.  

So I'm planning my Weekly Menu, so that I know what I need to pick up at the Farmer's Market tomorrow.  Have you made your Weekly Menu yet?

Saturday
Quesadillas (moved from Friday)

Sunday Supper  
Grilled Chicken Breasts
Grilled Vegetables

Monday-John's Birthday
Dinner out in Hamtramck

Tuesday
Raznjici 
Steamed Rice
Vegetable Skewers
 
Wednesday
Pizza Rolls

Thursday-Choir Potluck
Pulled Pork Sandwiches
Everyone will bring side dishes

Friday
Out for dinner




Friday, July 25, 2025

Preserved Lemon Loaf Cake #SummerDessertWeek


Tender cake with a punch of lemony goodness from the preserved lemons used in the batter.  This cake, like many loaf cakes is delicious warm from the oven and continues to stay moist and develop even more flavor in the next day or two.  That is...if it lasts that long!!


Preserved Lemon Loaf

 This is the final day of Summer Dessert Week. I hope you have had as much fun as I....

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Orange Skillet Cake #SummerDessertWeek

This Orange Skillet Cake is chock-full of flavor from the zest and puree of Navel Oranges.  It is a wonderful coffee cake served up as is, or an amazing dessert with the addition of whipped cream or, as I topped it, Orange Sherbet.

Orange Skillet Cake with Sherbet

We are sharing Summer Desserts this week.......

Monday, July 21, 2025

Camping Life-Trip 2-Tobermory, Canada

An ongoing Journal of our Adventures with our Travel Trailer. This trip was July 18-21, 2025.  Destination: Tobermory, Canada.

Day 1-Headed out around 9 and caught the Ferry to Canada from Algonac. It was a little tight for Frank to maneuver the trailer through immigration on the Canadian side of the river. We enjoyed a pleasant drive, stopping about halfway to meet with Jim and Sharon for lunch on the water.

friends at lunch

Beach Street Station in Goderich, was the halfway point to our final destination.  It sits right across from a beautiful park on Lake Huron. The service was excellent and the food was good.  We sat outside enjoying the lovely weather.  The inside of the restaurant is also gorgeous.  The building was once a Train Station that is now converted into a restaurant.

Interior of Camper

We set up camp at Tobermory Village Campground.  This is a very kid-friendly campground, and it was packed.  Tons of kids enjoying the pool, splash pad, playground, paddle boats, kayaks, and pedal go-karts.  

We then headed into town to meet up with the gang from Anchor Bay Scuba, who were staying at the Blue Bay Motel right on the harbor of Bruce Peninsula.  We enjoyed dinner with some of the gang at the Princess Hotel before heading back to the campground. I had a roasted vegetable lentil bowl that was very good, and Frank had fish and chips (Haddock) that he enjoyed.

Day 2-started with the Luths and Wronas joining us at our campsite for breakfast sandwiches, and we made plans on how to spend the day while the others were diving the shipwrecks for which Fathom Five National Park is renowned.

two couples by tour boat

We, along with the Luths, decided to take a glass-bottom boat tour to Flower Pot Island.  It was a 90-minute tour, passing over The Sweepstakes, a very shallow wreck right in the harbor.

The Sweepstakes

It was a gray day, threatening rain, but it stayed dry during our cruise, and the sun even peeked out for a bit.

Flowerpot Island

After the tour, we enjoyed some ice cream.  Then Frank and I went back to the campground, where I finished up a Brownie Pizza and made some Peach Salsa and Ham and Cheese Roll-ups for the annual potluck held in the parking lot of the Blue Bay Motel.  Stay tuned for the salsa and roll-ups recipes.

Potluck Dinner

The rain that threatened arrived right before dinner but we didn't let that stop us from having a great time.

Day 3-arrived with beautiful sunshine and temps in the 70's.  A perfect day.  We started with breakfast at the Princess Hotel with some of the gang who decided to stay back from the morning dives.

Friends at breakfast

When we awoke, I went to make coffee in our brand new Keurig that we bought for the camper, and it would not brew.  I was pretty desperate for some coffee when this photo was taken.  I felt much better after a couple of cups of coffee and Shakshuka.  

People at top of Fire Tower

Jim and I climbed to the top of the Fire Tower, and then we went for a hike in Bruce Peninsula National Park to the Niagara Escarpment overlooking the Georgian Bay.

friends on a hike

We stopped at the Visitor Center to enjoy a short film about the Park and the Fathom Five National Marine Park.  

Sign

We walked through the Museum and then headed back to town to do some shopping.  About halfway through our shopping, we came across the Crows Nest Pub and heard some drinks calling our names.

Pub

We enjoyed some drinks and appetizers sitting on the rooftop patio watching all the tourists wandering around the town.

friends

We visited the remaining tourist traps and then walked along the harbor back to the Tobermory Brewing Company, where we enjoyed lunch.  Frank and I split the BBQ Rib dinner.

Friends at lunch

We headed back to the campground and I grabbed a catnap before Jim and Sharon came to join us for a Campfire Dinner.  It was a perfect day.

Day 4- We packed up in the morning and headed out, meeting the Luths for lunch again at the Beach Street Station.  This time I had the Chicken Shwarma Sandwich. It was okay but nothing to write home about. 

couple by sign

It was another beautiful day.  We are now home, the camper is cleaned and buttoned up, the laundry is in the washer, and I'm sipping a glass of wine as I write this post.  It was a great weekend.