About Jodee

After thinking about various ways to share my memories, I began to write my blog, Learn from yesterday, live for today..... I started writing this blog, for the most part, to share my life experiences with family and friends, a journal of my experiences, but gradually the idea grew into sharing it with everyone. It's just about day to day living and sharing with loved ones the ordinary things that make every day memories. My blog covers everything from cooking family recipes to travel memories and more. Throughout this journey called life, each of us experience many things and what we take away from those experiences makes us who we are today. My journey has had its up and downs like so many of us and as a result, what I have learned from my experiences has shaped my perspective of life. I invite you to take a look and see what I have shared so far. Hopefully, you will enjoy the experience and share this new adventure with me! Jodee

Honey Cinnamon Grilled Peaches with Italian Gelato

By Jodee Weiland

Grilled peaches are delicious for summer desserts and so easy to make! You can add Italian gelato or ice cream to grilled peaches and create a dessert that everyone will love. I like to add Vanilla Bean Italian Gelato to my grilled peaches because with the honey cinnamon grilled peaches, the creamy texture of vanilla gelato is outstanding. My Honey Cinnamon Grilled Peaches with Italian Gelato are absolutely delicious and a family favorite in our home!

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When preparing to grill my peaches, I mix together my basting sauce of cinnamon and honey with olive oil. The honey and olive oil would work fine on its own, but the addition of cinnamon takes it beyond delicious and adds something to the overall dessert, especially when you top the peaches off with vanilla bean Italian gelato or ice cream. I use vanilla bean because it enhances the cinnamon flavor of the basting sauce used on the peaches when grilling them and helps take my Honey Cinnamon Grilled Peaches with Italian Gelato to the next level of awesome!

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4 peaches halved with pit removed
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 tablespoons pure organic honey
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

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With a whisk, mix the olive oil, honey, and cinnamon together until blended well to create your basting sauce. Wash your peaches, cut them in half, and remove the pit. Place the halves in a dish and with a basting brush, baste the sauce on to the pitted flesh side of the peaches.

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Bring your grill to medium heat and with tongs place the top basted peaches on the grill, skin side down. Cover and grill for about five minutes. With tongs, turn the peaches over, skin side up, and baste the skin side. Then cover and grill for about five more minutes or until you have grill lines on the flesh of your peaches. Turn them over once more and use up any basting sauce on the flesh side of the peaches. Close the grill for a one minute longer. Then remove the grilled peaches and get ready to serve your dessert.

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Serve my Honey Cinnamon Grilled Peaches with Italian Gelato! Just plate a peach and put a large scoop of Vanilla Bean Italian Gelato on top. You can use any flavor of gelato or ice cream, but this is my favorite. This dessert is so delicious because the peaches are grilled, but not mushy. They still have a slight firmness to them and with the gelato or ice cream added, the peaches are so delicious! Actually, they are so good, you can just eat the peaches by themselves, but either way you will love this dessert. So give it a try, and enjoy!

Eight Awesome Smoothies

By Jodee Weiland

Smoothies should always be both healthy and delicious tasting! When someone drinks a smoothie, they are doing so for any number of reasons. One reason for drinking smoothies is that they are usually healthy and will energize you if made with the right ingredients. Another reason for drinking smoothies is that they taste delicious when made with the right ingredients. Both of these reasons are great, and both apply to my Eight Awesome Smoothies!

https://learnfromyesterday.com When I put together a smoothie, I try very hard to focus on including ingredients that will be both healthy and delicious tasting. Some of my smoothies include vegetables that are high in nutrients and are blended with the sweet tastes of fruits and honey. Others are more fruit than anything, but still have nutritional value. When I am going to work out or have just finished working out, I try to have a smoothie that includes a high nutrient packed vegetable like kale or spinach. When choosing the ingredients for a smoothie, keep in mind what benefits you hope to attain by drinking it.

Check out all of my Eight Awesome Smoothies! All of them are both healthy and delicious, but the ingredients vary according to the nutritional value I was looking for in each of them. Whichever one you choose to try, the flavor of the smoothie will not disappoint you because I believe a smoothie must taste good as well as be healthy for me. The nutritional value of fruits and vegetables is commonly acknowledged by most people. My smoothies just blend them together, so you will love the taste of each one while getting great nutritional value. So give these smoothies a try, and enjoy!

 

Escarole Soup with Chicken Sausage and Navy Beans

By Jodee Weiland

Growing up in an Italian family, it was not unusual for my mother to make escarole with navy beans as a side dish. With this side dish, sometimes she would cook Italian sausage. Escarole with navy beans was always a favorite dish of mine. So today I decided to use my garden fresh escarole in a new recipe for escarole soup. I love escarole in chicken broth, a classic Italian escarole soup, but for my escarole soup I added something more than broth. My Escarole Soup with Chicken Sausage and Navy Beans was the result, and it was delicious!

https://learnfromyesterday.com/2014/08/19/escarole-soup-chicken-sausage-navy-beans/ The classic Italian escarole in chicken broth is usually eaten with a little grated Parmesan Reggiano cheese sprinkled on it. It’s delicious and such a simple soup to make. In my escarole soup, I decided to add Italian chicken sausage which is healthier than regular Italian sausage. Then I added the navy beans that tasted so good in my mother’s escarole and bean side dish. The result was a somewhat heartier escarole soup than the traditional escarole in chicken broth, and it tasted wonderful!

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5 to 6 Italian Chicken Sausage Mild sliced
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves chopped
1/2 onion chopped
About 1 pound escarole cut up
2 bay leaves
60 to 64 ounces all natural chicken broth
2 cans navy beans drained and rinsed
Sea salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper or more to taste (optional)
Grated Parmesan Reggiano (optional)

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In a large pot, heat the olive oil and then put in the garlic, onions, and sliced chicken sausage. Sauté this mixture lightly for a few minutes or until the onions are slightly translucent. Once done, add the cut up escarole, stirring it into the mixture until lightly wilted and bright green. Add the bay leaves, chicken broth, navy beans, sea salt, and if you choose to use it, crushed red pepper. Stir together and raise heat to bring it to a low boil. When the soup begins to boil, lower the heat to a low simmer and continue to simmer the soup for another 20 to 25 minutes.

https://learnfromyesterday.com/2014/08/19/escarole-soup-chicken-sausage-navy-beans/ My Escarole Soup with Chicken Sausage and Navy Beans is a delicious way to enjoy a soup that is hearty, but not heavy. Serve this escarole soup with a crusty multigrain bread and a Chianti. Some people may enjoy sprinkling a little Parmesan Reggiano across the top of their soup, but with or without the cheese, this soup is delicious! The rich taste of the escarole, sausage, and navy beans blended together is delightful, and this escarole soup is sure to become a family favorite. Give it a try, and enjoy!