Rebecca Gallop

We’ve had to get so creative with how we spend our time with 4 (almost 5) kids in 1,150 square feet; I think I’ve purchased every board game and puzzle I’ve seen in thrift stores. Tips and Tricks for Survival at Home – Tip 3: Have family dance parties. Our newest favorite music to listen to is GoNoodle’s new CD, Best Of GoNoodle. We’ve listened every day since getting the CD (their music is also available on all major streaming platforms), and the entire family cannot resist joining in.

A Daily Something was founded by Rebecca Gallop to share & celebrate the simple daily somethings that make life beautiful, & to inspire slow, intentional living. We added roasted in-shell peanuts (we roasted them ourselves) on our board, and it’s our new favorite cheese board must-have. These roasting instructions will yield a mildly flavored peanut to include on your fall back-to-routine cheese board, and the natural saltiness nicely complements the sweetness of the fruit! *NOTE** Roasting raw in-shell peanuts using this quick, simple method will produce mildly flavored peanuts when cracked open and removed from shell.

I’ve been making tomato soup weekly the past few weeks, and finally settled on this recipe for the BEST tomato soup. it’ll be AS tasty), has a tiny bit of sugar to balance out the acidity of the tomatoes, and of course, some heavy cream, because what’s tomato soup without heavy cream? chunky tomato sauce or diced tomatoes (I used homemade tomato sauce from this summer’s garden tomatoes)3 cups chicken stock (or vegetable stock to make it vegetarian)3 tbsp sugar (or preferred sweetener, but adjust amount accordingly)heavy cream, for drizzling in each bowl (or omit to make it vegetarian) Read notes above regarding salt, sugar, and broth. Add tomato sauce, chicken stock, sugar, basil (reserving some for garnish if you want).

Oh wait, I can, and that’s just what I’m sharing today: a recipe for freezer-friendly tomato sauce! Meghan is sharing her go-to SIMPLE recipe for freezer-friendly tomato sauce. Or if you happen to score a great deal on bulk  tomatoes at your farmer’s  market this summer, you now have an easy, fuss-free way of preserving them. kosher salt (start with 1 tsp and add more to taste) Freezer-friendly storage containers (these restaurant storage containers are the best because they stack well, and I use them for leftovers all the time) Dice tomatoes, cutting out core and any imperfections.