Welcome to the weekend, my buddies! What are you as much as this weekend? I’m trying ahead to a merely fascinating weekend of cleansing out my closet. Are you jealous? I’m over right here, genuinely enthusiastic about it. We cleaned the storage final weekend (that’s a royal “we” by the best way, my center son did a incredible job of the storage clear out on his personal), and that motivated me to wash out extra of my areas in the home.
ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: It isn’t typically {that a} salad manages to qualify as a full meal for my crew, however this Italian chopped salad checks all of the containers for us, with loads of meat and cheese, crunchy recent greens, tangy olives and pepperoncini, tossed in a zesty Italian dressing.
I might write an ode to smoked salmon dip at this level. My complete household has fallen in love with this snack. We dip greens into it, crackers, and even chips. I’ve smeared it on a bagel and eaten it off a spoon straight from the fridge. You cannot go incorrect with this one, my buddies.
With little various small zucchini and a few ears of recent corn, you may be in your method to piping sizzling, crispy, craveable zucchini corn fritters. And when you can eat these crispy fritters all yr lengthy, they’re particularly spectacular made with corn reduce straight off the cob in candy corn season.
And talking of corn season, recent corn, crisp peppers and onions, wealthy cream cheese, and spicy jalapenos are mixed on this creamy fiesta corn dip to create a snack worthy of any event.
Chock-full of bacon and beef, sweetened with molasses, and simmered till thick and candy, cowboy baked beans are a favourite for household dinners, barbecues, and potlucks.
Potluck pasta salad is crammed with bell pepper, pasta, tomatoes, olives, purple onion, and cheese. It’s scrumptious heat, chilly, or at room temperature. This pasta salad is a basic favourite. It’s a mild and tangy salad that’s excellent for summer season barbecues, weeknight dinners and lunches, potlucks, and events.
In the event you haven’t roasted strawberries earlier than, it is a nice time to attempt it! Creamy strawberry ice cream made with roasted berries is a deal with like nothing you should purchase on the shops.
Selfmade blueberry pie filling tastes so significantly better than store-bought! And better of all, it’s tremendous straightforward to make. Use this superior berry sauce to high pies, cheesecakes, pancakes, or waffles. It’s scrumptious on ice cream, too!
What I’m CRAVING: Lumpia! (ha, when am I not craving lumpia??) And I simply noticed that my good friend Billy is over there making homemade lumpia wrappers. <insert my gasp right here> I can’t wait to attempt my hand at that now, too.
My FAVORITE THING this week is that this Instagram account. Have you ever seen the Haneline twins? They make me so completely happy each time I see them.
What I’m READING: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. That is the fifth and latest guide within the Starvation Video games sequence, and I actually loved it. That is Haymitch’s story. It offers us all of the backstory and historical past and explains an ideal deal extra concerning the video games.
What I’m LISTENING to: Child of God II by Forrest Frank. I chanced on the tune Your Way’s Better a couple of weeks in the past and I’m hooked. (I do know, I do know, as at all times, I’m late to the pattern, however nonetheless – this is so much fun!)
“Anticipate the Lord; be robust and take coronary heart and watch for the Lord.” Psalm 27:14 NIV
Wishing you a stunning week stuffed with little issues that make you smile!
Mary
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