House of Alcina

Jenny Alcina

  • Whew.

    I decided to clean out my Spotify today. What an undertaking!! All the kids songs, podcasts, books etc. That took like 2 hours. 🤣 I only kept mine and Gary’s joint/collaborative playlist with our sentimental songs (we’re cheesy but we… Continue reading

  • Protein Boosting Again

    I backed off my high protein diet last year and I keep saying I’m going to ease back into it. I grabbed a few of my favorites today. I’m gonna enjoy our 4 day weekend and start back strong Tuesday.… Continue reading

  • Daily Prompt

    Why do you blog? WordPress asks a question everyday, and it’s enjoyable to read other bloggers responses, so I think I might start doing this.. Why do I blog? It’s cathartic to put our thoughts into words, let our words… Continue reading

  • 🤍🤍🤍

    Salt water= good stuff. We spent a good hour or so soaking last night. I love the way my skin feels when we first add salt. My hair – not so much. Continue reading

  • Yes!

    I got our tickets for Norah’s birthday 🤍🤍 She loves Coldplay and Imagine Dragons, so it’s perfect. There’s a few tributes they play through the next month but she’s not into Taylor Swift (at all) or Queen. It should be… Continue reading

  • Long Fermentation

    I know the longer sourdough goes through a cold retard the more gut benefits it has, but I always get sick of waiting and same day bake or at least within 3 days. This loaf has been in my outdoor… Continue reading

  • 🤣🤣🤣

    I asked Gary to bring me a wrench tighten a barstool. Continue reading

  • Fall Clean!!!!

    Ok NOW I’m ready to start putting out some fall decorations. I wanted to deep clean everything first. Dusting, ceiling fans, Baseboards, windows, and even the walls got a little love (kids fingerprints). I threw a lot of stuff away… Continue reading

  • grace & stella

    I love these. I’ve tried pretty much every kind of eye patches they make because I have such bad dark circles under my eyes (I’ve had them since I was a kid). I can’t tell that anything really helps that… Continue reading

  • Reminder

    People should not forget that before June, the same Democratic Party who crowned Comrade Kamala as their future Queen felt that a senile and demented Joe Biden was preferable to her Marxist sympathies and authoritarian affections. She is still Marxist.… Continue reading

  • Score!!

    Look what I just found in GB! Perfect for our office space 🙂 And she only wants $180 for the pair! 😮😍 Matches our desks perfectly. Continue reading

  • Girl Dinner 🍽️

    I love cooking for people, but I very rarely will cook something for myself. My Mama would always say, “Let’s Graze tonight.” Which meant, let’s just pull out leftovers, cheese, fruit, snacks, crackers and just graze. Basically like charcuterie. It’s… Continue reading

  • 🐐🐮

    We slept in a little after the kids got to school this morning. That was soooo nice! Our snuggling and talking turned into an hour hard nap. That’s always the best sleep! Then we got up and took a quick… Continue reading

  • It was a Monday!

    I’m super late posting this, but I finished a closed loaf of sourdough in my Pullman pan today! YAY!! It’s amazing! I used my normal sourdough sandwich bread recipe and it did just fine. It’s the perfect sandwich/toast size. I… Continue reading

  • Yay!

    I got my Pullman pan in. I decided on the small one for now. It makes about a 1600- 2000 gram loaf. I didn’t do a closed loaf because I wanted a round top, but I will try it tomorrow… Continue reading

  • Sunday Dinner :)

    Steak with crumbled Gorgonzola, hasselback potatoes, and a delicious peach and raspberry cinnamon crumble with pastry roses. Continue reading

  • Sunday!

    Always a good sermon but we watched it from bed today. We all have a really bad cold. My favorite quote today was: “Show me your closest friend and I’ll show you your future.” We talk to our kids a… Continue reading

  • I’m not ready.

    I was going to decorate for fall today, but… I don’t really wanna. I’m probably going to be super minimal this year with decorating. Gary likes most things fall, but he absolutely hates Halloween. He won’t even let the kids… Continue reading

  • Kombucha

    Gary picked up several kinds of Kombucha for us to try. I don’t hate it. We tried the Grapefruit and Tangerine today. He loves grapefruit, so he liked it more than I did. I like eating grapefruit, but maybe not… Continue reading

  • 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

    I love RFK Jr so much, and that speech he just gave is exactly why I do. I love Vance too, but this could’ve been the best President/VP duo in history. I’m just glad he’s endorsing Ttrump and can be… Continue reading