Welcome to the weekend, my buddies! After per week of beautiful sunshine-filled climate within the 40s, 50s, and 60s, we awakened this morning in a recent winter wonderland. Ohio by no means fails to shock me. As I write this, I’m watching the snow because it continues to fall outdoors. I’ll be headed to the health club in a few hours, however proper now, I’m grateful for a sluggish begin to the day and the time to take pleasure in my sizzling espresso.
ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: The sizzle of completely seasoned greens is snugly below wraps with oodles of gooey cheese on this golden, crispy Fajita Quesadilla.
Tart lime juice and peppery cilantro infuse the lengthy, fluffy grains of rice with fabulous taste on this easy Oven Baked Rice.
Aromatic and filling, when Hamburger Cabbage Soup is simmering on the range, anybody wandering by the kitchen goes to smile.
The crisp crunch of cabbage is elevated with a tangy dressing on this Spicy Pickled Cabbage. With simply the correct quantity of warmth, every chunk can have you coming again for extra.
Smoothie Ice Cream is what occurs when strawberries, blueberries, and bananas are blended right into a frozen concoction so thick you’ll be able to eat it with a spoon.
Skip the standard fried donuts and make these Apple Cider Muffins at residence. With a sugary coating paying homage to their namesake, these muffins supply a pleasant twist on a beloved traditional.
Tender apples topped with buttery brown sugar streusel work collectively completely when making an Apple Crisp with out Oats. Topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, the complete household was scraping their bowls clear and asking if there was any extra of the crisp.
What I’m CRAVING: I’m going to make an enormous pot of this Baked Potato Soup right now and serve it with a loaf of my pal Lynne’s Italian bread. (When you haven’t but tried this bread, put it in your checklist to make quickly, my buddies. It’s perfection!)
My FAVORITE THING this week is that this sea salt physique cream. I’ve been utilizing it for over a 12 months and I nonetheless like it. It’s thick, creamy, and doesn’t go away your pores and skin greasy in any respect. I like the gentle scent and the way extremely moisturizing it’s. I first tried this lotion as a pattern and liked it a lot, I ordered the full-size product nearly instantly.
Only a heads up that the value fluctuates loads on Amazon, so look ahead to gross sales, or when you go to the model’s web site you’ll be able to often catch it on sale. Proper now it’s a part of a “spend $61, earn $61, plus free transport” deal. Making it a stock-up worth when you like it and successfully half off – a worth I can extra simply abdomen.
What I’m WATCHING: The whole lot In all places All At As soon as. My oldest son and I deliberate to see this film within the theater and it simply by no means labored out. We lastly watched it this week and I’ve to confess it’s a mind-bending, at occasions fairly complicated, film. Jamie Lee Curtis was unimaginable, like nothing I’ve seen her do earlier than, and the remainder of the performing was stable as nicely. Have been they parts I’d fairly haven’t seen? Completely. Would I watch it once more? Possibly sometime. Do I like to recommend it? Sure.
This isn’t the film for a peaceful, stress-free evening at residence, however it’s a film that’s fully engrossing, chaotic, and memorable. You’ll both take pleasure in it or hate it. I don’t suppose that there’s a impartial floor right here.
What I’m READING: A Lethal Schooling by Naomi Novik. That is the primary e book within the Scholomance trilogy. It took me a bit to essentially get into this one. The protagonist isn’t very likeable, and but, you’ll end up rooting for her survival earlier than you’re very deep into the e book. It’s a darkish, grownup twist on a magical boarding college and an unwilling darkish sorceress who finds herself making an attempt to outlive there.
“For the whole lot there’s a season, and a time for each matter below heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what’s planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to interrupt down, and a time to construct up; a time to weep, and a time to snigger; a time to mourn, and a time to bounce.” Ecclesiastes 3:1-4 ESV
Wishing you a stunning week stuffed with little issues that make you smile!
Mary
