Good afternoon!
After so many weekends away from home, it feels good to have a somewhat uneventful weekend back in Ocala. A recharging weekend!
Breakfast
Our Sunday began bright and early thanks to restless Sadie who was awake and ready to start the day at 7 a.m. Since we were already up, Ryan and I quickly ate some egg sandwiches for breakfast and drove to our church for the early service.
The leader of our small group is actually our church pastor’s son and he preached today since his dad is away on vacation with his wife. He did a great job!
After church, the weather took a turn for the worse and scrapped any plans we had for outdoor fun. Bummer! We ran some errands before heading home for a cozy day indoors.
I got to work in the kitchen and made a shrimp and corn chowder with cauliflower as the base.
I wish I would’ve taken notes because we loved this soup! I combined cauliflower, chicken broth, milk, onion, garlic, garlic salt and Old Bay in a pot and brought it to a boil before blending everything together with an immersion blender. I then added shredded cheese, corn and shrimp.
It was a hit in our house! When I have a minute, I’ll recreate it and share the exact recipe with you guys. Mmm!
Once we were done with lunch, my sweet tooth started kicking in. Since I was in the mood to bake (rainy weather tends to have that effect on me), I made a coffee cake from a box mix and in no time at all the smell of cinnamon filled our house.
The crumb topping is always the best part.
Hope you’re having a relaxing Sunday!
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Rainy weather is the perfect baking opportunity…hope you had the air con on as I’m sure it was still super humid!
Oh man, I could really go for a cup of coffee and a piece of coffee cake on this rainy day.
We’re having a recharging weekend too! It’s great!!
The soup and coffee cake look delicious!
Sometimes a rainy day is just what you need. The sun has been shining for weeks here in the south of England but that’s so rare for us we still feel like we need to be out in it at every opportunity. It gets exhausting!
Mmm, shrimp chowder looks amazing. Gotta love a rain day here and there, sounds like you made good use of it!
That soup sounds great! I can’t wait for you to share the recipe so that I can try making a veg version :).
That dinner recipe sounds delicious. Love the idea of using cauliflower to give it the creaminess.
Yum to that coffee cake! The weather here in Melbourne has been pretty terrible too.
Yay for recharge Sunday! That chowder looks so delicious and comforting for a rainy day. And coffee cake is always a win!
Do you feel like it’s been raining way more than usual this summer? I live in Central Florida too and it seems like everytime I want to take my bike out for a ride it starts storming. Sorry your outdoor plans were changed but at least you had a cozy time at home!
Yes!! So rainy!
That soup looks great. I just bought some cauliflower. Time to experiment in the kitchen!
I love those boxed coffee cake mixes sometimes! They are delicious!!! The smell of cinnamon will make the entire place smell! It’s wonderful!
Having a very relaxing Sunday… I’m actually sitting up in bed now. 😉 Rainy weather brings out the baker in me too!
Wow, that is genius to use cauliflower as the base! 😀
Oh all that food looks/sounds so so yummy! I want a coffee cake now!!
That soup looks really good! Sometimes the nasty weather forces me to just take a break and relax so I’m glad you got to recharge a little!
That crumb cake looks awesome! I’ve tried to make them from scratch, but I can never get the crumbs right!
That crumb cake looks so yummy! I love cinnamon…perfect for a rainy day! We are having yucky weather in So. California too! Humid, rainy, and gloomy…not typical! 🙁
Was it a nondairy milk?
Does Ryan cook much or do you usually do that stuff?
How I long for a rainy day! It has been 90+ {even hit 111 a few weeks ago} in my part of California. Yikes!
That chowder looks very tasty. 🙂
We didn’t get rain until later in the afternoon, but sometimes it’s nice to have a little rainy weather. It gives you an excuse to stay inside and enjoy the comforts of being home.
Wow those egg sandwiches look amazing like scrumptious amazing! Thanks for sharing love + shine Courtstar
Here in Pennsylvania, the weather took a turn for the worst in the afternoon, also. Looks like you made the most of the day, though! I agree with you, the crumble portion of the coffee cake definitely is always the best part and coffee cake in itself is always so comforting and tasty!
Oh man, cake box mixes are the BEST! I still can’t figure out how to recreate cherry chip cake!
I’m so glad you mentioned the part about the crumb topping being the best part! A coffee cake is only as good as the crumbly topping
We’ve been having a rainy day here too. It’s been a great excuse to lay around and recharge after a busy two week vacation!
I know how you feel! This was the first weekend in 3 weeks my boyfriend and I didn’t drive 4-6 hour round trips to see family for various reasons- it was so nice to be home and enjoy having no plans!
Food looks delicious!
That soup sounds great! We’ve had our share of rain this summer too in the Midwest argh
Coffee cake sounds delish right now!! Glad to hear I’m not the only one who takes advantage of “box baking” =)
Can’t wait for that shrimp chowder recipe ermergerd!!
I LOVE re-charing, relaxing at home weekends! 🙂 No worries, no stress, just movies, sweats, friends and fun!
That soup looks delicious! Looking forward to the recipe!
Sometimes there’s just no replacement for those boxed mixes–I think lemon poppyseed muffins and coffee cake are two perfect examples! Yum!
I very much enjoy relaxing weekends. The past two weekends have been very eventful, so I get a bit drained!
I love cinnamon coffee cake!
Rainy days always make me want to bake. This past Sunday I actually made this clean banana muffin recipe I found on pinterest. Using oats, egg, greek yogurt, honey, banana, some powder, soda and vanilla. Topped with some almond butter, perfect for not feeling guilty over a muffin.
Weekends at home are my favorite! My husband and I were in the middle of a hike when it started down pouring. Needless to say, we ended our hike early!
I wish that we would get a little more rain here in Logan, UT. It seems to rain for 5 minutes at a time which definitely is not enough to put me in the baking mood. I can’t wait for the slightly cooler weather that fall will bring and some inspiration for baking healthy treats!
The crumb topping is awesome! I eat just that sometimes. Sh.
I would love to make that soup! I hope you make it again and write down the recipe!