July Birchbox Review
The July Birchbox theme was the 5 senses. It was a decent box, but I probably wouldn’t purchase many of the items. I can use everything in it (except the earbuds – who needs those!). It was still fun to get the box and check …
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We Bought a Composter!
Ever since we bought our house, I’ve been so excited to buy a composter. We never had a yard before and I can’t believe it took me this long (3 months) to finally purchase one. We eat a ton of fresh fruit and veggies and …
Random Movie Night Round I
We have lots of friends who have Sunday dinner with their families, but since our families live out of town, we don’t have traditions like that and Sunday evening was never anything to look forward to, knowing we had to go back to work in …
July Foodie Penpal Reveal
It’s my second month of participating in Foodie Penpal and it didn’t disappoint! Lindsay from The Lean Green Bean created this program last September to link foodies from around the world. On the 5th of the month, each participant is assigned a penpal to send a box …
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This blog has moved up in the world to https://www.thatswhatwedid.com/. Click over there to see what I’ve been cooking up and what we’ve been doing!
Workouts: July 23-27
Last week was a little weak with workouts. I only did one double workout, whereas I usually do 2-3. Oh well, life happens. And this was totally worth missing a workout: Monday Noon: No lunch – we went to the hospital for the birth of our …
Gardening Part I
I planted a garden mid-June and forgot to post pictures since things have started growing. Since I’ve spent too long online tonight looking for New Zealand recipes for an Olympic Wine Tasting on Friday (I think I settled on kiwi salsa), I thought it would …
Creamy Ricotta Cheesecake
Mmmm..Cheesecake. I found this recipe in USA Weekend as I was sorting the mail. I don’t always flip through this paper, but I’m glad I did because as soon as I saw the recipe, I wanted to make it. It’s an Ellie Krieger recipe, so …
Workouts: July 16 – 20
This post is a little late. We had a super busy weekend and I didn’t even turn on the computer. It was a great weekend though, with friends for dinner on Friday night, staying at my in-laws for a retirement party for my father-in-law (30 …
Pinspiring Recipes for the Weekend
What I’m making this weekend: Bibimbap for dinner on Friday with friends: Shibuya Punch for cocktails on Friday: Lime Margarita Bars for dessert on Friday: Kentucky Bourbon Chex Mix for a snack at a party on Saturday: I’m also making Pineapple Martinis on Friday …