Hello friends.  Today I'm sharing with you one of the easiest recipes to make Creamy Lemon Pie!

It's the perfect pie to make with Labor Day Weekend coming up soon.

I made this recently and it was a hit in my family.  I hope you enjoy this as much as we did!  :)




This is a classic old fashioned pie and I found the recipe right on the back of the bottle of ReaLemon.

What I love about this recipe is that there are just a few easy steps and ingredients, and you will have this delicious, creamy, lemon pie that everyone will love!







Thanks everyone and enjoy!

Julie

Hello friends.  We recently took a family vacation to Hawaii and I'd love to share with you some photos I took of the trip.

We took a long plane ride of 10 hours to get to Honolulu, Hawaii.  Even though the plane ride was long, it didn't seem so bad as I slept and read a lot.  We arrived at the airport in the early afternoon  and were each given a lei and then brought to our hotel to be checked in.  Lucky for us Hawaii is 6 hours behind us.

We stayed for 4 days at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in the Rainbow Tower.



This is the view we had from our hotel room that overlooked the pool and beach.


This was our dinner the first evening that we arrived among many more delicious meals.  A tropical drink, a fish burger and fries, vegetarian pasta, calamari, assorted poke (a fish salad), and for me a veggie burger and fries.



Assorted surf and paddle boards available to rent.



The beach during the day and the same beach at sunset.


The next day for breakfast my husband had a healthy smoothie drink (on the left), I had oatmeal (located on the top right) and my teen had an acai fruit smoothie bowl. Yum!



We arranged for a tour to see Pearl Harbor the next day.  We took a bus, with other people, that gave us a tour of Honolulu, Hawaii State Capital Building, Iolani Palace, Washington Place, and Punchbowl National Cemetery.  At the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, we saw a movie of the attack, and took a short boat ride to see the USS Arizona Memorial.

I would recommend to everyone to see this tour and a must see while there in Hawaii vacationing.

**  There are also no handbags, or backpacks allowed on the site due to security reasons.



Below is a pool on top of one of the hotels on the complex that we were able to enjoy.  On the other side of the pool was a small jacuzzi that I able to relax in and meet a nice Australian couple who were on vacation there too.


Many people paddle boarding in the small lagoon.



The white sandy beach was so beautiful and the water so warm and inviting to swim in.  I really loved how the water had so many pretty shades of blue and we saw many tiny fish swimming by in the water.

Hello friends.  I wanted to get this post in before summer ends and share this easy grilling recipe with you.

Here in my family we love grilling all kinds of food, and vegetables are one of them.

Do you like grilling vegetables?  Our favorite is grilled kale.  It's so easy to make and tastes great along side any meat or fish dish.  I love when the kale gets all nice and crunchy from grilling it.  :)

I'd love to share with you this healthy and easy way to make grilled kale.


Julie

Hello friends.  I've been gone for a while but .....


I'm Back!!


I went on vacation with my family to Hawaii!!



Julie

Hello everyone.  One of the reasons I enjoy blogging is meeting new friends and forming friendships with them.  It's what keeps me going and makes blogging fun for me.  :)

Through blogging I met a new friend Rhonda who blogs at Ramblings of a Southern Girl.  Rhonda recently did a fun post on how to style a shelf (shelfie) as she put it and she also had a fun giveaway.  She featured this cow cup and I was chosen as the winner and she also included caramel candies.  It was such a shock and pleasant surprise to me and so sweet and thoughtful of Rhonda.  Please stop by and visit Rhonda's blog where she shares about recipes, interior decorating, and much more.



When I showed the cute cow cup to my husband and teen, they both said that it was so adorable, and I totally agree!  I have the cow cup sitting on my kitchen counter and I'm using it to hold our sugar packets.

Look how darn cute the cow cup is!

Thanks again Rhonda for selecting me as the winner of your giveaway and for our new blogging friendship!


I also have another blog friend who enjoys cooking vegan dishes for her family.  Heather who blogs at Our Life in a Click uses an ingredient called Nutritional Yeast Flakes in many of her recipes.  Please take a minute to stop by Heather's blog where she shares posts about her recipes, travel, and family.

I have a teen who is very interested in vegan and vegetarian recipes.  I was so inspired to buy this ingredient from Heather's recommendation.  Thanks Heather we use it now to sprinkle it in our soup and on our pasta.

Below is a photo of the nutritional yeast flakes that I bought in our health department of our grocery store.

If you have never heard of nutritional yeast flakes before it has a nutty and cheese like flavor to it. 

Hello friends!  Have you been creating any crochet projects lately?

I crocheted these cute potholders recently, and I'd love to share them with you. :)

When summer and hot weather arrives I love crocheting potholders.  For me they are fun to make and I love working with cotton yarn as it's just too hot for me to work with wool.  I also like making quick little projects that can be brought along anywhere to work on.  These are perfect to use as potholders, a coaster, or even a dishcloth.

I made the red potholder for my mom, to match her kitchen colors.  The yellow potholder I made for my sister.  These make great gifts and you can add pretty soap or liquid dish soap to them.



Thanks everyone and enjoy!

Julie