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CHARCUTERIE

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What snack would you eat right now?
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I used to think cheese, crackers and sausage were the best snack ever…second of course to buttery popcorn.

When I had my first experience with a charcuterie board, the layout spoke to my artist brain and the food spoke loudly my healthy food cravings, with a little sugar thrown in for good measure. (Can’t offer food without some kind of chocolate, right?!) The charcuterie board included various cheeses, crackers, sausage, nuts, jellies, fruits, veggies, etc…. You name it, if it is in the snack category it was on the board.

If you look up charcuterie, you will find a variety of types of these delicious snack boards. I have seen movie charcuteries boards with a variety of movie theater candies and popcorn spread artistically across the board. Breakfast charcuteries have waffle pieces, sausage links, boiled eggs, sliced, fruit varieties, etc.

Look it up, find a fun one, and create it for your next Superbowl (Superbowl Charcuterie) party or simply to impress your mom at the next family gathering. 🙂

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Saturday, A Busy Day

Saturday Morning

Doing the mundane Saturday morning chores: get gas, buy groceries, and pick up prescriptions.

Today is going to be cleaning day while the homemade dough for hamburger buns does its rising thing. Have you ever made homemade buns? It is super easy and delicious, plus no preservatives. Try this recipe on Pintrest here.

We stopped at my parents’ house to pick up my laptop that I left there last night after playing pinochle with them. What is it about walking through the front door of the home of your parents that feels so good? No matter how many times the walls have been painted or the furniture has been rearranged or the fireplace was added or removed, it feels to me like a place of comfort and safety. A place where I could just stay forever.

My favorite front door

My parents are in their eighties, which means their time on this earth is getting short. Feelings of guilt already creep in for the time I don’t spend with them. It is a challenge to find the balance between working full time, spending time with my husband, parents, adult children, and grandchildren, plus creative time, and working on personal growth. Not to mention cleaning and cooking.

Sigh….To be that twenty-something with the whole world ahead of me. 🙂

Well, I better get my 50-something-self moving. It’s time to get the Christmas tree and decorations up!

What are you doing this weekend?