Since I’m claiming this blog to be about food, family, and faith – each week I want to give you a quote regarding each of these topics.
I am a lover of Peanuts – the comic strip. Who wouldn’t love Charlie Brown and Woodstock and a beagle who is always bossing people around! I enjoyed the Christmas tribute to Schulz in Louisville when I lived there. He is so right about chocolate.
The longer you are married to your spouse, the more you begin to think like him (or her) and what the other person likes or dislikes becomes you. That is probably how the old adage got started by saying the longer a couple is married they look more and more like each other.
My Mister and I have only been married for (almost) 3 years. One of the blessings of those three years is having someone to cook (and bake) for all the time. Some women find that daunting. I find it challenging in a good way – but I also need to eat out sometimes, even if it is Chick-fil-A.
One of the things that my Mister loves is fruit desserts. So, I wanted to create a sweet fruit recipe that he could enjoy. Two of the unmistakable tastes of summer to me are lemons and bluberries. I remember picking buckets of blueberries at Huber’s Family Farm up in southern Indiana when I lived in Louisville. I could eat a lot just standing there picking in – never filling up my bucket. (To anyone from Huber’s reading this – I really didn’t, I may have snuck one or two (berries, not buckets).
So, with Italian cheeses on hand and some blueberries and lemons, I set out to create this tart. Enjoy the final days of summer!
Another week, another menu plan. Here we go! And this week, toward the end, we get visitors – my parents (Mimi and Pops) are coming for a short visit – so I will enjoy going out to dinner with them and have a food prep helper in the kitchen.
Butternut Squash, Kale, Chicken Skillet Bake (variation from this recipe that I got from a friend on Instagram)
Asparagus Ham and Mozzarella Frittata
Fig Flank Steak with an Asian Salad (an idea I got from a friend)
Easy Cinnamon Sugar Donuts with an Apple Glaze
Blueberry Italian Cheese Tart (recipe coming tomorrow)
A blank canvas.
Sundays…when you wake up, you may know your schedule, but you may not know how the day is ultimately going to go. You may wake up and do your normal thing: dress the kids, dress yourself, hop on over to church, come home to a quick meal and put the kids to bed.
Some Sundays you get to live wildly. Maybe throw in a walk or a picnic. Throw in an afternoon nap or a trip to a movie theater. You may jaunt over to a park and swing in the air with your feet out in front of you – capturing a moment on film that is as fleeting as the sun.
Whatever your Sundays bring, always think of your days as a blank canvas…just like this unbaked tart crust. Cooking is such a metaphor for life. You’ve got your ingredients – but what you choose to do with them is your decision. God’s got a great plan for our lives. For me, it might be a blueberry Italian cheese tart. For you, it might be baked lasagna and a dish of blueberries for dessert.
Live your life!
We are quickly coming to the end of summer – I mean soon Labor Day will be here then you will start to see ads for Christmas. Crazy. Fall is definitely my favorite season of the year, so I wanted to share some of my favorites I’ve found this week to celebrate the upcoming season!
The Nester’s house is always cozy but I love her glimpse into switching seasons.
Since I could eat tacos all the time – these will be perfect for cheap and Fall
And this time of year at markets or grocers there is an abundance of zucchini – why not make several of these loaves and freeze them – then you can pull one out on the chili mornings that are to come, toast it, and slather it with butter, and drink with a beverage of your choice!
The Fall is a great time for our family because there are two birthdays that we celebrate – and we have to have an amazing cake!
These blondies have almost everything I love about fall in one pan…I’m glad that I should have reasons to bake them!
What are your favorite things about Fall? And how are you celebrating the end of summer?
