Monthly Archives: April 2012

in the garden

The cooler temperatures haven’t bothered the garden. Things are growing beautifully. Hosta ‘Samurai’ ‘Liberty’ Peonies are beginning to bloom. ‘Festiva Maxima’ ‘Flame’ The iris show is beginning. ‘Raspberry Blush’ is one of our earliest. DH did a lot of mulching this week. And we enjoyed our first lettuce and spinach from the garden. Yum! I […]

crock pot brown sugar chicken

I tried this recipe today and it is a keeper! This is the link to the site where I found the recipe for Crock Pot Brown Sugar Chicken. Below is the recipe with the changes I made. 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts and six boneless, skinless thighs 3/4 c. white sugar 1 T. unsulphered molasses […]

menu plan monday ~ april 9, 2012

Easter Sunday was not the best day I’ve had. I woke up feeling fine, but around 9:30 was hit with aches and nausea. It turned out to be another leg infection. I’m dosed with meds and feeling better today. But I had to ask my DDIL to come over early to fix dinner. She took […]

menu plan monday ~ april 2, 2012

The week has gone by quickly. Not sure why. I didn’t get around to making the menu earlier, but here it is in case anyone is interested. Easter dinner isn’t set in stone yet. I’ll confer with our daughter-in-law and see what their family would like to include. The twins stayed overnight with us. Yesterday […]