Hello Friday! It was so nice having a three day work week! Even though Monday and Tuesday were busy, it was nice having the time off. We have another busy weekend filled with our kids’ activities. But I’m hoping to get in a little fun. Here are five from this week:
Baking – I’m not a big fan of baking, but I make an exception in the fall! I love making all the apple and pumpkin baked goods! This weekend I made these apple muffins from Recipe Tin Eats.
Town Day – Saturday I spent most of the day with my daughter and her Girl a scout troop at our Town Day. Every year they have a fried Oreo booth. It’s been a couple of years since we’ve had the booth because of COVID. This year the girls were old enough to do everything and I just helped supervise.
Reading – This week I finished reading Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier. I haven’t read a good thriller in awhile and this one actually kept me engaged and interested in the story.
Cooking – This week’s menu included French Onion Meatballs with mashed potatoes and green beans, One Tortellini Primavera Soup, Creamy Garlic Parmesan Salmon Piccata Fettuccine (except I used shrimp for my son and I and I made these Gardein Chick’n Scallopini patties for my husband and daughter).
Eating – Monday after my daughter’s field hockey practice we went shopping at the Danbury Mall. Since we were in the area, we made a stop at Crumbl Cookies. Sadly, they were sold out of three of the weekly flavors so we ended up with chocolate chip, lemon glaze and two caramel pumpkin. These cookies are a bit pricey, but they are really good! And big enough to share!
Tuesday my husband and I got a quick lunch date in. We went to Ziatun in Beacon and shared this medley platter with pita and a vegan mushroom shawarma wrap.
We also got our first apple cider donuts of the season this past weekend! Vera’s Marketplace and Garden Center has some of our favorites. Plus, we don’t need to battle the crowds and craziness of the orchards to get these!
Games – This week my son had one soccer game and my daughter had two field hockey games. I’m glad no one has a game tonight and I can just come home from work and relax! They both have home games tomorrow (depending on the weather) so we’ll be at the field from 12 PM until about 4 PM.
Last weekend my daughter and I took a quick trip to Trader Joe’s. I buy a bag of these dark chocolate peanut butter cups every time I go. For only 99 cent they make a nice treat!
Puzzle – Monday I completed this “Words of Wisdom” 1,000 piece puzzle that I recently bought at Barnes & Noble.
Back-to-School Night – Thursday night was the kids’ high school back-to-school night. This is the only night that I get to meet and see the kids’ teachers so I make sure I go. It was a little crazy this year with two kids in high school. Plus my daughter had a field hockey game that ended right before back-to-school night started…..so there were a lot of moving parts getting them home and fed. Thankfully, my husband picked us up dinner, drove the kids home and then came back to the school a little late.
ICYMI this week ok the blog:
Tuesday I posted October Events in Westchester County.
Sharing with Friday Favorites! Have a great weekend!
Those muffins look tasty! And I really need to try Crumbl Cookies–everyone’s pictures always look so good!
I so wish our school did a back to school night or a meet the teacher night! I’d love to see my son’s teachers and meet them face to face. He’s starting his 3rd year of school and I have only met 1 of them! All your treats look so tasty and I’m off to check out quite a few of those recipes.