Friday Things #387
1. My trio of racing fanatics ❤️️
2. Joseph and Dominic both had virtual “meet and greets” with their teachers this week to get ready for school. Joseph’s teacher did an assessment, which was supposed to happen at school in the spring, but needless to say, that was canceled. He was so happy; that boy loves learning and is so excited to start kindergarten. It’s our last weekend before school starts!
3. Although Isabelle has been our most “stereotypical” (AHEM) 2-year-old, I am so going to miss this age. So full of snuggles, excitement, wonder, and sweetness 💖
4. I recently started playing around with Airtable for organizing lists and some work stuff. Have you used it? If so, tell me your favorite ways to use it!
5. Talk to me about Fresh Thyme… Do any of you shop there? There was one put in not too far from us a while back but I never made it there in person; I just noticed I can order from there through Instacart. I was browsing and it looks like a lot of the same stuff that Whole Foods carries. If you’ve shopped there, do you like it? Any recommendations? I’m thinking of trying it for next week’s grocery order.
6. It’s September! Is comfort food on your menu yet? My chicken and dumplings recipe saw a huge surge this past week!
7. I received The Little Lunchbox Cookbook this week and it is full of such amazing ideas for making creative lunches! Since we are starting school online, I don’t have to pack lunches yet, but I’m definitely keeping this handy for when I do!
8. In case you missed it earlier this week, the September BEB Bake-Along recipe went live! We’re going savory this month with a classic – Quiche Lorraine! I hope you’ll bake along with me!
9. We started watching the new Unsolved Mysteries on Netflix this week. We love true crime documentaries, but I hate that the crimes aren’t actually solved!
10. TGIF! Have a restful weekend!
I think you’d like The Genetic Detective. Crimes solved using DNA and ancestry registry. Fascinating. And, did I mention they are SOLVED??? We love it. I think it’s a CBS show. We don’t even have CBS as an option but I’m able to search for it on our Roku and watch it. I think there’s just one season but I’m hoping there’s more coming!
We drive 1.5 hours each way to Cranberry Township to go to Fresh Thyme, Costco, Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s. We LOVE Fresh Thyme. We are vegan, so we especially like the fresh (much organic) produce, priced significantly lower than WF, plus all the other sections. Since Covid, all the bulk item dispensers are shut down (like everywhere) and I miss that, but hopefully that will be back one day. Totally recommend Fresh Thyme, we love it.
If you love unsolved mysteries you should listen to Crime Junkie podcast. It’s awesome. One of the episodes from unsolved mysteries is on there.
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Been to the Fresh Thyme in Bridgeville, PA. I wasn’t impressed. You really have to be careful with their produce. It’s like a very downscale Whole Foods.
Such sweet babies.
Chicken n dumplings looks super yummy. I have never tried it…can you believe it. You just don’t see this on any menus these days. Hope to get to try this. Your recipe looks perfect for a cold rainy day. We aren’t quite there yet. Can you believe it’s supposed to be 105 here in CA this weekend! Yikes to that.
Regal doggie pic😊 so pretty.
Macy-I was thinking about my husband’s family in CA, with all that hit weather! The are in one of those older houses that were built with no A/C, & they never got it installed!
Fresh thyme has the best rotisserie chicken. Unseasoned. Nice price point on produce and meats as well. 😊
Hi Michelle!
We love Fresh Thyme! Originally from Michigan I was a Meijer shopper. Meijer is one of the main backers of Fresh Thyme, so it affords opportunity for some fruit from Michigan, In that respect it’s like visiting home! Meats and Deli are wonderful too.
I really enjoy your Friday Things. Actually, I enjoy your recipes each time but Friday gives a little glimpse of your lovely family and that is nice to read about. The first recipe of yours that I tried were the pretzels and they were awesome. I live in Alabama and have a rich cooking heritage behind me. My mother was the greatest cook ever,. I had 4 -H clubs growing up, and was a foods major at the University of Tennessee and then have enjoyed entering Pillsbury and Southern Living food contests. Now, I enjoy cooking for my ten grandchildren. Keep up the great recipes!
Love your weekly updates & photos! I can attest to how delicious your Chicken and Dumplings recipe is! I made it in the spring & couldn’t believe ever how easy it was to make!
The other fantastic fall comfort recipe I keep making is your Bisquick Chicken Pot Pie. Have a great weekend!
I LOVE Fresh Thyme! We have one right by us. I buy all my produce there and we like their meat sales. Great place!
One of my friends in the neighborhood only goes to Fresh Thyme and Costco now. She said Fresh Thyme is smaller and less busy. She likes it better than Giant Eagle. I keep meaning to give it a try but haven’t yet.
I noticed you have similar taste in your viewing choices on Netflix etc. I just discovered “Dirty John” on Netflix and it is REALLY good. You won’t be disappointed.
in regards to unsolved mysteries – you should watch ABC’s Genetic Detective. Cece Moore is a specialist at putting together family trees and she helps solve the cases.