We picked up some bannock from Kekuli Cafe - some plain and some cheese. I put strawberry jam on both.
I made a very VERY delicious bruschetta with basil from the garden. I always make sure there is lots of sauce to soak into the bread.
Lemon bars - this batch I made a glaze of powdered sugar and lemon juice.
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Vegan chocolate chip cookies because I had no butter
The MOST delicious vegan brownie from Brynn's Bakery
i sorted all the "keeper" cookbooks together, and here they are -
that is 17 books, and my running tally in posts was at 19, but i must have donated a couple after they were reviewed. i also discovered that i had 2 copies of Aces! I am thinking that one was mine and one was my moms. So I donated one.
this is leaving me with approximately 66 cookbooks left to decide if I should keep them or not. And this does not include all the bread books that the Mister has quietly stolen from me over the years. He keeps them separate:
I do still have quite a task ahead of me. Some days I imagine just donating all of them - the kids are so picky, and who has the time, energy or money for fussy recipes any more?
Back on the bookshelf - 17 Donated - 64 Still to come - 66
i used to be a creamy dressing gal, but lately i would rather make my own vinaigrette than choose a store bought one.
as long as you have some lemons or vinegar, oil, maybe a bit of dijon and some seasonings they sky is the limit. use some sugar, or honey, or maple syrup to sweeten. add some hot sauce or red pepper flakes for a spicy kick. add a dash of soy sauce instead of salt. this one was based on this vinaigrette recipe and turned out so well. i might have added a bit more honey than called for as well as some granulated garlic. it was amazing on a simple salad of red lettuce, tomato and cheese.
grilled chicken and peanut sauce with rice, brox and potatos
more grilled chicken with mac salad and blueberries. peanut sauce added after the photo was taken.
chocolate - this was on sale
these are so good in wraps and salads
reading - sobbed my way through when breath becomes air. heartbreaking.
some herbs
we pulled out the rhubarb and planted carrots.
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first we have this container i took out of the cupboard to use, opened the top and it promptly broke apart.
11 old pieces of makeup in the trash -
and 12 items gone here - some tops, literal garbage, nail polish, a broken bracelet.
the last 8 things for today - a sweater, 3 books, 2 lotion samples, an old craft kit and some empty lip balm bottles
32 items, plus the 7 books the other post is 39, our new de-cluttering total is 60 items gone!
part cookbook clean up and part de-clutter - i got rid of 7 cookbooks.
it's all easy was previously a keeper, so i'll adjust that in the count below. i am slowly coming to terms with the fact that i am apparently more of an aesthetic Nigella cookbook person than an actual user of them. and it hurt to get rid of the well filled tortilla and the trader vics books, but i have owned them for YEARS and never used them, so it was time to go.
Back on the bookshelf - 19 Donated - 62
