Simply Saturday Buttermilk Pancakes

Monday through Friday, breakfast in the D’Annolfo house consists of egg whites and protein overnight oatmeal. Clean eating all the way! But on Saturday? Oooh…Saturday is all about pancakes. It took a while to discover the perfect combination of ingredients to make a light, fluffy pancake, but this is definitely it. Can you add chocolate… Continue reading Simply Saturday Buttermilk Pancakes

“Don’t Stand…” & Other Songs to Quarantine By

Quick! What is your favorite song – the first one to come to your mind? Do you have one? Most of you probably can’t name just one. There are just so many amazing tunes out there! We all have songs that act as mile markers along our lives journeys. REO Speedwagon’s “I Can’t Fight This… Continue reading “Don’t Stand…” & Other Songs to Quarantine By

Baby Got Back…workout

Thursday is back workout day. But I missed shoulders on Tuesday because I was too busy settling into pandemic mode and the routine of online teaching. I consider myself blessed that our district was ready to go on this, having warned us two weeks prior to Governor DeWine’s announcement that schools might shut down. That… Continue reading Baby Got Back…workout

Dirty Blonde Bars

A few weeks ago, I began experimenting with layered bar cookies. I was inspired by The Cle Brownie Company, whose brownies are the stuff of legends. When I get a taste for one, I order four, cut them into smaller sections (they are HUGE!), and freeze them. The brownies are a treat to be sure.… Continue reading Dirty Blonde Bars

No workout equipment? No problem!

My gym is my sane place. While some trainers make their living from workouts entitled ‘Insanity’, I look at my workouts as the exact opposite – they keep me from going insane. So when the gym closures caused by COVID-19 shut the doors of my local gym, I wasn’t sure how I was going to… Continue reading No workout equipment? No problem!

Rocky Mountain High (as in 8,000+ Feet, High)

Jeff and I are in the middle of planning our next few adventures. I say ‘few’ because we have a list. And it keeps growing every time someone shares an adventure with us. This summer, we had planned to knock Iceland off of that list but, well, COVID. In all honesty, Iceland was never on… Continue reading Rocky Mountain High (as in 8,000+ Feet, High)