Fiesta Friday #390
Blueberries are plentiful right now, and here in New Jersey, they’re cheap. That’s just dandy for me since I love blueberries. Especially in scones. American scones. So, it’s pronounced “skown” (rhymes...
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I was glued to the TV. Weren’t you all? It was the Olympics and Women’s Gymnastics was on. Definitely one of my most favorite events, along with swimming. So much drama at the Olympics, right?!...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #392
I’m still following the Olympics. It’s become my new routine. I wake up, check the medal count, watch several video highlights, and so on. The next thing I do is check the number of newly reported...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #393
If you plant it, they will come … The echinacea was barely in the ground for more than a day, and already it attracted this Monarch. It’s Sunseeker Echinacea bought from Lowe’s. I was pleasantly...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #394
There’s taco pizza and then there’s taco pizza. Or precisely, Taco Taco Taco Pizza. That’s the smaller size right there. It was our lunch on a recent trip to the shore. I managed to take a quick snap...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #395
It’s going to be a busy weekend for me. I’m trying to get myself organized and ready to go back to work on Monday. How is summer going to be over already, so quickly?!😭 The husband and I are also...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #396
Now that summer break is over and I’ve gone back to work, home-cooked dinners tend to be simple. And what could be simpler than this Stir-Fried Honey Teriyaki Chicken? And it’s so good, too! The...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #397
The daughter strikes again! Just before she left for college, she used our kitchen one last time to make us special treats. Well, not exactly THE last time… I’m sure she’ll come home for long weekends,...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #398
The best thing about keeping a garden, other than being able to pick organically-grown vegetables or herbs or flowers at a moment’s notice, is the fact that you can grow varieties of plants otherwise...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #399
There is no such thing as a small-batch lasagna, is there? When you make lasagna you gotta commit. Including the possibility of it bubbling over. Clever cooks would have used a sheet pan underneath the...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #400
It’s October! Already! “Time don’t fly, it bounds and leaps,” as John Prine crooned. Ain’t that the truth. But! October is a good month. Fall is in the air, apple season is on, pumpkin spice is...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #401
So, I had a momentary memory lapse last week. Or more precisely, I had what you would consider a senior moment. How many more of these moments will I have to endure until I get to be a bonafide senior?...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #402
Hey, Fiesta Friends! Sorry, I didn’t have the chance to reply to your comments last week, but I do have a good excuse. I had to undergo a minor surgical procedure that required me to rest afterward....
View ArticleFiesta Friday #403
So the husband and I were driving around like two teenagers with too much time on their hands… when out of the blue, I spied these with my eagle eyes. GIANT puffballs, y’all! What are giant puffballs,...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #404
Happy Halloween, guys, in 2 days! The thought of Halloween nearing used to send me into overdrive. Have the costumes for the kids been finalized? Did we buy enough candy for the trick-or-treaters? Who...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #405
Recruiting the husband to help clean the house inevitably leads to some sort of a tussle. His idea of cleaning is basically throwing things away. Many times I have to intervene and save things from...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #406
It’s chicken and rice time! Chicken and Rice, without a doubt, is the ultimate one-pan comfort meal. It’s ubiquitous in many cultures; everyone seems to have their own version of chicken rice. It’s...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #407
I finally made something worthy of a conversation. Right, right?! Pumpkin-shaped soft buns stuffed with more pumpkin, what can be more irresistible than that? If you love pumpkin, that is. Even if you...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #408
I hope everyone is having a fabulous Day After Thanksgiving! That’s my Thanksgiving dinner up there ↑. As always, I enjoyed the side dishes more than the turkey, though this year’s turkey was...
View ArticleFiesta Friday #409
Who says vegetables can’t be pretty? Just look at these. I call them Tricolored Cauliflowers since they come in 3 different colors – green, purple, and orange. I guess technically they’re flowers and...
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