DIY Mini Chacuterie Board Gift bag

Hi Nerds,

Every year I put together a few "themed" gift baskets for friends and family.  This year will be different and I'll be dropping gifts off at doorsteps.  A couple years ago I shared my DIY Movie Night Snack Gift Basket.  If you're stuck for coming up with a present, and you're coming down to the wire (and maybe you're back in lock down status), then I have an idea for you!  you pretty much will only need the grocery store and the dollar store or Walmart. Let's go!

Day-Tripping in the Tri-County Area

Hello, Hello, my lovely nerds.
It's been so long that I've written anything.  It feels like such a long time ago since things were... "normal".  We've decided to just stick close to home this summer instead of traveling.  I'm so glad last year we packed in traveling to Florida, Toronto/Kawartha Lakes, and the "epic" Ontario Tour where I met Jerry O'Connell!  This summer we did some day tripping in Essex County, Kent County, and Lambton County.

Tips to keep your sanity during quarantine...

Hey Nerds,
So, we're one-month into the COVID-19 quarantine, and I figured I would share some of my wisdom of how to get thru this extraordinary time we're all trying to figure out.  Here it goes:

Homemade bread... for lazy people

Hi Nerds,
Growing up, I can always remember my mom making 3 large loaves of homemade crusty Italian bread for our family, every week.  I couldn't wait for my mom to slice into a freshly baked loaf or bun, still warm, and spread butter on it.  As we grew older, and our eating styles changed, and we moved out (my siblings first, then me eventually), there was less need to make so many loaves every week.

A couple of weeks ago my kids stayed with my mom for the day and she made homemade bread with them; my kids loved it.  Michael said to Nonna "I didn't know you were so talented"... he's always saying things that crack us up.  They each made their own mini loaves which they brought home, still warm, and we enjoyed, with butter.