Expanding Frozen Food Storage with a Chest Freezer

closed Insignia 3.5 Cu. Ft. Chest Freezer in Garage

Insignia 3.5 Cu. Ft. Chest Freezer in garage with door open

I tend to run a financially conscientious household, where we do our research and spend time analyzing before making a big purchase. Yesterday, we did exactly the opposite.

After a particularly large haul of frozen items at our local Trader Joe’s (resulting from a hungry grocery run), we found ourselves in a predicament. Our side-by-side GE Profile refrigerator was not even close to large enough to hold our frozen purchases. We needed to expand our frozen food storage stat.

On a whim, and in the name of problem-solving in the moment, we found ourselves researching freezers on our phones. A few minutes later, a quick trip to Best Buy and we were sold. Well, actually, the sales team sold us a brand new chest freezer!

3/30

Homemade Instant Pot Ricotta Cheese

Appetizers, Food, Healthy, Recipe, Savory, Vegetarian, Weekday Approved

Finished Homemade Instant Pot Ricotta Cheese

I’ve been dreaming of making cheese for years, but I’ve never felt ready to dive in until recently. After sharing my cheese-making dream with a friend, she mentioned that she often makes ricotta and it takes her no time at all. That small reassurance did just the trick. A few days later, I bit the bullet and made my first batch of cheese, ricotta cheese!

What surprised me the most was how easy fresh, homemade ricotta cheese is to make! In 20 minutes, I had a bowl full of fluffy, white ricotta cheese. I was so excited that I couldn’t even wait for the cheese to cool and kept shoveling spoonfuls into my mouth. Yes, it was quite the sight.

3/25

Revisiting 13 Dead End Drive my Favorite Childhood Game

3D Game, Card Game, Children's Game, Competitive Game, Dice Game, Family Game, Game, Play

13 Dead End Drive full game

“See you ladder, Chef! The game is 13 Dead End Drive, where you can get rich by accident. It’s nighty night for the Hairdresser! Someone will inherit a fortune, but everyone is dying to bump you off. A little trip for the Fortune Teller! First out of 13 Dead End Drive while their picture above the mantel wins. Lights out for the Boyfriend! The fun’s alive with 13 Dead End Drive!” – the 13 Dead End Drive 1993 TV Commercial

13 Dead End Drive is my absolute favorite childhood board game. Almost every week while growing up, I’d ask someone to play with me, and if I came up short, I’d even play it by myself. Now a few decades later, I asked my family to play with me again.

Though all my memories of playing 13 Dead End Drive are rosy, I wasn’t sure if playing as an adult would be quite the same. We cracked open a bottle of wine and dove right into the nostalgia, and I was not disappointed.

3/14

Coconut Cream Pie Bites

Desserts, Food, Pie, Recipe, Small Bites, Sweet, Vegetarian

Coconut Cream Pie Bite with bite from side

These Coconut Cream Pie Bites were born out of curiosity. Could I create a mouth-watering, bite-sized dessert for friends in an hour?

This is how the story goes: I had one hour before we needed to leave for an evening at a friend’s house, and that’s when I decided to bring a dessert. I know, one hour before maybe wasn’t the best time to decide to try something new, but that’s what making it up as I go is all about, right?