I have a blog friend Heather, who blogs at Our Life in a Click , who does blog posts from time to time on different Costco finds that she loves and she shares about them.

I thought that would be fun and that I would do a blog post and share what I have found and love there too!


One a recent trip to Costco I found this avocado oil which I love.  I use it for cooking and I put it in my salads with vinegar.

Avocado oil is supposed to be really healthy for you, and if you would like to read more about this product you can here.




When I visited Heather's blog Our Life In a Click recently, she had shared here about Mateo's Gourmet Salsa.


Thanks everyone and enjoy!

Julie

Below you can see how it's blended in the NutriBullet.







Thanks everyone and enjoy!

Julie

Hello friends.  I'm happy to be back from my blog break!

Back in May I learned how to crochet the seed stitch and you can read that post HERE.  Well, I am on a roll and I wanted to learn another new crochet stitch.  I wanted to make a scarf using the Double Crochet V Stitch.

I found the Double Crochet V Stitch very easy to learn, and I had this scarf made in only two sittings!  I love working on projects that do not take a long time to make.

This is such a fun stitch to learn and above is the link to learn this stitch.  You can also find a pictured tutorial on how to learn the double crochet V stitch in this book HERE.

Double Crochet V Stitch

I searched Pinterest to find an easy pattern using the double crochet V stitch to make this scarf.  The link to this pattern can be found HERE.

This pattern was so easy to follow and I love the way the scarf came out.  I enjoy crocheting simple and not too large of a project in the summer months too.  I usually will make scarves, cotton dish clothes, or pot holders, since the yarn is cotton like the ones I made HERE.

I used Red Heart White worsted weight yarn and a US I crochet hook.  You can use this scarf pattern, found above, and use any colored yarn you like.

I started another scarf in this stitch using a variegated yarn from Red Heart - Icelandic E300_3952 that can be found HERE.

Hello friends.  It's it's been a while since I did a makeup post!

I love NYX Cosmetics and there is a store in my area that I love visiting once at least once a month.  When I visit the store, I usually buy maybe one or two items at a time.

I now have a small collection of NYX Cosmetics that I'd love to share with you.

Various NYX Cosmetics

NYX Lingerie

 NYX Lingerie - Photo Above

I love this matte lip gloss so much and it goes on smooth and dries to a matte finish.  This lip gloss will last on my lips for hours (which I LOVE!).  The lip colors range in the nude family.  The price of them is normally about $7.  To see the link for these matte lip glosses, you can click HERE.

The 1st lip color - Bedtime Flirt - This is a very light tan nude color.
The 2nd lip color - Exotic - This looks like a dark peach color.

NYX HD Eye Shadow Base

NYX HD Eye Shadow Base - Photo Above

This is a nice base that glides on your eye lids smooth and then dries within a few minutes.  When you apply this base to your eye lids you only need a small amount of it, like a dot.  I like this eye shadow base but it's not my favorite.  The reason why is because I tend to have very oily eyelids and this works just ok on me.  This eye shadow base costs $7.  You can read more about this product HERE.

NYX Lip Liner

NYX Matte Lip Liner - Photo Above - This is the 1st lip liner at the top of the photo.

I used to use an Avon lip liner that I loved for years but have since changed to this lip liner.  This matte lip liner works well when applied to my lips, and it comes in many colors.  I really love that these lipliners only cost $4.  I use this lip liner before I apply any type of lipstick or lipgloss.  I always use a natural colored lip liner to go with any color lipstick or lipgloss.  Click HERE to read more about this matte lip liner.
Have you used any NYX Cosmetics before?  I'd love to know.

I highly recommend visiting a store that sells these cosmetics.  I know you won't be disappointed! 😀


Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the week and weekend.

Hello everyone, I hope you all had a great summer.

Well, with the warmer weather here, now is the perfect time to have fish for dinner.

I love making fish for dinner during the summer months and it cooks up so fast and it's really healthy for you too.

Eating fish is an important source of omega-3 fatty acids. These essential nutrients keep our heart and brain healthy. Two omega-3 fatty acids found in fish are EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). Our bodies don't produce omega-3 fatty acids so we must get them through the food we eat.


Below are the cod fish filets that I added to a large pan.  Inside the pan I added lemon juice and water.

Next I added bread crumbs sprinkled on top of each cod fish fillet.



To each piece of fish I added small dabs of butter.  In the photo below, the butter is already melting on top of the fish.



This is how the fish looks when it's all done baking in the oven.

If you do not wish to make the fish in the oven, then you can grill the fish.  This will be the next way that I will try and prepare the cod fish.

You can make whatever fish you like.  Flounder is also a good fish to bake this way.




I love serving the cod fish with vegetables and rice.  We always have a big salad with our dinner too.

I usually like to serve the fish with brown rice, but I had white rice left over from chinese food that we had for dinner another night.

To reheat the rice, I just put the rice in a large dish and add water and butter to that.  I put the cover on the dish and I heat it up for a few minutes in the microwave oven.

In our house we don't like to waste food.  I even sometimes put a little bit of rice mixed in with our dog Bosco's dry dog food.  He loves that.  😀

I hope you like this baked cod fish recipe.  It's so good even my teen loves it for dinner.

**  If you don't feel like baking your fish than you can also grill it.  This is another easy way to make cod fish.  You just take tin foil and spray with cooking spray, and add the fish to that, wrap it up and grill for a few minutes.




Thanks everyone and enjoy!

Julie