Caramel Apple Pie Rolls

My daughter, who is 12, (hint also where the Monet comes from in my blog name) loves to bake. Honestly she is better at baking than me. I am more of a cook. We had a slow Sunday and she was wanting to bake something fallish, so we found…

5 Tips for a Slower Living

Do you remember the days when you took a road trip and you had to actually look at the sights? Or sitting at the dinner table and having to actually talk to one another? Do you remember what it feels like to sit by the ocean and not reach…

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  • Life
  • September 29, 2019

Harvest Meal

Roasted Lemon Chicken with Vegetables

As we transition into fall we replace our t-shirts with sweaters, we add pumpkins to our porch, watch football, and settle in at night with our families by the fire. The air outside gets colder, the leaves change colors, and it is time to…

Hotel Pikku

Micro hotels are becoming vastly popular especially with the rise of VRBO and AirBnb. Brady and I experienced our first micro hotel at Hotel Pikku in Duluth, MN with pikku meaning little one in finish.

If you have traveled to Duluth, MN you will notice that you are hit…

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  • Travel
  • September 21, 2019

Tweed

Weather forecast: Cold conditions & hot fashion

Nothing screams fall more to me than tweed. Tweed is a rough woolen fabric usually made from weaves of twill and often found in suits, coats, skirts, and blazers. Often tweed is homespun giving each piece its own unique quality. Think…

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  • Style
  • September 21, 2019

Warmth

“Sometimes, when chaos burns like wildfires around us; we have no other choice but to fall in love with warmth.” -Christopher Poindexter

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  • Life
  • September 21, 2019

Green Enchilada Chicken Soup

 
Just in time for Fall. Enjoy some warm and mildly spicy soup to keep your tummy warm. FYI my kids love this recipe!
Ingredients
1TB olive oil
1 yellow onion chopped
4 Garlic Cloves or 1 TB already minced garlic in a jar
2 jalapeños, chopped and seeded
1/2 cup cilantro
1TB cumin
Black pepper to taste
15oz…

About Me

Hi my name is Rana

I wanted to first off thank you for taking a moment of your time to visit my site. I also wanted to take a moment to share with you a bit about myself and what to expect on this site.

I am an over 40yo single…

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