September 13, 2011: Pickle Day/Peanut Day Food of the Day:  One-Year Goal Day: #69 Making peanut butter sandwiches was an easy way — if not terribly exciting way — to celebrate Peanut Day. Emily added pear butter to her peanut butter sandwich (see pretty picture-above) I added jelly... I really wanted to make fried pickles, … Continue reading Musing: Pickles, Peanuts, Flag Football

September 12th: Chocolate Milkshake Day Food of the Day: One-Year Goal Day: #68 Milkshakes are good. We all like milkshakes, and they are easy to find and make. I was even able to use one of the cool colorful straws that Emily gave me. Speaking of straws, today I stopped at Big Bowl to grab a … Continue reading Musing about Milkshakes and Cardboard Straws

September 11, Hot Cross Bun Day Food of the Day:  One-Year Goal Day: #67 Someone needs to tell someone that Hot Cross Bun Day is on September 11 and not just on Good Friday because they were impossible to find. Emily however persevered and came through...picture at the top of Odd. I made popovers, and using a … Continue reading Musings: September 11, 2001 and Hot Cross Buns

September 10th, 2011: TV Dinner Day Food of the Day: One-Year Goal Day: #66 Emily was off to a White Sox game but before she left, her kids picked out TV dinners to make for lunch. The cost, $11.76, was not too bad for seven meals but the convenience factor fell way below her expectations. … Continue reading Musing: TV Dinners- Do you have a favorite?

September 9th, 2011 Weinerschnitzel Day Food of the Day: One-Year Goal Day: #65 When I found out Weinerschnitzel was not a German hot dog, I wondered how we would celebrate. I don’t eat veal cutlets; actually, I don’t eat veal. After doing a little El Morno research, I was happy to learn that we could … Continue reading Musing: Weinerschnitzel ~ Do you like Gravy?

September 8th, 2011: Date Nut Bread Food of the Day: One-Year Goal Day: #64 Emily made this delicious Date Nut Spice bread I headed to the bakery to buy date bread or a date nut muffin, which they did not have—but they did have date nut buns, so I bought one. Since I was pretty … Continue reading Musing: Date Nut Bread & Customer Service

September 7, 2011: Acorn Squash Day Food of the Day:  One-Year Goal Day: #63 Summer is all. School is only. We made it to school on time, which is always an accomplishment. At the beginning of the year, we are able to show a great deal of understanding for road repairs, children dawdling to the … Continue reading Musing: Acorn Squash & Transitions

  September 6th, 2011: Coffee Ice Cream Food of the Day:  One-Year Goal Day: #62 Emily celebrated coffee ice cream day with Breyers ice cream, which she was convinced was coffee flavored and not the real thing. Emmet (Emily’s son) read the label as they spooned down their coffee ice cream and informed her that … Continue reading Musing: Coffee Ice Cream, Mothers Are….?

September 5, 2011: Cheese Pizza Day Food of the Day:  One-Year Goal Day: #61 Emily and I just passed the 60 day mark, which means we have eaten the food of the day every day for over 60 days. Only 300 days to go. Cheese Pizza Day fell on labor day — you normally don’t … Continue reading Musing: Cheese Pizza, R Rated Movies

September 4, 2011: Macadamia Nuts Day Food of the Day for a One-Year Goal Day: #60 Please have one of Emily's homemade macadamia nut muffins while we muse. Yummy! Who knew macadamia nuts originally came from Australia? I had no idea. I thought they were as Hawaiian as ferrets, pineapples, and leis. Sunday was a beautiful … Continue reading Musing: Macadamia Nuts & Flea Market Treasures