A Day in the Life on the Farm: March 2024

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Hot Beef Sundae #SundayFunday

Surprise your family with Sundaes for Dinner!!! Tomorrow is April 1. Turn your Sunday Pot Roast leftovers into a fun April Fools Prank with this Hot Beef Sundae......

Preparing for Easter and a Weekly Menu featuring leftovers

We are now starting the celebration of the Easter Triduum. We start with Mass tonight for Holy Thursday. Friday is a day of sorrow and mourning as we acknowledge that our Savior died, nailed to a cross, to redeem us to everlasting life. Saturday night we will celebrate the Easter Vigil with a Mass and then Sunday is a day of glorious celebration that we will celebrate with a Dinner with family and friends.

Roast Beef and Stilton Melt inspired by A Fatal Grace

Thinly sliced roast beef, horseradish and stilton blue cheese spread, and peppery arugula snuggled between slices of buttered French bread and grilled to perfection.

G is for Grits

Cheesy Grits topped with perfectly cooked Shrimp, Bacon, and Vegetables, this classic southern dish is comfort food at its finest.

Friends in Napa; A Book Review #sponsored

I received a pre-release copy of Friends in Napa for review purposes. I am not receiving any monetary compensation for this post. All writings and opinions are strictly my own.

Irish Soda Bread Muffins #MuffinMonday

I baked these muffins up as part of my St. Patrick's Day festivities but they are such a delicious combination of savory and sweet that they need to be made more than just once a year.

It's time for Muffin Monday..............

Banana Cream Pie #SundayFunday

Slices of perfectly ripe banana with homemade custard, covered in whipped cream and garnished with more banana slices in a flaky pie shell. Such delicious childhood memories.

The Sunday Funday Bloggers are having a Dinner Party......

Greek Chicken and the Weekly Menu

Tender chicken breasts marinated in lemon and herbs and then baked in the oven. This entree is easy, healthy, and delicious. I served it with a side of cabbage salad and roasted baby potatoes.

The chicken remained juicy and flavorful. I think this marinade will be revisited during the summer months with the chicken going onto the grill rather than in the oven.

Blood Orange Creamsicle Pie #Spring SweetsWeek

This post is sponsored in conjunction with #SpringSweetsWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to help in the creation of the week's recipes. All opinions are mine alone.

Do you have fond memories of Push Ups? You know, those frozen orange creamsicle treats you used to get from the ice cream man. They are wrapped up in cardboard and you push them up past the cardboard wrapper with a stick. They used to be one of my favorites and this fun, delicious cake brought back many fond food memories.

Banana Rum Cake #CakeSliceBakers

This cake contains very ripe mashed bananas and perfectly ripe candied banana slices. Having rum in the candied banana, cake batter, and frosting this is a rum cake like you have never enjoyed before.

It's time for the Cake Slice Bakers.........

Lemon Cream and Candied Ginger Crepes Cake #SpringSweetsWeek

This post is sponsored in conjunction with #SpringSweetsWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to help in the creation of the weeks recipes. All opinions are mine alone.

Tender crepes layered with homemade lemon curd cream and flavored with candied ginger pieces. This is a decadent, delicious spring dessert that would be perfect for Easter or Mother's Day gatherings.

Lemon Cream and Candied Ginger Crepes Cake

Croque Monsieur and a Murder at the Matterhorn

Toasted slices of French Bread smothered with slices of Ham, Gruyere Cheese, and Bechamel. Ooh La La......

This sandwich is a great way to use up some of your leftover Easter ham this year.......

Holiday Fruit Salad #SpringSweetsWeek

This post is sponsored in conjunction with #SpringSweetsWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to help in the creation of the weeks recipes. All opinions are mine alone.

This tasty and refreshing fruit salad is the perfect addition to your Easter Brunch Table. Fresh and canned fruits combined with cream cheese and yogurt dressing sweetened with natural honey, and flavored with warm spices and vanilla paste is a wonderful way to add some healthier sweets to your diet.

It is also the perfect start to our Spring Sweets Week event.......

Asparagus and Herbed Ricotta Tart #SundayFunday

Flaky puffed pastry filled with a creamy cheese filling and topped with crisp asparagus pieces before being draped with prosciutto and baked to a golden brown. Perfect as a light lunch or dinner, as a first course of an elegant dinner party, or as an appetizer at a cocktail party.

The Sunday Funday Bloggers are sharing Asparagus Recipes today.......

A Perfect Friday Night....Wine and a Book

I recently learned from my friend Evelyn Basile of Fine Wine Buzz that the book Let's Talk About Wine by Steve Ratliff was available for free from Kindle for a limited time. Steve Ratliff was offering this book to any who wanted it but requested that we post a review on Amazon upon completion of the book.

I immediately ordered the book but waited to read it until last night when I finished reading another novel. I will be reviewing it for you very shortly.

Shepherd's Pie for St. Pat's Day, A Book Review and the Weekly Menu

Ground lamb and tender vegetables in a savory gravy topped with mashed potatoes. This dish is a great alternative for those who don't care for corned beef and cabbage this St. Patrick's Day.

Cannoli Pie for Pi Day and #MoviesandMunchies

I was originally going to make Maruya (Banana Fritters) for this month's Movies and Munchies post but then I decided to post on Pi(e) Day. Since there was a ton of food to choose from inspired by the Netflix film Queen Bees, pie being one of the many items, I decided to celebrate Pi Day with a movie review.