Lula Belle

June 27

I just found this post in my list.  Hmm.  I must have forgotten to post it.

 

Sweet Bread and Green Stuff

Life has been very busy lately.  Lots of changes have occured and we are still adjusting.  I haven't seemed to find much crafting time in the midst of it all so I have thrown myself fully into cooking.  Thanks to Deb at Smitten Kitchen, most of my dishes have been sucessful.  I am thinking of doing a whole week devoted to her recipes alone.  We shall see if time allows me to document!

Anyhow, I had tons of strawberries that were headed south so I had to use them quick.   I found this recipe for strawberry bread.  It is so moist and delicious that was my breakfast and lunch.  Must be the cream cheese!

On Saturday I had the same dilemma, but with a super huge zucchini.  This recipe for Zucchini Bread is THE BEST!  YUM.

 

Besides my crazy obsession with making sweet breads I have also been enjoying frying things.  I guess it is appealing because  1 It's zucchini season, 2 I can fry outside and 3 it is oh so yummy.  Here is my favorite recipe.

And to balance out the naughtiness of all of the sweets and fried treats I have been doing alot of blending.  Green smoothies to be precise.  They are quite pleasant to drink, very energizing and healthy to boot.  I don't really follow a recipe.  I have been playing with what I have around.  This morning it was kale, mango, peach, banana, kiwi and water thrown into the blender.  Yesterday was spinach, banana, strawberry and blueberry.  The options are endless!  I was leery of drinking raw kale, but really you can hardly tell that it's there!

July 8

8

I can't believe that he is 8!

My sweet, kind, compassionate, amazingly bright boy is 8.  8!  He is so big that he decorated his own cake and lit his own candles!

He was so excited and thankful when he opened his gifts.  He thanked Katie profusely for the pictures that she drew and the paper airplane the she made for him.

I am so blessed. 

Happy birthday sweet boy.

Celebrating

This girl

insisted upon riding this.  I had to go too.