Granny Beet Appetizer Ingredients: granny smith apple - cored and sliced (I prefer not peeled) beets (shown is canned pickled but I've used fresh as well as canned non-pickled; this is personal preference at it's finest) feta cheese honey dried cranberries spinach (fresh) pistachios (shelled) None of the ingredients are measured - because it honestly depends what you like the most of and how many people you are serving and what your ratio preference is. Instructions: Start with a fancy tray and cover the tray with fresh spinach leaves at the center of the tray place your crumbled feta cheese surrounded or intermingled with the cranberries organize the apple sliced as desired (if you're preparing ahead, you'll want to stop the apples from browning by using some sugar water with a splash of lemon juice) sprinkle on the pistachios then drizzle honey across the top This is something you can serve with crackers, fresh bread, or just by itself. I'm not a fan of too many...
Last Thursday felt like the first Monday of the new year - alas, it was not! Today is the big day! I try to do something wonderful each Monday to help me look forward to instead of dread Monday. Today I shall start with coffee at one of my favorite shops, a trip to the gym, and then off to work. This will all happen after the rousing of children, folding of laundry, cleaning of the house, and chauffeuring of the children (and don't forget the brewing and drinking of coffee, and the negotiating that happens on the way to school as a way to lesson a sibling disagreement). Mondays were intended to be a day to discuss what motivates me. As someone who packed on the pounds the last quarter of 2024 (stress, lack of will power, medications, etc...) I can tell you my current motivation is the fact that if I don't do something immediately I am going to need to donate my entire wardrobe and start all over again. And it's not because my clothes are too large - there is nothing in my...