I'm trying out different titles for these Tuesday posts and I'm not committed to one just yet so we'll keep trying. I'd like to keep the name consistent and the What the Heck is She Wearing didn't cover the other things we talk about so if you have any suggestions, shoot them my way!
Ok, hopefully this one won't be too long so let's get started. I've been doing Amazon Vine reviews all afternoon so my eyes are crossing and good grief it's time for me to figure out what we're having for dinner. Where did the time go today??
 |
| Pork chops & applesauce (IYKYK) Let's hop way back to May 6th and let me show what I did with all those hamburgers we had leftover from the night we grilled out for our neighbors. If you are new around here (welcome by the way) you need to know that one of my biggest pet peeves is wasted food. I despise wasting food because I try to remind myself when I'm on the 3rd leftover meal of how fortunate I am that have food in my refrigerator and pantry. Next time you grumble about your leftovers just remember, someone in this country would love to have leftovers. Anywho, about a dozen hamburgers seemed daunting but then again, no food waste so let's figure something out. I did make a big batch of cheeseburger soup and Hubster and I were very pleased with how it turned out too but we still have a few burgers leftover so I decided to bake them in an egg mixture and make breakfast sandwiches. Hubster loves a grab and go breakfast and this was perfect, leftover buns and burgers taken care of!  I scrambled up some eggs, added in the broken up burger patties, added some milk and cheese and poured it into a baking dish and popped it in the oven. If I had any leftover peppers, onions, or tomatoes I would have tossed those in as well. It's a great way to use up those not so pretty veggies in your fridge too. After they baked I used a drinking glass and cut circles out of the egg mixture. If you look reeeeeaaaallll close you can make out the lines. Then I scooped out those egg circles and plopped them onto the leftover buns. No buns, use biscuits or English muffins, whatever you have.  I wrap mine in foil then pop them in Hubsters designated breakfast container in the refrigerator and they are ready for him to warm up when he needs something in the morning. Because I put these in foil, he usually takes the egg off the bun, and puts it in the oven to warm up. Against popular vote, we no longer have a toaster over, otherwise he'd heat them up in there. Easy Peasy lemon squeezy! Don't think my resourcefulness ends with leftovers, oh no, let's put those herbs growing out of control from the garden to good use. This was approximately my third batch of parsley this spring and honestly, there's probably enough for me to do more out there. Take your herbs, whatever they are: parsley, basil, thyme, oregano and bring them in. Wash really well, I mean like really well and then lay them out on towels to dry thoroughly. I like to let mine sit out overnight so I know all the water is gone, nobody wants soggy herbs Herb!  Here you have the parsley drying out. Notice I don't take the stems off, easier to leave it on for now. Once those babies are dry, put them on parchment paper on a baking sheet in the oven on the lowest setting. Let them bake for at least 30 minutes then start checking them. You want them dried and crumble when you touch them but don't burn them. This usually takes me about 3 big sheet pans because you want them in a single layer.  You can save your parchment for the next time you need to dry herbs too but using it makes sure they don't stick to the pan and it's easy to get them off. Once those babies are dry, just hold the stem over a bowl and crumble the leaves off into the bowl. You can pick out any small stems that fall in later. Once you get it all crumbled off the stems, go in and pick out a small stem pieces that might have fallen in and crumble up your leaves.  Dump them in your spice container and voila - you have ground parsley!  The parsley is helping keep the bugs out of my cucumbers and keeping my pantry stocked. It's a win-win plus your kitchen smells divine when they are drying!  Here's a sneak peek at my May Nuuly- I mean the month is half over and I've only worn the dress and two of the shirts. I'm probably going on hiatus for a few months with my Nuuly unless we end up deciding to take a vacation but right now that's not in the cards.  On May 11th we had the last Hello Fresh meal we've ordered. I'm taking a bit of break from those now for awhile. My classes are over for the semester and we're back into regularly scheduled routines around here. However, I'll probably order a couple of kits that are vegetarian for Father's Day weekend when the girls are in town since it's often hard for me to come up with good meals for them. This was a Garden Spinach Ricotta Ravioli with zucchini ribbons, tomatoes and a creamy lemon sauce and I have to say it was delish! I will make a couple of changes to the recipe but we really enjoyed it. Actually, I might make it this weekend because the Merebear and Reygun will be here. I can throw some chicken breast on the grill for Hubster and Reygun and Mere and I can enjoy as is. Cause remember, ya girl don't eat the chicken no more. So now we're up to Tuesday the 12th and our first outfit, which is less than thrilling.  Nothing you haven't seen before. My old Zelle skirt and Nirvana t-shirt. We had roofers and solar company and insurance adjusters at the house for about 4 hours. BIG claim from that nasty storm we had at the beginning of the month. Thank goodness for insurance!  I did a fun little pollinator garden along the fence in our yard. Happiness!! Apparently the deer are also happy because overnight they managed to eat all the leaves off the morning glories and hollyhocks. Silly deer, those are not for munching!  