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Menu Plan and Goals

We are spending the weekend with my husband’s family this week for a wedding. Hooray for a shorter week of menu planning. I learned from our last trip away and actually made a menu plan in advance for when we return. No scrambling for supper at the last minute with there is laundry to do and a house to clean.

Breakfasts:

  • Muffins (from freezer)
  • Smoothies/popsicles (from freezer)

Lunches:

  • Salads
  • Leftovers
  • Bean Burritos

Suppers:

Snacks:

  • Fruit
  • Pretzels

Goals:

  • Run 3 times
  • Concert Series Meeting
  • Read 30 minutes a day
  • Plan each night for next day

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How to Seed a Jalapeno or Serrano

I know there are lots of people out there smarter than me, so you might have already discovered this amazing trick to seed a jalapeno or serrano but if not I’ll share my trick! Up until a few years ago I was using a knife to get the seeds out and would also get seeds on my fingers tips and at some point during the day end up with watering eyes after a rubbed them. Then I got smart(er). One day when I was in the kitchen getting ready to cut into some peppers I saw a spoon on the counter and an idea popped into my head! I tried it out and guess what? It worked. I’ve been using it ever since.

How to Seed a Jalapeno

Step 1

First you’ll want to gather your supplies: a cutting board, knife, spoon and of course your jalapenos.

Step 1 The spoon

Step 2

Next cut off the top of the jalapeno and then slice them in half.

Step 2 The Cut

Step 3

Here is were the magic happens. Place the jalapeno in the palm of your hand and take the spoon in your other hand and scrape those seeds out.

Using the Spoon

Step 4

Ta-da! That was it. You are done. Now you can proceed to mincing your pepper or adding it to the dish hole and enjoy not having your hands on fire.

The seeded pepper

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August Link Love

The internet is such a big place. I always feel like I’m missing out on great posts and articles so I love when others share links to posts I wouldn’t otherwise know about. Every month I’m going to share a handful posts and articles that I enjoyed reading.

Here’s the list from August:

“Dear Bride to Be” from Victoria’s Ramblings on the sacrifices in marriage.

Stencils Three Ways at Dwell Delightfully. Lisa shows some fun way to use stencils. I wish I had a creative bone in my body, so I’m looking forward to using her ideas!

Washing Cars and In God’s Way at Numbering Our Days. We can learn so much from our little ones. Love how God used a three year old’s attitude to speak to Melissa.

23 Signs You Are Secretly an Introvert As an introvert, I always enjoy reading articles on the subject. Thanks for sharing, Victoria.

The Time Cost of Our Stuff at Home Your Way. Clutter stresses me out. Especially now that there a child to turn it into a bigger mess. I was surprised at what percentage of housework would be eliminated if the clutter was gone. Now to go throw some stuff away.

Smell the Roses from Jeff Goins. It can be so easy to get caught up in the busyness of life that we forget to enjoy what’s right in front of us. I enjoyed going through Jeff’s Slow Down Challenge. This is Day 1.

To You Mamas With Little Ones in Church from Our Family for His Glory. I loved this post. Having a toddler in church isn’t easy. Some mornings I’d rather not get us all ready for church! But whether our child is sitting in church with us or in the children’s program bringing them with us matters.

Did you read any great posts in August?

 

Menu Plan and Goals

Taking full advantage of the holiday weekend by staying home and attempting to keep on top of things. With the amount of items crossed off of my list, I’d say it was a success. Maybe it also had something to do with me accomplishing all of my goals from last week. I think I could handle long weekends while at home a little more often. On this week’s menu I have several new recipes to try.

Breakfasts:

Lunches:

Dinners:

Snacks:

Goals:

  • Read 30 minutes a day
  • Run 3 times
  • Weekly and Daily Blog Plan
  • Concert Series envelopes printed, stamped and ready to stuff

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