Happy Friday Friends!
Can you believe it's already the end of June? How can it be that summer just started and it's already going by so fast?
Can you believe it's already the end of June? How can it be that summer just started and it's already going by so fast?
I have my Friday Favorites - June Edition:
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1. Kitty Makes Buffalo Cauliflower Wings
I shared a recipe for Buffalo Cauliflower Wings on the blog last week. I'm so happy that my blog friend Kitty from Kitty's Kozy Kitchen made the buffalo cauliflower on the grill. What a great idea to grill the cauliflower. Thanks, Kitty for making the cauliflower recipe and I'm glad you liked it!
I shared a recipe for Buffalo Cauliflower Wings on the blog last week. I'm so happy that my blog friend Kitty from Kitty's Kozy Kitchen made the buffalo cauliflower on the grill. What a great idea to grill the cauliflower. Thanks, Kitty for making the cauliflower recipe and I'm glad you liked it!
2. Book Reading
I discovered this book, Next Year in Havana by Chanel Cleeton, recommended by the blogger Preppy Empty Nester. After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity-and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution.
I found this book to be an interesting read and I liked learning about Cuban history. Have you read any good books lately? 📚 I'd love to know.
3. Gardening
The photo on the left is some escarole and romaine lettuce that I picked from my garden. I made a few salads from the lettuce I have growing. We'll have a few more salads to enjoy this summer. The photo on the right is my zucchini growing and flowering. I planted a citronella plant and it's helping to keep away the mosquitoes. I also have chicken wire covering some of my plants to keep away the squirrels. The chicken wire is helping to keep the critters away! I just discovered the other day a green caterpillar eating my parsley plant. I took the caterpillar and parsley stem and put it in another area at the end of my garden. I make sure to check the gardens carefully when I water them each day.
4. Wegmans
I'm happy that a Wegmans opened up in our area. We like going to Wegmans to do our food shopping occasionally. It's always a treat going there and we've had some nice barbecues. Mr. JCL loves the beer and liquor isle.
5. Different Moods of Bosco
We enjoy taking photos of Bosco! He's just so cute and so lovable. Bosco likes taking car rides with us too. 🐶
6. Summer Drinks
We've been enjoying different drinks this summer. The blue drink is a Blue Lagoon and the red drink is a Vodka and Cranberry. Have you been making any fun drinks this summer? If you want some awesome drink ideas you can visit Andrea at Living on Cloud Nine.
7. New Sandals
I recently ordered new Birkenstock sandals online for my daughter. I was happy to get my sandals (the second pair on sale) from Famous Footwear. These sandals are so comfy and perfect for summer.
These are some of the simple things that I've been enjoying for June! 😎 Wishing you all a Happy Friday and weekend.
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Hello blog friends.
Lately, my daughter has discovered a lot of awesome recipes on TikTok as I discussed here. One of the recipes she wanted to make was Buffalo Cauliflower Wings.
Lately, my daughter has discovered a lot of awesome recipes on TikTok as I discussed here. One of the recipes she wanted to make was Buffalo Cauliflower Wings.
My daughter had her friend over one afternoon and they made the buffalo cauliflower together. I had a bite of one and it tasted absolutely delicious!
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They also made a few cauliflower wings with barbecue sauce that also tasted good.
I liked the recipe so much that I decided to make them myself. These cauliflower wings are perfect for an appetizer, snack, or side.
I hope you try these and like them as much as we did.
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** Recipe found at Veggie World Recipes
Healthy cauliflower version of traditional buffalo wings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hr 10 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
- 12oz. cauliflower
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup plant milk
- buffalo sauce
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Start by cutting up your cauliflower into wing sized pieces.
- In a bowl, mix your flour, garlic powder, paprika, salt, pepper, & plant milk.
- Dip each cauliflower into the mixture and place it on a baking sheet.
- Bake at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, take the wings out.
- Give the wings a couple of minutes to cool off, so that you don't burn yourself.
- Then dip each wing into buffalo sauce.
- Place the wings back on the baking sheet and bake for another 20 minutes.
- *Tip-they taste even more amazing if you serve them with some vegan ranch dressing.
NOTE: What we changed around in the recipe:
We used regular flour instead of whole wheat flour. For the milk, we used unflavored almond milk.
For the buffalo sauce we used Wing-Time Mild Buffalo Wing Sauce. For the barbecue sauce, we used Sweet Baby Ray's Honey Barbecue Sauce.
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| YUMMY BUFFALO CAULIFLOWER WINGS! |
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Julie
Hello blog friends. Happy June!
Let's Re-Grow Lettuce
Have you ever tried to re-grow lettuce? I didn't realize that you could do this but I discovered you can by visiting the blog Walking On Sunshine Recipes. Lois explains how to re-grow lettuce HERE.
I make salads every day and I thought that this would be a great idea to try.
I was so happy to see the romaine lettuce re-growing after a week.
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The steps are easy to re-grow your own lettuce:
- Take romaine lettuce and cut off the end of the lettuce.
- Add water to a mason jar.
- Place the end of the lettuce in a mason jar.
- Change water every other day in the mason jar.
- Wait for lettuce to start re-growing in the middle of the lettuce.
