For Fourth of July this year I made lemon thyme shortbread cookies to go along with our fresh berry salad and homemade whipped cream. I've wanted to learn to make shortbread for a long time and lemon is one of my favorite summer ingredients for baking. These are not high in sugar, although they are…
4th of July weekend
So what did we do for the 4th? Well a week with L's parents we were ready for a weekend in. We spent most of the weekend working on the house, . We also got some quiet time to just regroup together. On the 4th we celebrated with burgers, local hard cider, and dessert. For…
Happy 4th of July!
To celebrate this year I made new red white and blue cookies using the summer cookies jello recipe with a few tweeks (more on this to come). We also are doing a BBQ for two of hamburgers with homemade buns and baked potato wedges. L and I are enjoying the sun shine, finally. Whether…
Stars Hollow, Fireworks, and Minions: Holiday Weekend in review
As I mentioned in my 4th of July post Luke had a four day weekend! Instead of traveling or packing up the camping gear we decided to stay local so Luke could get a lot of "Luke time" (aka play computer games and not think about work) at home. So instead we explored nearby for holiday weekend…
Happy 4th of July!!
Happy 4th of July everyone!! Luke has today and tomorrow off so our plan today is to not have too much of a plan and enjoy it! We started the morning off slow with some red, white, and blue pancakes (gluten-free pancakes with fresh strawberries and blueberries). Then tonight we will enjoy some grilled corn on the…
4th of July Funfetti Cheesecake Cookies
We are coming up on the biggest all-American summer BBQ holiday of the year. So I thought I'd send you my festive cookie recipe now in case you debating what sweet treat to bring or serve at your family/friend BBQ. I found the original verison of this recipe on pintrest then gave it to my…