Welcome to the weekend, my pals! My household’s plans for this weekend took a u-turn due to the loopy climate. We spent nearly 17 hours within the automotive yesterday making an attempt to get to my brother’s marriage ceremony. Gasoline stations with out energy, bushes down throughout the freeway, nonstop rain and wind, to not point out all of the flash flooding, we lastly circled and drove again residence late final night time. So, right now is alllll about sofa time (WHY does driving exhaust an individual a lot?) and hopefully getting a little bit of sunshine on a stroll this afternoon.
I soooo want we might’ve been there, Karl and Marybeth! I like you each tons and might hardly wait to have fun in individual quickly.
ON THE BLOGS THIS WEEK: Baked pumpkin oatmeal is one among our favourite fall breakfasts. There’s simply one thing superior about the way in which oatmeal adjustments when it’s baked. Virtually like a cake, however not practically so candy, this can be a hearty breakfast that all of us take pleasure in.
Chew-size items of rooster are tossed in a mix of oil and spices earlier than being shortly cooked in a sizzling skillet to create these flavorful and juicy Indian chicken bites. Served with cilantro lime rice or mushroom and pepper rice pilaf this can be a meal that my entire household loves.
Tender broccoli and wealthy, melt-in-your-mouth cheese convey a lot taste to every broccoli and cheese stuffed chicken breast. I’ve been craving these for a few weeks now, so it’s time to place them again on our meal plan.
Toasted pearl couscous with spinach, chicken, raisins, pine nuts, and a touch of lemon makes a light-weight, heat, salad-like dish. (And it will get bonus factors for being completely scrumptious when the leftovers are served chilly the subsequent day for lunch!)
I informed my boys we’d do a giant brunch this weekend, since our enjoyable weekend plans didn’t work out. This French bread stuffed with sausage, eggs, and cheese sounds nearly good proper now.
Oh, my pals, these blueberry lemon bars turned out much more wonderful than I hoped! With candy bursting blueberries in each chew of the tangy lemon bars, they proved irresistible for me.
Swiss Roll ice cream begins with a creamy vanilla base swirled with chocolate and layered with bite-size items of Little Debbie Swiss Rolls. I shared this ice cream with my boys a number of weeks in the past and so they fortunately gave it the thumbs up.
What I’m CRAVING: I like scones and I don’t make them typically sufficient. I’m wishing I had one among Christi’s lemon blueberry scones to nibble alongside my espresso this morning!
My FAVORITE THING this week is that this magnetic calendar! It’s easy as could be, and I LOVE it. It’s a terrific dimension and I’ve it on our fridge. The youngsters (and Sean and I too) can see at a look what is going on every month: journey plans, houseguests, and household dinners are all straightforward to maintain monitor of this manner.
What I’m READING: Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity by Peter Attia MD. I discovered this ebook attention-grabbing as a science-based learn on methods to extend our healthspan vs lifespan. I didn’t agree with all of it, and infrequently do with books like this, however general I like to recommend the ebook.
The largest takeaways for me had been the reminders that sleep is essential (odds are good that all of us want greater than we expect we do), bodily exercise and power coaching are extra necessary than ever as we age, the quantity of protein we eat is extra necessary than most of us notice, and psychological well being and emotional well being shouldn’t ever be ignored. A number of frequent sense right here, however the science and analysis behind all of it bolstered it properly.
What I’m LISTENING to: Pontiac by Lyle Lovett. This was the proper stress-free, enjoyable hear final night time as we lastly made our means residence by way of all of the rain. And when, “If I Had A Boat” began, we each burst out laughing. So, there’s that.
“The Lord himself goes earlier than you and will likely be with you; he won’t ever go away you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid; don’t be discouraged.” Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV
Wishing you a stunning week filled with little issues that make you smile!
Mary
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