Love this time of year with flowers in full bloom and noting changes to make in the garden for next spring planting (NO big tomatoes, only cherry tomatoes for salad). It's cool enough to be outdoors all day without fearing sunburn or heat stroke. Preparing the house for winter with a deep clean, decluttering and reorganizing -- although I know it will take half a winter to get used to any major changes, it's still worth it. May you enjoy the season you are in! Thanks for stopping by to share your great ideas! Featured from last week: Recipe Exchange - Peanut Butter Pumpkins Penny's Vintage Home - Styling Open Shelving Ann's Entitled Life - Sour Cream Cheesecake French Creek Farmhouse - DIY Fabric Pumpkin Garland Blue Sky at Home - How to Decorate a Pumpkin with Yarn ... [Read More]
BBQ Chicken Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Grilled cheese sandwiches show up on the lunch menu, not frequently but regularly, at our house. Barbecue chicken grilled sandwiches – a whole new level of lunch goodness! It is also a very versatile recipe, easily customized to your family’s taste. Make your own delicious barbecue pulled chicken by following the steps above. The sauce will cook into the chicken so your sandwich will have all the chicken and enough sauce to give flavor, but not drip. You can make the chicken ahead of time and refrigerate until time to warm and add to the sandwich. (See note below.) I recently found out you can also buy packaged garlic butter. If you can’t find it, make your own by stirring about half a teaspoon of garlic powder into softened butter (15 seconds in the microwave) until it is ... [Read More]
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It's fall. Not officially on the calendar, but tomato plants are being pulled from gardens along our walking path. Apples were harvested from the two mini orchards, new trees and shrubs were planted in the right of way, a couple of patios have new fire pits. At 3 o'clock the neighborhood is flooded with kids on bikes from the school a couple blocks away. The sunsets are high in the sky and super spectacular. It's definitely fall! Thanks for stopping by to share your awesome posts!! Featured from last week: Walking on Sunshine - Crescent Roll Pizza Braid Thrifting Wonderland - Fall Entry and Lantern Creatively Beth - Sweet Sugar Cookie Costume for Kids Not Entirely Average - Apple Slab Pie Pinecones and Acorns - Pumpkin Spice Latte Blue Sky at Home - How to Make a ... [Read More]
Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars
Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars are perfect anytime of year, for any occasion. Like Wheel's recent birthday. He now loves dessert -- a fact that amazes me since he never did before. Take it or leave it and most times he would leave it. But a moderate sweet tooth has definitely made its appearance! I think it is because we've eliminated all the overly sweet cookies, cakes (and thick, sugary icings!), etc from our diet. Everything tastes better now. Especially a great fruit and cheesecake dessert for a birthday treat! Just a hint of lemon, a delicious layer of big blueberries surrounded by creamy cheese cake on a crunchy bed of graham crackerness (yeah, totally a word!) topped with a crumbly struesel top and slivered almonds. Oooommm...... that's wonderful. Use fresh ... [Read More]
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Perfect weather this week and we've been taking advantage. A trip to the State Fair, tackling some outdoor projects, taking evening strolls along the suburban brook and admiring the spectacular sunsets. Wheels wanted a swing this summer but we can't fit one on the deck and didn't want to give up green space for a permanent structure. So we settled for a light weight glider that can be picked up and moved for mowing and put it where it is backed by tall pine trees. It's such a relaxing place to unwind just swaying back and forth watching the butterflies and whatever else flits by. May you have some beautiful sunsets and quiet time this week to refresh the soul! Thanks for stopping by! Featured from last week: Thrifting Wonderland - 14 Tips for Better Thrifting Photo Jeepers - US ... [Read More]
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Hot and windy so we are indoors most of the time. Just like winter in reverse. With flowers blooming. The two crab apple trees we planted about 4 years ago continue to grow valiantly. The Pink Rain tree now shades the corner where the glider sets for a few hours each day. And every year Spring Snow on the west side stretches it's shade a little further onto the patio. We'll feed and water them this fall to encourage more shade next year. And hope their increasing height and girth will also tame the prairie "breezes" somewhat too! May you have the expectation of something pleasant in your future. Thanks for stopping by to share your awesome posts!! Featured from last week: Walking on Sunshine - Apple Hand Pies in the Air Fryer Filling the Jars - Five Baby Steps to ... [Read More]
