Food, Glorious Food

 Facebook has been a part of my life for more than 10 years, and in the past week, it's contributed to my life in many ways, not the least of which is calorically.

Oh my, my friends have been posting some amazing things they've been baking, and I just had to follow suit. My friend Susan has been baking up a storm, and her grandma's recipe for a gooey chocolate cake just had to happen in my oven.

 This was seriously delicious. Vi thought sliced strawberries would be a good topping, so she washed and sliced for us.

 And my friend Jen shared pics of a different take on chicken pot pie, using biscuits like dumplings on top, instead of pie crust.

 We had the ingredients, and Stace, my biscuit maker-extraordinaire, helped with that part. This was so yummy too!

I've easily gained five pounds in our three weeks of quarantine - time to force myself out for walks, even if I'm alone.

 Speaking of walking, on Saturday Stace and I got out again, and found this cute idea to use natural elements to create small faces. Stace had a go, as you can see.

 Later, we took another bike ride to Teacision. But this time, the girls had to wear masks when they went inside to order and pay. Now, new rules in Los Angeles County mandate masks inside all businesses.

 On our ride home, we saw the water in the riverbed - it's been pretty wet lately.

In fact, this past week was our Spring Break, but with the quarantine, and with it raining almost daily, it was the most low-key (boring) spring break ever. Lots of screen time, including a Disney movie every day, to help catch the girls up on movies they've missed.

 By this point on our weekend bike ride, Cora was done with us. She had ridden on ahead, and you can just barely see her in the blue circle.

Being 13 and stuck with your family 24/7 can do that to you!

We ordered takeout from a local restaurant Saturday night - pork chops with Asian/Hawaiian flavors, balsamic sprouts, homemade mac 'n cheese, and a fancy salad. It was a great value that fed us for two nights.