Picnic season is here! Need a little inspiration? I’ve rounded up some of my favorite Picnic Food Ideas to get you started. Everything on this list is easy to pack, holds up well in the heat, and is perfect for your next outdoor adventure.
Intentions for the Week
Intentions for the Week- Week 22 in 2025
Hi hiiiiii! Welcome to week 22! How was your weekend? Do you have today off?
Did you have any time to yourself? (I spent all weekend with family)
Did you get to rest? (I had 6AM wakeups all weekend)
Did you do meal prep? (I cleaned out the fridge! )
Do you know what’s for dinner tonight?
I think we are grilling. Here are some of my grilling essentials!
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Here are my Intentions for the Week:
My Everyday Life Week 21
My Everyday Life – Week 21 | A Weekly Photo Journal by Tracy Benjamin
THE JOY RESET!
My friend MC had her launch party for her new book, The Joy Reset.
I am so proud of her!
I am listening to her read it on audible right now as I type this.
I LOVE LISTS
I LOVE LISTS
- Things no one tells you about starting a vegetable garden.
- I have a soft spot in my heart for Eichlers.
- Watch Pablo Picasso draw. Wow!
- A sketchbook restaurant! I want to color it all in.
- RIP George Wendt.
- How Norm became one of the greatest sitcom characters.
- How to make boxed cake mixes taste homemade.
- Audrey Hepburn was such a stunner.
- Researching- long-blooming shrubs.
- The healthiest/unhealthiest things to order at a Mexican restaurant,
- Soon we’ll have no new pennies.
- Daydreaming of a new sundress? I have gathered a few cute ones.
- Did you read about my love for crayola markers?
- I didn’t know grocery stores cover potatoes at night.
- Let’s learn about dining etiquette in Italy.
- Hidden interiors of musical instruments.
- Again, I’m curious how much all of these Legos cost.
- Should you shower at night or in the morning?
- Need a weekend breakfast idea? How about ricotta pancakes?
- Weekend reading: The Joy Reset
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Chickpea Piccata
I unearthed this Chickpea Piccata recipe from Appetite for Reduction while sorting through a giant stack of cookbooks from my kitchen last week. Tracy’s still got the spring cleaning bug! (yay)
You know I love a cookbook when you see tabs busting out the side…
When a recipe I’m reading calls for ingredients I already have and I’ve got the time to make it, you know I’m gonna make it. I tested it out for a lunch date with my husband (we both work from home) because our child would never eat a chickpea.
I am quite happy to report that this Chickpea Piccata recipe impressed my meat-eating husband. Add another banger to my pantry meal list!
I wish I could tell my 20-year-old self that we’re going to love capers one day! This Chicken Piccata recipe changed the game for me.
These chickpeas are saucy, which makes them a PERFECT addition to mashed potatoes. I did alter things by adding chicken stock instead of vegetable stock and finishing with butter for extra oomph!
For all you arugula lovers…
Get your bowls ready!
Intentions for the Week
Intentions for the Week- Week 21 in 2025
Hi hiiiiii! Welcome to week 21! How was your weekend?
Did you have any time to yourself? (I had a few hours on Saturday)
Did you get to rest? (I woke up too early this weekend)
Did you do meal prep? (I made granola and trailmix)
Do you know what’s for dinner tonight?
I think we are having tri-tip with:
Anywho…
Here are my Intentions for the Week:
My Everyday Life Week 20
My Everyday Life – Week 20 | A Weekly Photo Journal by Tracy Benjamin
Helping others Mom themselves.
Hooray for a family walk. Hooray for keeping track of good memories.
