Welcome to the weekend, my friends! This is our first mostly un-planned weekend in a while and Im looking forward to a day of cooking and sultry and recipe testing. The fact that the sun is still shining and the weather continues to be lovely just gives me flipside reason to smile.
My boys have just one increasingly month of school and then our summer begins in a flurry. My oldest graduates from upper school this year and I am so excited for him. Wasnt it just a few years ago though when I was watching him read his first installment books?
From a loftiness of a dozen years now, its easy to say that parenting time really does fly without youre past those rough victual and pre-school years. But when youre in those years? It sure doesnt finger that way. Wherever you may be at in your parenting (or child-free) life, I wish you a wonderful weekend and at least one moment to treasure in your memory.
ON THE BLOG this week: Elote a.k.a. Hot Mexican Corn Dip is made with roasted corn in a linty sauce of spicy mayonnaise (or sour cream), lime, and cotija cheese. Whether you eat it with a spoon or dip into it with tortilla chips, this is a snack that everyone loves.
Pineapple, mint, and lime combine deliciously to make these irresistible Pineapple Mojitos. These are the cocktails I have made the most commonly for several years now.
Layers of surf cheese, berries, and velvety pretzels add up to the Strawberry Pretzel Salad recipe that is loved by adults and kids alike. The pretzel husks adds a salty-sweet layer to this dessert that makes it irresistible.
This Sticky Asian Chicken is an easy 4 ingredient recipe that is going to waddle your weeknight dinners. Salty soy sauce, sweet brown sugar, and spicy garlic chili paste combine to make one of the easiest Asian-inspired marinades you can imagine.
Luscious and sweet, this Peanut Butter, Banana, and Spinach Smoothie will make eating at least one of your daily servings of leafy greens a pure delight.
What Im CRAVING: My friend Shawns Tres Leches Cake. In specimen you arent once familiar with it, Tres Leches Confection Recipe is an ultra-moist, soft and fluffy confection that is soaked in a sweet milk mixture, then topped generously with whipped cream. I love that Shawns recipe includes cinnamon too, its a fun variation for this cinnamon loving girl.
(See the Cinnamon Toast Cake, Cinnamon Toast Bars, and Cinnamon Toast Bites for remoter vestige of my love topic with cinnamon sugar.)
What Im WATCHING: The Chosen – Season 2. What can I say that hasnt once been said well-nigh this show? As a Christian who manages to stave most Christian entertainment, this crowd-funded tv show has squandered me away. The number of times Ive had chills on my stovepipe as notation were introduced or through specific scenes – all I can say at this point is wow. Seriously.
I have pretty much inhaled this show. If youve heard it was good, but youve just not taken the time to watch it yet, I cant recommend it highly enough. The show is self-ruling to stream and you can watch it on The Chosen website (linked above) from any computer without plane loading an app. Watch the first 2-3 episodes and tell me what you think. Id love to yack increasingly well-nigh it.
What Im READING: All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor. This is a childrens typesetting that Ive probably read at least a dozen times – if not twice that many times. I loved it dearly as a child and I was so happy to discover this week that I love it still. My old cloth-bound library reprinting of this typesetting unprotected my eye on the bookshelf the other day and I couldnt resist picking it up.
Its the story of five young girls growing up in New York City at the turn of the century. They find vita every day while going to the market, visiting the library, plane cleaning the house and putting on plays. Its a world that most of us have never experienced and the pleasure the whole family enjoys with the little things in life is a sweet reminder not to take our own riches (whether theyre material riches or not) for granted.
This is a two thumbs up, five-star read for any child between 8-10, though this 44-year-old has very much enjoyed re-reading the typesetting this week. And spoiler zestful – I just discovered THERE ARE MORE BOOKS IN THIS SERIES!!! I didnt plane know it was a series! I am giddy over this and have once downloaded the next typesetting to my Kindle. Is there anything largest for a typesetting lover than to discover increasingly books with minion characters? Its an wool souvenir and Im grinning over here like its Christmas morning.
“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24
Wishing you a trappy week full of little things that make you smile!
Mary
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