Look at the pretty visitor we had! Said visitor and a little Carolina Wren happened to have a battle over the blue bird house. I suppose no matter what you are the real estate market is tough!  If you need a picture to demonstrate defiance...I give you this! S-T-U-B-B-O-R-N. but adorable. Yes, she was refusing to acknowledge me.  On the 12th we used up the hotdogs from another night of cooking for the neighbors and had ourselves some good old-fashioned beanie-wiennies! Hubster was licking his plate and I have to admit, it was pretty delicious. I added a cucumber and tomato salad (all fresh from the garden) to make it a bit healthier.  Wednesday the 13th we had another fast favorite of the Hubster's. Fish sticks, biscuits and green peas. It's simple but yummy so no complaints from us. I had an acupuncture appointment but I failed to take a picture I guess so it must have been a repeat outfit. There's always lots of those.  Thursday the 14th I had to do a little notary work in the afternoon so I put on something a little less ratty. The shorts are new this year from The Gap (26), they are in my usual size 26 and are great basic denim shorts. The t-shirt you've seen as well as my fave dog walking Birken-crocs.  The flowers are really starting to bloom!! It'll soon be pollinator heaven! Now we're up to Friday.  I was having fun playing with filters so you get a fun fireworks background. It should be distracting since I had apparently just washed my hair, it's still wet. The t-shirt is a Nuuly rental. It's from Mother and is soft and comfy but definitely not worth that price tag. I'll wear the devil out of it while I have it but it'll go back. The shorts were the ones I purchased last month from my Nuuly rental and Joe's jeans and I love them! Worth every penny. The shoes were some I got from my Amazon Vine program. They aren't walk all day in them comfortable but they are cute and take me back to high school and the old style jelly shoes. red jelly Mary Jane shoes. I did get my usual size 8 in those too.  Saturday the Hubster and Reggie went up to work on the deer lease and little Rouxby Sue and I stayed home. I did venture out after lunch to take a little trip to Target though but otherwise lounged around the house all day. The shorts are from 3 years ago and are a bit big but they're linen and comfy so I still wear them. These are similar just different colors. Also wearing the ever popular Daydreamer Fleetwood Mac t-shirt. That link is for the one they have now.  I found my summer drink, it's the Waterloo Lemon Italian Ice with some lavender syrup and it is delicious! Crisp and refreshing for the heat we know is coming soon plus it's such a pretty color. Sunday took us to brunch with the Merebear and Reygun at First Watch and we were all so hungry and enjoying catching up that I failed to take any pictures. We were also so full from a late breakfast that we just grabbed whatever for dinner. I also failed to take a picture but I wore those amazing Joe's jeans shorts and the yellow and blue linen shirt from my Nuuly rental. This brunch was followed by a Costco trip. It's Monday again and I had nowhere to be and nothing on the schedule but I see that I failed to take a pic, must have been a sad selection of clothing choices. haha. However, we did have quite the delicious dinner.  Grilled steak & zucchini bowls with a creamy sauce. I grabbed some pre-seasoned flap steak and cooked that on the griddle while the zucchini roasted in the oven along with some red onions. To make the sauce you combine ½ cup greek yogurt with ¼ cup mayo, 1 Tbsp. lemon juice, 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley and 1 tsp garlic powder. Mix those together and put in the refrigerator to set while making the rest of the components. Basmati Rice on the bottom then top with steak slices, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, grilled onions and then drizzle with the sauce. Delicious and yummy! You can grill the steak, zucchini and onions if you prefer.  We made it to Tuesday and with another wide open day we tossed on that old skort from Target and a new t-shirt I grabbed Saturday at Five Below. I got my usual size small so believe it or not, it does run true to size. Not bad for $5.55 and it's super soft.  I even grabbed this super cute tote, I mean it was only 7 bucks so why not. They only had the crab, teddy bear and sea shell at my store. If they'd have had the bee or daisy pattern I'd have stood there forever trying to pick one. It has some pretty cute details for the price.  Look at the little charms and I love how it has a little clip so you can switch out the bag charm if you want.  The little crab is embroidered onto the bag too!  And it has a pocket inside. If you have a 5 Below near you, these are really cute inexpensive totes that would make a great gift bag, just saying. We had homemade pizza's last night for dinner as we are once again, trying to eat up all the freezer, refrigerator, and pantry stock that we can. The girls are coming this weekend so I'm saving the grocery trip for Friday so I'll be menu planning for the weekend since we are just going to hang out at home, hopefully splash in the pool (hoping the rain holds off) and generally just be lazy. The girls have been super busy and we all need us a good lazy weekend with too much coffee, junk food and slushes in the Ninja slushy machine. One more outfit and we're wrapping up this weeks edition of Cooking & Wearing.  It was drizzling rain this morning and a little chilly so I grabbed my old Judy Blue shorts and a long sleeve tee from Tipitina's in New Orleans. That gets us all caught up for another week so I leave you with this....  Her obsession with sitting on the lawn mower is hilarious. She cannot go into the garage that she doesn't go straight for the lawn mower. She leads a pampered life indeed. Peace, Love, and Tote Bags Samma |
