Welcome to the weekend, my buddies! The storms in Ohio had been nearly continuous this week, however there are many indicators that spring is at the manner. It’s having a look stunning and inexperienced throughout us at the present time. (Technically, it’s inexperienced far and wide that isn’t these days muddy or flooded, however I’m searching for the blessing in all of the rain this week.)
In the event you’ve by no means lived someplace with out converting seasons, the sweetness of all of it is most likely no longer one thing you realize. However having lived maximum of my existence within the Southwest, I don’t take the other seasons as a right. I like each and every one such a lot (sure, even dust season) and I’m having a look ahead to the crisp mornings, hotter days, and wonderful vegetation that spring all the time brings.
ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: Skip the store-bought spice mixes and stir in combination a batch of selfmade Cajun seasoning! Cajun seasoning is a mix of herbs and spices continuously used so as to add a kick to dishes working the gamut from popcorn to veggies to meat! Maximum of your favourite Cajun-style recipes most likely name for some model of a Cajun seasoning combine.
Steak bites are a weeknight mainstay of our meal-planning rotation. And those Cajun Steak Bites have simply sufficient kick to thrill each my spice fanatics and not more adventurous eaters.
Soft hen, salsa, inexperienced chile, and black beans are simmered in combination within the crock-pot after which scooped into heat tortillas to create the very best, tastiest, salsa hen tacos and burritos. Salsa Rooster may be tasty when served over rice, wrapped in tortillas, or tossed right into a salad.
Dive into this undying aggregate of flavors with savory hen, gooey mozzarella, and marinara sauce, nestled in tender-crisp squash, and crowned with toasted bread crumbs. Rooster Parmesan Zucchini Boats are a large hit!
Creamy, buttery, Tacky Mashed Potatoes are what meals goals are fabricated from. I counsel making additional, to keep away from arguments over who will get seconds.
Cushy, comfortable cookies stuffed with bursting blueberries and crowned with a tangy candy lemon glaze, those Lemon Blueberry Cookies had been a huge hit with everybody who tries them.
Apple Crisp Ice Cream, the identify by myself sounds beautiful superb, doesn’t it? That’s sooner than I inform you that this ice cream is made with the creamiest of selfmade vanilla ice lotions, then utterly loaded with bits of cinnamon candy baked apples, and crunchy streusel topping.
What I’m CRAVING: Do you bear in mind Pillsbury’s Orange Rolls? (Are they nonetheless a factor?) Oh, how I used to like them. My pal Leigh Anne’s Orange Rolls stuck my eye this week and I’m now low-key obsessive about attempting them.
My FAVORITE THING this week is that this illuminating nail concealer. I’m no longer a lot of a nail polish or nail filing woman at this level, however this polish glides on easy as glass without a traces or problems in any respect. It’s the very best polish I’ve ever used and I like how easy it’s.
What I’m WATCHING: Divergent. This film is according to the primary guide within the Divergent collection and we loved it. I learn the books years in the past when my boys had been studying them and stumbled at the films the opposite day with my youngest. We watched all 3 of them whilst he was once off faculty this week.
The Divergent books are YA sci-fi journey novels set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian Chicago. They’re a amusing learn and a amusing watch as smartly.
What I’m READING: The Final Graduate: Ebook 2 of The Scholomance through Naomi Novik. Would you consider that the second one guide within the trilogy was once even higher than the primary? I don’t suppose I’ve ever stated that sooner than, as the center books in maximum collection are continuously placeholders, leaving an excessive amount of undone and unanswered.
The collection is YA sci-fi fable and I’ve loved it to this point. This guide was once a two-night binge-read for me and I’m having a look ahead to studying the remaining guide as quickly because it’s to be had.
“Have fun within the Lord all the time. I can say it once more: Have fun! Let your gentleness be obtrusive to all. The Lord is close to.” Philippians 4:4-5 NIV
Wishing you a stunning week stuffed with little issues that make you smile!
Mary
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