{bits & pieces}
The weekly “little of this, little of that” feature here at Like Mother, Like Daughter!
There’s nothing like enjoying the fresh fruits of a home garden to boost one’s appreciation (already high, trust me!) of summertime! This weekend, we’re benefiting from some herbs, tomatoes, and cucumbers that my mom brought over from her garden.
Next year I need to be more on top of getting myself a little garden set up — even if it’s only potted plants on my porch. I keep thinking to myself, “why didn’t I start up some kind of garden this year? What was I doing this spring?” “Oh yeah. Having a baby.”
You know that we are big on homemade pizza around these LMLD parts. It’s such a great Friday staple. Frequently, on Friday evenings, I make one meatless pizza and prepare one meaty one. The meatless one is, of course, for the Friday dinner. The meaty one is for a calm and easy Sabbath meal.
I used to go ahead and make two all the way, but then I was never satisfied with the reheated results on Sunday. So, these (Fri)days, I bake my Sunday pizza halfway and then pull it out of the oven, wrap it in tinfoil, and stick it in the fridge. On Sunday, I take it out to bring to room temperature, leave the tin foil over it, and pop it in the oven while it preheats. Once the oven gets to full heat, I remove the foil, leave it in for another 10 min or so and voila! A crisp, fresh pizza without any work at all — like a freezer pizza, only actually homemade and tasty.
This weekend’s are significantly enhanced by aforementioned garden delights, courtesy of my mom:
(excuse the fuzzy pictures; The Artist had our nice camera in the studio today)
Friday’s pizza, all prepped:
Sunday’s, also prepped!:
Need a refresher on making your own pizza, including dough? It’s easy! It’s worth it for pizza that’s just so much better:
Auntie Leila Makes Pizza: In Photos: Part 1
Auntie Leila Makes Pizza: In Photos: Part 2
This week’s links!
Just for fun:
Fruitcake always gets mocked! 100-year old fruitcake “looks and smells edible”!
What happens when a group of seminarians go into a bar? Sounds like the beginning of a joke!
We’re always thinking about our dream house:
What is a bungalow?
When it seems so hard to build a good house these days, maybe training our eye and design sense helps. (No offense to anyone who has one of these builder’s delights — all of this is out of our control at some point!)
On education:
{bits & pieces} seems to be on a bit of a poetry kick recently, so here is another offering on the question of the form of the poem — perhaps of interest if you think about poetry or are teaching a child.
“The young are always being formed, and thus educated in the Greek sense, one way or the other.” John Cuddeback offers good perspective on the subject as school plans inevitably encroach on summer relaxation.
And while we’re (reluctantly) thinking about formal education and trying to have good goals, let’s read Fr. Schall’s Guide to Liberal Learning.
In the Liturgical Year:
Today is the memorial of St. Jane Frances de Chantal. Also, as a heads up: the feast of St. Gregory the Great is coming up in a few weeks on September 3! You might consider a celebration with your Pocket, or perhaps that would be an auspicious day to get your St. Gregory’s Pocket started!
From the Archives:
Ask Auntie Leila: How do we tell people we’re having another baby?
What can children do? A Guide. (As in: chores and helping around the house.)
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