February 4, 2023
Welcome to the weekend, my mates! It’s purported to be a pleasant clear day right here in Ohio and I’m headed out for a drive with my center son within the driver’s seat – want me luck. I want a service that may train the youngsters to drive from day one, this just-getting-started bit isn’t for the faint of coronary heart.
ON THE BLOG this week: It’s Saturday morning, so there’s no higher time to remind you of this creamy, rich, peanut butter syrup. It makes a improbable topping to your favourite stack of selfmade pancakes or waffles. It is going to be pure heaven over a stack of banana nut pancakes or fluffy chocolate chip pancakes.
Creamy, buttery, tacky potatoes with bacon are mixed on this Loaded Baked Potato Dip to create a snack that may be a assured win to your soccer get together. Everybody is aware of that potatoes and bitter cream go collectively like soccer and snacks.
One other hit for sport day, this slow cooker spinach artichoke dip explodes with taste. Artichokes + spinach are a traditional pairing for a purpose. And, you’ll not consider how simple it’s to make spinach artichoke dip in your crockpot.
With no advance planning required, these pan-seared Italian chicken thighs require just a few minutes of work in the kitchen. This recipe is a good one for utilizing dried spices; because the hen slowly cooks, it can soak up all of these nice flavors. There isn’t any must marinate the meat, merely sprinkle every thigh with seasonings and drop it within the pan.
Made with floor beef, rice, and all the standard flavors of cabbage rolls this aromatic cabbage roll soup is as cozy as it gets. It doesn’t get a lot better than a simmering pot of soup on a chilly day.
Evenly spiced pear bread is a slightly sweet, fragrantly sweet snack that’s nice by itself or alongside a seasonal bowl of soup or salad.
Homemade peppermint ice cream is some of the creamiest ice cream I have ever made and for the document, it’s worlds away from the mint-flavored ice lotions you will discover in a retailer.
What I’m CRAVING: This creamy tortellini soup caught my eye this week. I want to select up some tortellini asap, in order that we will make it. Paired with a few of this easy cheesy pesto bread? That’s a assured winner of a meal for my household.
My FAVORITE THING this week is the Qwirkle board game. It’s so a lot enjoyable! My brother introduced it when he visited us this week and we performed it a number of occasions a day. It’s an identical tile sport and each single one in every of us is hooked. It’s tremendous simple to study and youthful youngsters catch on shortly too. It may be onerous to discover a sport that’s really enjoyable for each youngsters and adults and this one? It’s a keeper. I ordered the sport myself as quickly as I’d performed a couple of occasions.
What I’m WATCHING: The Lost City “After being kidnapped by a villainous treasure hunter, a profitable romance novelist is compelled to staff up together with her cowl mannequin as they’re swept right into a cutthroat jungle journey that proves stranger than fiction.”
Yep. It’s each bit as ridiculous as that sounds and but Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Daniel Radcliffe had us laughing so onerous. There’s an surprising cameo bit with Brad Pitt too. If you happen to’re in search of a comedy to look at this can be a enjoyable one.
What I’m READING: Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport. I’m supplying you with a heads-up on this guide at the moment and I’ll go extra in-depth on it subsequent week. For now, I’ll let you know that this guide is superb. I learn it a few weeks in the past and was 100% up for his problem. If you happen to’re something like me and have given some thought to the period of time we spend gazing our telephones, this guide might encourage you.
“You retain him in good peace whose thoughts is stayed on you, as a result of he trusts in you.” Isaiah 26:3 ESV
Wishing you a stunning week filled with little issues that make you smile!
Mary
