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Grilled Chicken & Brie Panini
This Grilled Chicken & Brie Panini recipe is perfect for a lazy Sunday lunch. It also hits on several of the National “Months” for this month. It’s National Sandwich Month. It’s National Peach Month, And it’s National Panini Month. Creamy melted Brie, peppery arugula, and the savory warmth of the spicy peach compote perfectly complement the chicken breast in this panini. The peach compote recipe can be found here. To save time, use rotisserie chicken breast or off-the-bone chicken breast from the deli counter. If you don’t care for arugula, chopped fresh basil would be a nice alternative. If you have one, a panini press is the best tool for…
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Savory Peach Compote
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. August is Peach month. I remember the peaches from my grandmother’s back yard. We would eat some off the tree but we were nuch more interested in what Grandmother W. would do with the peaches. She would make preserves, pie, and cobbler. The cobbler was the star — I can still taste it now. But she really didn’t incorporate the peaches into our everyday meals. I think…
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5 Tips for Kids to Stop Germ Spread
Are you worried about how your virtual, at-home schooling experience will go during the 2020 and 2021 calendar year? Many parents share your concerns and fears. One lesson that’s never too early to begin teaching at home is how to prevent the spread of germs. Keeping your germs to yourself is extremely valuable, whether in a pandemic or not. Your older kids already probably have a good handle on covering their mouths when sneezing or coughing. However, if your children are in preschool or still in the early grades, then they may not have yet established self-control. This is an important time to instill good habits. Also keep in mind that…
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Celebrate Lemonade Day with Passion Tea Lemonade!
Affiliate Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Some of the links below are affiliate links meaning that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you purchase something using the link. Read the full disclaimer policy here. Today is Lemonade Day! While this summer has been different than the typical one, we can all still enjoy a cool, refreshing glass of lemonade. This recipe was inspired by Starbucks™ popular passion tea lemonade. It’s perfect for a Sunday dinner or just to sip while sitting outside at dusk. I am a particular fan of Passion tea — I drank a LOT of it while I…
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Tips for Reducing Stress with Your Journal
Stress is the great equalizer – but not in a good way. You don’t want to know that everyone deals with stress in the same way. Stress is bad for your physical and mental health, disrupts your sleep, can lead to emotional eating, and so many more issues. If you have been dealing with a lot of stress, journaling can be an amazing tool. Do a Big Brain Dump If you are using your journal to reduce stress, try starting out with a brain dump. This is when you release all of those worries, thoughts, and feelings onto the paper. It can be easy to hold a lot of information…
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Tips for Masks and School-Aged Kids
In many school districts around the country, children will be returning to school sometime this month. This school may take a variety of forms but face-to-face instruction may be a part for many families. This will require the children to wear masks. Training children to wear a face mask during school in order to prevent the spread of germs will no doubt be one of the more harrowing and challenging aspects of being a teacher during the 2020 – 2021 school year. Parents as well will likely face their share of difficulties in enforcing mask wearing protocol in order to protect children and prevent further spreading of Coronavirus. Below find…
