...Over the Weekend...

...it was another busy weekend...and another rainy one...

...the snow is just almost gone...

...of course...I did the regular weekly shopping...of note...a new vegan butter to try...AND...Romaine lettuce is back on the shelves...YAY!...

...I also bought fresh basil...and sorted just the right sized leaves...

...and planted the leftover in a cup in the windowsill...

...then I made Miyoko's vegan mozzarella...I've posted all about it before here...

...fresh little balls of vegan mozzarella after their ice-water bath...

...I toasted some artisan bread...and opened two cute little jars of bruschetta sauce...

...cut the little balls of mozzarella in half and chose the very best basil leaves...

...and assembled the pretty and Christmas-y Vegan Bruschetta to take to the annual Sunday School Christmas party...

...at the party...

...there were a lot of people...45 numbers drawn for the Crazy Santa gift exchange...it was a lot of fun...

...when we got home...I prepped a pound of pintos...and washed them well...

...and left them to soak overnight...

...Sunday morning...we had pumpkin pie muffins...and they were yummy...

...the Church was decorated for the Christmas Pageant later this week...

...Christmas is such a busy and exciting time...

...after Church we put the soaked beans in the instant pot with an onion, a garlic and some bay leaf...

...after a few minutes in the Instant Pot...

...I froze a couple of muffin tins of beans for later use...and put a couple of jars in the fridge for lunches and dinners this week...

...and finally Sunday afternoon...this arrived...did y'all know that the USPS makes Sunday deliveries...crazy...

...an early Christmas present...my old Lenovo is on it's last legs...so this was a welcome gift...I can't wait to get it all set up...

~Wishing you a lovely start to your week!