The Fourth of July

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Menu Plan Monday, July 6, 2009

Good afternoon! I'm a bit late posting this week's menu plan. We just got home from our weekend at the lake. We decided last night to stay just one more day.

Sunday~Grilled Italian Chicken Breasts, Baked Potato Salad, Baked Beans

Monday~Appetizer Dinner: Party Nachos, Super Easy and Spicy Fried Pickles and Hot Wings

Tuesday~Going to the Zoo!

Wednesday~Our 14th Anniversary~We're dining out!

Thursday~Grilled Pork Chops, Linguine Salad and Grilled Zucchini

Friday~Rotisserie Chicken, Macaroni Salad and Watermelon

Saturday~Grilled Kielbassi and Hot Dogs, Macaroni and Cheese, Veggies and Dip, Fresh Fruit

Check out the other menus at http://orgunkie.com/

Have a week full of blessings,

Lisa

Happy Fourth of July!

And I'm proud to be an American,where at least I know I'm free.

And I won't forget the men who died,who gave that right to me.

~Lee Greenwood

Blessings,
Lisa

My First Dishcloth

This is my first knitted washcloth/dishcloth. I plan on making at least 9 more as Christmas gifts for teachers, friends and the school secretaries. I am going to pair it with a bar of soap or a bottle of Bath and Body hand soap.

Check out my Booga Bag, too!

Blessings,

Lisa

Thankful Thursday

Thank you to Lynn at Spiritually Unequal Marriage for hosting Thankful Thursday this month.

Today I'm thankful for....

• the freedom to worship.
• my marriage.
• that God has provided us with a home, food and clothing and much more than we'll ever need.
• the health of my children.
• new beginnings.
• old friends.
• my gifts and the ability to share them with others.
• the love of God

I am so very blessed and filled with gratitude for all of the blessings God has provided. Take time to be thankful each and every day.

Blessings,

Lisa

Chocolate Chip Cookies

I tried this new recipe. The cookies are huge, chewy inside and crispy outside.

· 2 cups all-purpose flour
· 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
· 1/2 teaspoon salt
· 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
· 1 cup packed brown sugar
· 1/2 cup white sugar
· 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
· 1 egg
· 1 egg yolk
· 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F ( Grease cookie sheets, or line them with parchment paper or use a Silpat .

Sift the flour, salt and baking soda and set aside.

Mix the sugars and butter just until thoroughly mixed, then add egg, yolk and vanilla and mix until creamy. Add the sifted ingredients and mix until just blended.

Stir in the chocolate chips/chunks, then drop dough 1/4 cup at a time on a cookie sheet, about 3 inches apart, and bake for 15-17 minutes.

Leave them on the cookie sheet to cool a bit when removed from the oven (this is important… they fall apart if you move them too quickly).

Once they cool a few minutes, remove the cookies to a cooling rack to finish cooling.

Enjoy!

Blessings,

Lisa

Outdoor Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Welcome to Outdoor Wednesday, hosted by Susan, A Southern Daydreamer.

Visit her place and the other participants' blogs to see what's outside of their little corner of the world.

Here's what's blooming in my little corner of the world:

Hosta with little purple blooms

Echinacea in the herb garden

A bee enjoys some of the coneflower

Clematis

Orange coneflower

Enjoy this day!

Blessings,

Lisa