Wow – That’s a Mozzarella Stick!

One thing is certain, the photos hardly do these Fried Mozzarella Sticks justice. I should have photographed one in my hand. Each stick was a third of an 8-ounch block of Mozzarella Cheese.

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No Cookies Today

Today is Chinese Almond Cookie Day. I adore Almond Cookies. However; there will be no cookies today in our house. Hubby and I have given up sweets for Lent.

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Just Another Beautiful Day

Last year we skipped the whole garden thing. When we moved into our house, the prior tenants (actually several tenants back) had built raised garden beds in the side yard. Over the years, the beds began to rot and fall apart.

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Really Now – How Can This Be?

Today is both No Housework Day and Coffee Cake Day. While baking isn’t housework, it does create a mess and cleaning the kitchen is work. Unless you hide the dirty dishes for a day. Yeah, not in my house.

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A Beautiful 5th Sunday in Lent

Today is the 5th Sunday in Lent. We are beyond the half-way point of our Lenten Journey. If you had a Complete Edition of the Sunday Missal you would see that the theme of this day is to be an optimist. Look to the future with hope. Believe in hope.

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Not One But Two Deep Dish Pizzas!

Today is Deep Dish Pizza Day. Once upon a time, when we lived an hour north of here, we talked about going out for a deep dish pizza at an incredible Italian restaurant. Unfortunately, we never did get that deep dish pizza.

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A Simple Spicy Lenten Friday

Once upon a time, a very long time ago I made meatless burritos using tortillas and refried beans. That was it. Simple. Of course, these were after school study burritos when I was a teenager.

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Burrito Day? Naw

Today is the First Thursday in April. Nationally speaking, it’s Burrito Day. Didn’t we just make burritos? Yeah, we did for Nevada Day. My guys would say there’s no such thing as eating too many burritos. Still, variety is the spice of life.

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There’s Something about a Church Pot Luck

When I was in grade school, I thought all Christians were Catholics. The children that I played with on the school playground during the week were the same children who attended Saturday Catechism Classes with me. Often we saw each other across the church at Sunday Mass.

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Who Would Have Thought?

Since today is April 1, aka April Fools, I thought it might be fun to learn the origins of the Jokesters tradition. April Fools seems to be one of those things most of us have heard of, maybe even participated in, but never knew where it came from.

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What a Lazy Tater Day

Oh my – where did the time go? Can this really be the last day of March? I don’t know whether to say time flies when we’re having fun or the days seem to quicken the older we get. I suppose both could be true.

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A Laetare Sunday Walk in the Park

Easter Sunday is tied to the cycle of the moon. Ash Wednesday signals the start of the Lenten Season, 46 calendar days before Easter Sunday. Since Easter is moveable, so too is Lent. Which means Laetare Sunday is not set to a particular date but rather occures on fourth Sunday in the Lenten Cycle.

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Celebrate Nevada Day with an Awesome Burrito

Remember that slow cook Taco filling we made a while back? The point of the recipe was to provide us with Taco filling for then, with more for later. Well today is later.

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O To the Stick!

Welcome to National Something on a Stick Day. Immediately I thought of Corn Dogs. But today is also a Friday. And not just any Friday, but the 3rd Friday of Lent.

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Well At Least It’s Spanish

Today is National Spanish Paella Day. In all honesty, it’s been years since I whipped out my Paella Pan. I know it’s collecting dust somewhere around here.

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