Savoring life in the Berkshires
All things considered, life is pretty good around here. We’re working the kinks out of our work-from-home-while-parenting routine and I’m learning how to cook without running to the supermarket every few days. Nevertheless, being at home 99% of the time has not enabled me to get Relishments Bakes challenges up in a timely manner. But…
We’re in the midst of Week 8 of social isolation in our household. It seems appropriate that April’s Relishments Bakes theme was “something old”, because being home all the time is getting really old. We’re fortunate to be healthy, but I am very ready for this to be over. Nevertheless, I did manage to get…
Though I couldn’t manage to get a menu posted last week, I’m feeling generally more positive about the dinner situation in our house. Maybe it’s just a matter of settling in, but I have menu ideas sketched out for the next several weeks and am overall happy with the level of provisions in our pantry….
Last week, my school really kicked off our remote learning. I definitely had some concerns about how Brian (who teaches at the same school) and I were going to balance planning, grading and meetings while also parenting two children. But, despite the fact that I feel like I’m rewriting my curricula for at least the…
It was so great to have a menu plan last week. I don’t know why I continue to trick myself into thinking that it’s easier not to take the time to plan meals because every evening that I don’t makes me cranky. Menu plans enable me to have meals on tap that I get to…
Well friends, we made it through the first several weeks of social distancing and self-isolation. I don’t know what your count is, but we’ve been hanging out at home for 24 days and there’s not really an end in sight. There has definitely been ups and downs and we’re really getting going with teaching our…
Nearly every month since the inception of Relishments Bakes, I’ve started with high hopes, found myself baking in the final days of the month and then struggled to get posts up in a timely manner. This month was very different. But that’s to be expected. Life is not normal for anyone right now. I managed…
Since giving birth in November, I’ve really struggled to menu plan. Getting my act together just continued to elude me. The Winter Dinner Queue that I published in January definitely helped me get by without a real plan. At the end of February, we had our last CSA pick up until June, leaving me even…