- You can replant lettuce after 2 weeks of growing to a pot or garden.
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| Re-Grow Lettuce |
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Julie
Hello blog friends.
I hope you are making the best of staying home due to the coronavirus.
Since we can't get out and go on any fun day outings, I thought it would be fun to take you on a virtual tour of The Vessel.
Since we can't get out and go on any fun day outings, I thought it would be fun to take you on a virtual tour of The Vessel.
Looking back now I'm so happy and thankful I was able to take that day trip last spring to The Vessel at Hudson Yards, in New York City.
The Vessel is a large structure that you can go on if you buy tickets. It's located at Hudson Yards. This time we didn't go on the Vessel because the lines were too long. To make up for it we walked around the area while I took photos.
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If you look closely you can see people walking on the different levels of this structure. |
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I thought the white daffodils looked so pretty lined along the area.
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There is a mall across from the Vessel with a lot of stores and restaurants. If you look you can see Neiman Marcus, Lululemon, and Sephora which are some of my favorite stores. We stopped in the mall to have a look around and have coffee. |
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You can see crowds of people looking and taking photos of the Vessel.
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The Vessel rises 16 stories high and consists of 154 flights of stairs, 2,500 steps, and 80 landings for visitors to climb.
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The next time you can travel to New York City, The Vessel is a must-see attraction.
Have you visited The Vessel yet?
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Hello blog friends. I found this recipe recently in the New York Times Newspaper. The meatballs looked so good and this recipe is so easy to make that I had to share it with you.
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The recipe calls for just a few ingredients and in less than a half-hour, you can eat these Korean Meatballs.
I made the meatballs for dinner and I added brown rice on the side and some french fries and a salad.
These meatballs are a winner and perfect as an appetizer or perfect for dinner. I hope you enjoy these meatballs as much as my family.
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KOREAN BARBECUE-STYLE MEATBALLS
** Recipe found in The New York Times Newspaper
Time: 20 Minutes
Yield: 4 Servings
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup chopped scallions
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup finely crushed Ritz crackers (12 crackers; see Tip)
1 pound ground beef (round or chuck)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients and use your hands to gently mix.
2. Shape the meat into 12 golf-ball-size rounds (about 2 inches in diameter), and arrange on a greased rimmed baking sheet.
3. Bake until golden and cooked through, about 15 minutes. Serve warm.
NOTES: Leftover meatballs freeze well and can be reheated in the oven at 375 degrees until warmed through (about 20 minutes).
TIP: To make the Ritz crumbs, place the crackers in a resealable plastic bag and lightly crush them with the back of a wooden spoon or measuring cup.
For a Simple Dipping Sauce: Combine 2 tablespoons soy sauce and 1 tablespoon distilled white wine.
What I changed around in the Recipe: I didn't have any Ritz crackers so I used instead Saltine crackers. The recipe calls for 1 teaspoon of kosher salt and I used 1/4 teaspoon of sea salt. The recipe calls for 1/2 cup of scallions and I left them out since I didn't have any on hand. The next time I will add in the scallions.
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| YUMMY KOREAN STYLE MEATBALLS! |
Hello blog friends.
Can you believe it's already the middle of May? I'm happy the weather is finally warming up here.
I have my Friday Favorites to share with you today.
I have my Friday Favorites to share with you today.
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1. Salad
We went to our favorite place Just Salad for take out salads again. I loved eating my Protein Vegan Salad which consisted of romaine, kale, chickpeas, edamame, beets, pickled onions, roasted pumpkin seeds, and hemp hearts with a maple cider vinegar.
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2. Costco Finds
Mr. JCL and I made a recent trip to Costco and I bought this Everything Bagel seasoning. This seasoning is a big hit and we love putting it on avocado toast.
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I needed new kitchen towels and I love these new Ralph Lauren towels I scored.
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3. TikTok Recipes
I love these TikTok recipes my daughter has been making lately.
She made this Avocado Egg Bake in muffin tins. We like it so much that we've had it two times already. I'll share this recipe with you soon.
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My daughter and friend also made Buffalo Cauliflower and Honey Barbecue Cauliflower. It came out so good that we've had this about 4 times. I'll share how to make the cauliflower recipes soon.
We've been enjoying these recipes curtesy of my daughter and TikTok.
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4. Birthday Tea
We celebrated my daughters birthday last week. Her college friend gave her this box of teas with all of her favorite literary authors on each tin. I enjoyed the tea in the William Wordsworth tin. It was the perfect gift for my daughter.
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5. Birthday Food
I went to our favorite cafe for birthday take out food. For the birthday breakfast we had bagels with egg frittata's.
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We had chocolate Oreo cake and I bought rainbow cookies and a chocolate pastry.
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6. Bosco Chilling
The weather was so nice last weekend. Bosco enjoyed just chilling in the yard.
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7. Mother's Day Plants & Flowers
Every year for Mother's Day we visit a local nursery and we buy plants and flowers. I enjoyed the day with my family planting everything in the yard. We also did take-out food from a local Irish Pub that was just perfect.
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Thanks for the blog visit. Have a Happy Friday and weekend.
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Julie
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