::: Sweet Strawberry Lemonade :::

 !!! YUM YUM YUM !!!

Ingredients:

1 Carton of Strawberries

2 Large Lemons

2 (or more) Tablespoon's of Sugar

1 Tablespoon Honey

1 1/2 Cold Purified Water

Directions:

Rinse the strawberries & cut the tops off, then quarter them. Place them in the blender. Squeeze the juice of two lemons into the blender. (Roll them before you cut them & put them in the microwave for 12 seconds. This increases the amount of juice you get from the lemons. :)) Blend WELL. Keep blending & add the honey and sugar. After all is well blended, pour into a decorative serving glass. Chill until you're ready to serve! [[Garnish with mint, lemon zest, strawberries (cut almost all the way down the center then place on rim of glass)... OPTIONAL]]

ENJOY :)

Seasoned Grilled Steak & Zucchini

Seasoned Steak

If you don't like somewhat of a "crust" on your steak, don't do this! :) But I loved it and so did Joey!

I used two 12 Oz. Ribeyes. Melt half a stick of butter, then let it cool down a bit. Put uncooked steaks in a dish & salt and pepper both sides. Pour about 1/4-1/2 Cup of EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) and flip over the steaks so both sides get coated. Then pour the butter over both steaks and flip again. I added chopped basil & some garlic salt to each sides of my steaks. Let them sit in this mixture for about 20-30 minutes. Grill them to your liking :)

Zucchini

1/4  Stick Butter (melted)

1 tsp. Rosemary

Salt & Pepper (To Taste)

Slice the zucchini and put in a bowl. Add melted butter, rosemary and salt & pepper. Add to the grill & watch carefully. Once you get the grill marks on both sides take off and serve :)

 

::: Homemade Baked Mac & Cheese :::

Ingredients:
3 TBS. Butter
1/4 C. Flour
1 Tsp. Salt
1 Tsp. Pepper
2 1/2 C. Milk
2 1/2 C. Cheddar Cheese
1/2 Lb. Velveeta
1 C. Mozzarella Cheese
1 Box Medium Shell Macaroni (16 Oz.)

Directions:

Melt Butter over low heat in sauce pan. Stir in flour, salt & pepper until smooth. Little by little stir in milk. Stir constantly until thick; take off heat. Stir in 1 1/2 Cups of the cheddar, all of the velveeta & mozzarella until melted. Put COOKED macaroni in greased casserole dish. Pour cheese mixture over & mix well. Put left over cheddar cheese on top. 375 Degrees for 20 Minutes! ENJOY!

...::: LoVe NeVeR FaiLS :::...

.....Love Never Fails.....

Love is not proud

Love does not boast

Love after all

Matters the most

Love does not run

Love does not hide

Love does not keep

Locked inside

Love is the river that flows through

Love never fails you

Love will sustain

Love will provide

Love will not cease

At the end of time

Love will protect

Love always hopes

Love still believes

When you don't

Love is the arms that are holding you

Love never fails you

When my heart won't make a sound

When I can't turn back around

When the sky is falling down

Nothing is greater than this

Greater than this

Love is right here

Love is alive

Love is the way

The truth the life

Love is the river than flows through

Love is the arms that are holding you

Love is the place you will fly to

Love never fails you

The "Spice Soup" Story

Okay, So when I was a little girl I used to LOVE coming to Grandma's house.... The reason being was because she would ALWAYS say "Sweetie you help yourself to ANYTHING in this house you want" ... which in my mind was the BEST thing she could ever say! Haha, because I loved to "COOK". One specific time we visited them, I took advantage of the helping myself to anything. I asked Grandma if I could make some "spice soup" ... Now I was probably seven or eight years old or so... So, spice soup to me was water and whatever spices I wanted to thrown in... Which was everything from Cinnamon to Parsley to Cayenne to Basil. Well, when I was done with this soup I didn't want it to go to waste.... HA! I remember cooking it in an Iron Skillet ... and everyone was sitting in the living room visited, and I came in there wanting EVERYONE to taste it. :) Bless their sweet hearts, they all "tried" it whether the sucked it up and really had a spoonful or somehow faked it... Haha... and they all grinned from ear to ear and acted like it was the BEST soup they had EVER tasted! So sweet :) That meant the WORLD to me! Anyways, that story will stick with me forever. So anytime something tastes bad or if it's somewhat made up we call it "Spice Soup" in memory of my lovely cooking skills as a little girl! :)

So.... Megan wanted to bake something tonight & I didn't have much in the pantry to bake with. I was suppose to go grocery shopping today and didn't get to it... So she starts pulling out random ingredients which made us think of "Spice Soup"... Long story short we end up having a "Spice Soup Competition" using random ingredients that we had. Joey (bless his heart) was the judge. He didn't know who made what to make it fair. But I have to say, I know the way to my man's stomach... which naturally leads to his heart ;-) ... PEaNUT BuTTER! Megan made a "Sweet Peppermint Cinnamon Bread" and I made a "Chocolatey Peanut Butter Creamy Crunch" .... I WON!! WOO HOO!! Probably only because it had peanut butter in it... it was NOT good to me!! Haha :) We had fun nonetheless and made memories and captured some great moments!! LOVE YA MEG :))

... Yankee Game ...

We all had such a blast at the game. Everyone was for the Yankee's except for Dad & Mom ... OF COURSE. Someone has to be for the opposing team :) We made memories though, I'm so blessed to have such an amazing family!

:: Fried Pickles & Asparagus :: With A Fabulous Dipping Sauce ::

Dipping Sauce:

1/2 Cup Sour Cream

1/4 Cup Dijon Mustard

1/4 Cup Mayo

2 Tablespoons Honey

*Mix all the ingredients together & store in your fridge until ready to serve. (I also added pepper to mine, I add it to everything.. :))