Welcome to the weekend, my associates! The solar is shining, it’s chilly exterior this morning, and I’m beginning some soup within the crockpot. I’m hoping to get out for a hike this afternoon and soup with grilled cheese sandwiches sounds nearly excellent for dinner tonight.

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: Crunchy toasted Brioche topped with jam and almonds creates an irresistible pastry referred to as Bostock. So simple as it sounds (and is to make) when you’ve tasted it, I’m prepared to guess that you just’ll be telling everybody about it.

With spicy sausage, tender noodles, and a melty cheese topping, this Lasagna Soup recipe has all of your favourite Italian substances simmered collectively in a single pot.

This Steak Stir Fry with mushrooms and onions delivers all of the flavors I crave in an excellent restaurant steak. Fortunate for all of us, that steak has been reworked into a fast stir fry that may be made even on the busiest of nights.

Have you ever tried a Hashbrown Bowl? Crispy browned hash browns and crisp-tender asparagus are paired with loads of bacon and topped with a fried egg. That is my concept of breakfast heaven.

The candy, juicy burst of blueberries enhances the refined tang of buttermilk on this delightfully moist and tender Blueberry Buttermilk Cake.

Creamy, wealthy, darkish chocolate mint ice cream is generously crammed with Andes Mints to create this delicious Andes Mint Ice Cream.

I made this No-Bake Nutella Pie a number of instances over the summer season and I discover myself craving it once more now. This pie is what occurs when you may have a half-eaten bundle of Oreos and a big jar of Nutella and also you’re craving one thing candy. This dessert is a Nutella lover’s dream come true.

What I’m CRAVING: My good friend Ashley’s Asian Beef and Vegetable Stir Fry caught my eye yesterday and now I can’t cease excited about it. I really like an excellent stir fry, so this one must occur quickly.

My FAVORITE THING this week is my foam curler. Studying the way to use a foam curler just a few years in the past was a game-changer for releasing tight muscle tissue and bettering vary of movement. That is the perfect curler I’ve discovered – and fortunate for me, additionally the least costly! If you happen to aren’t aware of foam rolling, right here’s a fast learn on the topic.

What I’m READING: Thoughts Video games by Nora Roberts. Whereas this may occasionally technically be a psychological suspense novel, it’s additionally a reasonably mild learn and I used to be engrossed from the primary few pages. I don’t learn a lot within the psychological suspense or thriller style, however this e book was a win. (For the document, I didn’t discover it scary or something in any respect that may maintain me up at night time. If you happen to occur to be a fan of actual thrillers, this gained’t qualify for you.) There have been loads of light-hearted moments within the e book and I discovered myself rooting for all of the characters – aside from one. 

What I’m LISTENING to: Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum bounty hunter sequence on audiobooks. The narration is amusing and the audio variations are a contemporary tackle books that I’ve already learn greater than a time or two. Every audiobook is simply 5-7 hours lengthy, so it hasn’t taken lengthy in any respect to work my means again by the sequence.

I began studying Evanovich about 25 years in the past and there at the moment are 30 books within the sequence. They’re true laugh-out-loud-while-you’re-reading amusement and I nonetheless get pleasure from them. (Admittedly, I usually roll my eyes on the ridiculous lack of character improvement at instances, however regardless, they’re amusing very mild reads.)

“When I’m afraid, I put my belief in you.” Psalm 56:3 ESV

Wishing you a stunning week filled with little issues that make you smile!

Mary