Friday Things #391
1. I am so thrilled at how excited Dominic has become about school. He’s even asking to do some of Joseph’s worksheets ❤️️
2. Isabelle is currently all about picking out her own clothes (and she LOVES her jeans) and wanting to add bows and headbands. She has no fear of mixed patterns ;-)
3. As a follow-up to Joseph’s big allergy milestone last week, he enjoyed a peanut butter cup for the first time and was in total heaven! That look 😍
4. I loved browsing this list of Kitchn Essentials, Grocery Edition. I use many of these things and enjoyed browsing new things to try!
5. Totally craving a massive chopped salad now.
6. The weather feels juuuuuuuust right for a huge pot of chili! Have you made some yet this season?
7. I’m working on updating the website and making it even better and easier to use! I’d love to hear your feedback on things you’d like to see in a new site.
8. Ina Garten’s waffle maker hashbrowns look insanely good!! Can’t wait to get my hands on her new cookbook next week!
9. Over the last week, we watched all of Young Wallander and really, really enjoyed it – we thought it was a great show! Of course, we loved the original Wallander, too.
10. TGIF! These two are both celebrating 4th birthdays this weekend! 🥳️
Dear Michelle,
Thank you for sharing your beautiful family with me (us). And your recipes. I look forward to Friday Things. And Joseph is such a handsome little boy. Dominic and Isabelle are adorable. On another note the poem you posted a while ago, The Nights are Long the Years are Short was so powerful. I have shared it many times.
Thank you,
Frederick
Hi Michelle, just want to say …..I love your blog and recipes and photos and info about your boys and Isabelle. I’ve enjoyed watching them grow, learn new things, and change into their own individual persons. We were blessed with 3 awesome boys so I can identify a lot with Dominic and Joseph. We were blessed again when our two granddaughters arrived! It’s wonderful that you have some of each! God truly created male and female to be so different and so special in their own precious ways. I can tell you and your husband are amazing parents and you are so generous & loving to share your love of food and family with us. The bonus we receive is everything else you inform, guide, and educate us about. Hubby and I were born & raised in the Pittsburgh area so we feel a special connection to you in that regard. We live out of state now but our hearts remain with the Steelers & Penguins & Pirates. Thank you kindly for all you share and may God richly bless and keep you and your family always.
The look on Joseph’s face after biting into that peanut butter cup…oh dear…that is just a KEEPER pic!!
It says it all. YUMMMMMM.
Dominic…4..Serious;y?? *L* Let’s not leave Isabelle out. She is just so darn cute. She is just screamin’ I’M MOMMY’S DAUGHTER!! All 3 kids just bring smiles. You are certainly blessed Michelle! :o) Ina Garten has a new book….oh dear, I need to make room on the shelf!! Now, I’m going to go read the Kitchen Essentials post…this should be good!!
I wish you would go back to your old email format where you include the recipe. In the very least, please include the ingredients. I and I’m sure a lot of people like to see the ingredients and recipe to decide if I want to print it. It gets me so frustrated I usually just delete the recipes and only read your Friday and Saturday posts. It is a shame, I used to enjoy your recipes and website. Thanks so much for allowing us to give input!
Those kids are adorable. My kids are grown up and gone, so I appreciate seeing how you are so engaged with them as well as doing a bang up business with recipes. They’ll all end up being in the food business for sure.
Love Ina Garten from the beginning have 3 of her first books money situation has stopped me from getting more but thank goodness for Google lol
The Kitchin Essentials has lots of products I can attest to that are great:
*Dave’s Killer Breads-the Good Seed & Raisin are great!
*Bragg’s Apple Cider-the only one I’ll use
*Siggis Yogurt is great
*Ghiradelli Brownies are the best-the dark chocolate ones in particular
One thing they didn’t mention is Turkey Hill Ice Crram-that’s definitely the most creamy out of the other brands at the grocery store.
Such a beautiful family, thanks for sharing. And chopped salad, yes!! Just ate an entire bowl for dinner; no guilt, no shame.
Reading the Kitchen Essentials list had me thinking that some brands are regional! There were a few I’d never heard of on the West Coast. But it was neat to see what a group of people were considering pantry basics this year.
As for redoing your site – I think the only request I’d have is that the videos don’t pop out and follow me on the page. Maybe that’s a me setting and not a website setting, but if I’m looking at your site on my phone it’s awfully annoying. Other than that, your Recipe Index is currently really easy to navigate and search – please don’t change that!
Seeing Isabelle reminds me of my father’s one piece of fashion advice he ever gave me – don’t mix patterns! But then I had a friend in high school who could wear like 5 different patterns in all different colors and she always managed to pull it off.
You are my favorite Bloggist–is that even a word!! LOL
I can’t wait until Fridays in order to read about your adorable children and yummy recipes!!
I, too, am celebrating my birthday this weekend (Saturday)! I hope Dominic has a great one too!!
I’m so happy that Joseph is able to enjoy peanut butter treats & we know what a big fan his mama is of chocolate and peanut butter combinations. Imagine the possibilities! My 4 year old great niece shares Isabelle’s fashion sense. She’ll wear tops & bottoms with different prints but they share a color. It’s so fun to watch. And Dominic is such a little cutie pie. Thanks for sharing these peeks into your family. Still wondering what your hubby looks like.
So look forward to your “Friday Things.” Love the pictures of the kids (the furry ones too) and the mini updates. Thanks.
ohmygosh. How have I never thought of WAFFLE IRON HASHBROWNS!?
Ina’s a genius
Hi Michelle: I always enjoy your Friday Things and the links you share – I usually wish there were more because you come up with some interesting stuff. I especially liked Kitchn Essentials Grocery Edition – there were products that I already use but as a totally addicted grocery shopper, I’m always interested in discovering new things to try. Thanks for a great job!
Happy Friday.
Look forward to your new site. I already love it, so anything else you add or change I’m sure will be great. You always do amazing work. I’d love to see some new recipes for salads, hearty soups, and an occasional “quick” dinner recipe or even semi homemade even for times when you need that.
Happy Birthday Dominic and Judith. How sweet that they share their birthday. What a special picture of Joseph’s victory with his nut allergy….yay, yay, yay! What better way to celebrate than with a peanut butter cup.😊
And of course Miss Isabelle superstar is always lovely.
I so enjoy your recipes and seeing the children grow and thrive. Interested to see your husband who is behind the scenes and helping to make this blog possible.
I would love to see NEW recipes instead of old recipes in an updated post. As for the functionality of your site, it’s very easy for me to find a recipe, so that aspect currently works for me. I used to be so excited to hop on your site every day – never missed – to see what you had for us, but I’m only on once a week or so for content because there isn’t anything new.
I have two Golden’s and they love to perch like that on the couch!