Welcome to the weekend, my mates! It’s grad social gathering weekend for my center son and I’m fairly enthusiastic about it. We’ve got household coming into city and mates coming over tomorrow. There’s a entire lot of cooking and baking taking place over right here right this moment. It’s going to be a enjoyable time.
I’m having a little bit of a “pinch me, I’m dreaming” second on the realization that now we have two children finished with highschool and our youngest can be beginning highschool this fall. Parenting older children has been my favourite a part of all of it. Who knew teenagers and younger adults can be this a lot enjoyable??
And let’s be sincere, that may have one thing to do with the truth that there isn’t almost a lot energetic parenting required. Life with older children is roughly 4,729 occasions much less exhausting than actively parenting infants, toddlers, and youthful children.
So, should you’re nearer to the beginning line of parenting, simply know that younger adults you get pleasure from and need to hang around with are the reward on the finish of the parenting trenches. And the power to sleep in on the weekends? It’s a wonderful factor.
Now that I’ve been extra sentimental than I deliberate to be this morning, let’s speak about this week’s eats!
ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: Tacky enchiladas crammed with hen and black beans in a inexperienced chile sauce is a hearty dinner that at all times will get two thumbs up from my crowd.
Creamy ranch dressing with a bit of warmth and loads of inexperienced chile taste has turn into a household favourite over the previous few years.
These fast and simple pizza sliders are made by layering marinara sauce, pepperoni, and mozzarella cheese into Hawaiian rolls after which brushing them with a garlicky melted butter.
Chew-size chunks of potatoes are tossed in a beneficiant sprinkling of Cajun seasoning earlier than roasting till tender perfection. Then they’re smothered in a blanket of cheese to complete off these tacky Cajun potatoes.
Garlicky with a touch of sweetness, these easy buttered peas are about to turn into a favourite last-minute aspect dish on your dinner plans.
Creamy chocolate ice cream with a marshmallow swirl, crunchy almonds, and chocolate chips add as much as a home made heavenly hash ice cream.
This no-bake cherry cheesecake is a basic dessert, good for summer season picnics and potlucks. This cheesecake has a graham cracker crust topped with a creamy no bake cheesecake layer and cherry pie filling on prime.
What I’m CRAVING: These berry kombucha margaritas! They sound so totally refreshing, I must attempt them this summer season. And talking of drinks that WILL be made this summer season, sandia en fuego cocktails (a.ok.a. the very best watermelon margaritas you’ll ever style!) have been in my ideas for a couple of weeks. Right here’s hoping for an ideal watermelon quickly!
My FAVORITE THING this week is this automotive air freshener. Whereas I wouldn’t suggest shopping for a case earlier than you’ve smelled it your self, I’ve been grabbing these within the little 3 packs from the shop for a couple of years now and simply realized I may purchase a field of them this manner. I don’t know that they scent like “leather-based” however I really like the perfume because it’s recent and clear and everybody appears to get pleasure from it. (I barely open the bundle initially to forestall it from being overwhelming within the small automotive house.)
What I’m LISTENING to: Deeper Nicely by Kacey Musgraves. This album has been on repeat once more this week.
What I’m READING: The Magic of Recluse by L.E. Modesitt Jr. That is the primary e book in his Saga of Recluse collection. Sean launched me to those books after we have been courting and I learn the primary 7-8 books and liked them. I just lately rediscovered them and discovered that there are 24 books now with 2 extra deliberate for subsequent yr.
Modesitt is a grasp of world-building and his characters develop and develop properly all through these books. In case you’re a fan of fantasy books, that is an creator so as to add to your listing. Whereas this collection isn’t my all-time favourite of his work, that’s just because I don’t assume any fantasy books will ever beat out the Spellsong Cycle for me.
“Allow us to come into his presence with thanksgiving; allow us to make a joyful noise to him with songs of reward!” Psalm 95:2 ESV
Wishing you a stunning week filled with little issues that make you smile!
Mary
