Welcome to the weekend, my pals! We’re house once more eventually. We had a complete lot of enjoyable exploring Tennessee with our youngest son. (And earlier than I overlook, huge because of Mary for emailing me and recommending we attempt Hillbilly Golf whereas we had been in Gatlinburg. What a enjoyable afternoon!) Let me simply admit proper now that I’m ecstatic to not be leaving house once more till mid-July for our annual household tenting journey.
Deliver on the summer season firm, barbecues with pals, and lazy afternoons within the hammock and the rocking chairs. I’m prepared for all of it. (Lest you suppose my life is picturesque always, there may even be 14,793 dishes to clean, piles of laundry for everybody to do, and lots of extra mundane duties.)
However amidst all of it, there shall be blue skies, sunshine, heat rain that brings on disgusting humidity (actuality test there), and as many out of doors moments as doable.
ON THE BLOGS this week: Crisp heat tortillas crammed with hen, bell peppers, and loads of melting cheese are a terrific dinner or a wonderful manner to make use of up only a little bit of leftovers. Who would flip down a piping hot chicken fajita quesadilla for lunch? (Not me!)
Pink potatoes seasoned with Mexican spices are roasted after which tossed with sauteed onions, peppers, and beans, completed with a handful of barely wilted, heat spinach on this Black Bean Breakfast Skillet. Topped with a tender egg or scrambled eggs, it is a hearty and filling, barely spicy weekend breakfast that may simply be doubled to feed a crowd.
Due to the magic of gradual cooking, you possibly can create these wonderfully buttery Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions with nearly no effort in any respect.
With crunchy greens, juicy tomatoes, tender peas, cheddar cheese, loads of bacon and eggs, and a vivid, smoky dressing, this old fashioned 7 layer salad delivers more than you might be expecting.
Candy corn, ripe bell peppers, pink onion, and jalapenos are seasoned with a medley of fragrant spices and a contact of contemporary cilantro to make each spoonful of this Fiesta Corn a superb mix of flavors.
Rhubarb Bars with a shortbread crust and tangy rhubarb custard filling are a enjoyable, simple spring dessert. And this Rhubarb Sauce with Strawberry Jello is a favourite old style rhubarb deal with. Serve it over ice cream or eat it in a bowl similar to you’d applesauce.
Moist, candy, and evenly spiced, this carrot cake with cream cheese frosting is the meals of which candy tooth desires are made.
Chocolate and toasted coconut stuffed inside chewy blondies, may any dessert probably make me happier? For the second, not an opportunity. These coconut cookie bars just plain make me happy.
Heat and aromatic cinnamon spice blends completely with cool, velvety ice cream to create an irresistible deal with with caramelized items of cereal on this Cinnamon Toast Crunch Ice Cream.
What I’m CRAVING: My good friend Rebecca is on a roll with some really superb pizza topping combos. Her Chick Fil A Pizza sounds completely unimaginable!
favourite issues: this cheese grater, this movie, and this music
My FAVORITE THING this week is this simple cheese grater. I’ve had the identical grater (initially from IKEA) for over 15 years now and it’s the best grater I’ve ever used with its storage container and the rubber grip on the underside to stop sliding.
I’m thrilled to have lastly discovered one on Amazon that I like simply as a lot and I’ve gifted it to a few individuals already. It’s such a reasonable software and I prefer it rather more than the fancier (and pricier) graters I’ve used previously.
What I’m WATCHING: Jesus Revolution. So many individuals beneficial this film and but, I filed it away mentally underneath “oh boy, one other Christian film that can have an excellent message, however will in all probability have horrible appearing and… I actually don’t need to watch it.”
I’m completely satisfied to inform you that I used to be mistaken about this one. This film is completely value watching. It manages to convey the true message of Christ with out being preachy or annoying. (And the appearing is strong too.)
That is the true story of a younger hippie’s seek for belonging and a goal within the Nineteen Seventies. His path units into movement a brand new counterculture motion that not solely modified the course of his personal life however the lives of so many others too.
What I’m LISTENING to: I’m nonetheless loving Nathaniel Rateliff a lot. If you happen to haven’t checked him out but, do your self a favor and give it a listen today!
“A cheerful coronary heart is like good drugs, however a damaged spirit drains your power.” Proverbs 17:22 NCV
Wishing you a stunning week stuffed with little issues that make you smile!
Mary
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