Welcome to the weekend, my mates! What are you as much as this weekend? I’m trying ahead to a merely fascinating weekend of cleansing out my closet. Are you jealous? I’m over right here, genuinely enthusiastic about it. We cleaned the storage final weekend (that’s a royal “we” by the way in which, my center son did a unbelievable job of the storage clear out on his personal), and that motivated me to wash out extra of my areas in the home.

ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK:  It isn’t usually {that a} salad manages to qualify as a full meal for my crew, however this Italian chopped salad checks all of the packing containers for us, with loads of meat and cheese, crunchy contemporary greens, tangy olives and pepperoncini, tossed in a zesty Italian dressing.

I may write an ode to smoked salmon dip at this level. My entire household has fallen in love with this snack. We dip greens into it, crackers, and even chips. I’ve smeared it on a bagel and eaten it off a spoon straight from the fridge. You can’t go mistaken with this one, my mates.

With little quite a lot of small zucchini and a few ears of contemporary corn, you could be in your approach to piping scorching, crispy, craveable zucchini corn fritters. And when you can eat these crispy fritters all 12 months lengthy, they’re particularly spectacular made with corn lower straight off the cob in candy corn season.

And talking of corn season, contemporary corn, crisp peppers and onions, wealthy cream cheese, and spicy jalapenos are mixed on this creamy fiesta corn dip to create a snack worthy of any event.

Chock-full of bacon and beef, sweetened with molasses, and simmered till thick and candy, cowboy baked beans are a favourite for household dinners, barbecues, and potlucks.

Potluck pasta salad is full of bell pepper, pasta, tomatoes, olives, purple onion, and cheese. It’s scrumptious heat, chilly, or at room temperature. This pasta salad is a traditional favourite. It’s a gentle and tangy salad that’s good for summer season barbecues, weeknight dinners and lunches, potlucks, and events.

If you happen to haven’t roasted strawberries earlier than, it is a nice time to attempt it! Creamy strawberry ice cream made with roasted berries is a deal with like nothing you should purchase on the shops.

Do-it-yourself blueberry pie filling tastes so significantly better than store-bought! And better of all, it’s tremendous straightforward to make. Use this superior berry sauce to high pies, cheesecakes, pancakes, or waffles. It’s scrumptious on ice cream, too!

What I’m CRAVING: Lumpia! (ha, when am I not craving lumpia??) And I simply noticed that my good friend Billy is over there making selfmade lumpia wrappers. I can’t wait to attempt my hand at that now, too.

My FAVORITE THING this week is that this Instagram account. Have you ever seen the Haneline twins? They make me so completely happy each time I see them.

What I’m READING: Dawn on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. That is the fifth and latest guide within the Starvation Video games collection, and I actually loved it. That is Haymitch’s story. It offers us all of the backstory and historical past and explains a fantastic deal extra in regards to the video games.

What I’m LISTENING to: Baby of God II by Forrest Frank. I discovered the track Your Method’s Higher just a few weeks in the past and I’m hooked. (I do know, I do know, as all the time, I’m late to the development, however nonetheless – that is a lot enjoyable!)

“Look forward to the Lord; be sturdy and take coronary heart and look ahead to the Lord.” Psalm 27:14 NIV

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

Mary