Yep, that’s it. Self serve frozen yogurt from Orange Leaf. Jeremy and I were in Wichita visiting his grandma and decided we would have frozen yogurt for lunch. It was delightful!! And the fresh fruit toppings and non-fat strawberry yogurt helped me justify our lunch choice. Plus I really deserved a treat after torturing myself at spin class last night. If anyone tells you they love spin (cycling), they must love pain!!
On my summer list I said I wanted to try a new recipe every week. Here are 2 of the recipes I’ve made so far.
Watermelon popsicles
Put 1/2 cup watermelon, 1/2 cup orange juice and 1/2 cup water in a blender.
Blend until smooth.
Pour into popsicle molds. Freeze.
Enjoy!
I liked this recipe because it’s healthy and easy. Our biggest problem is getting the pops out of the molds with the handles intact. Any tips?
Recipe #2: Pizza Stromboli
Start with a loaf of frozen bread (Rhode’s or generic). Thaw in the fridge for several hours. I sprayed my pan and sprayed some plastic wrap to put over the loaf and set it out at room temperature for about an hour (you don’t want it to set out at room temp for too long, or it will begin to rise), then in the fridge for about 4-5 hours.
Roll out the thawed dough, stretching it as big as it will go. Please ignore the hole in my dough.
Top with filling of your choice. I did turkey pepperoni, mushrooms, fresh basil (from our garden) and mozzarella cheese.
Roll one side over and tuck under to close the seams. I brushed with olive oil, sprinkled with parm cheese and garlic powder.
Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.
Serve with marinara. Yum!!
I got this recipe from my friend Melissa. It’s a definite keeper!
We’re having record high temps here in Kansas. Yesterday it was 111. The hottest day we’ve had in 31 years! I was just out of kindergarten the last time it was this hot. I even saw some people trying to fry an egg on the sidewalk yesterday!
This crazy, hot summer hasn’t deterred Jeremy from his golf game. But the rest of us are trying to stay cool. Thank goodness for a/c. And a membership to the YMCA waterpark!
We’ve been in a drought here in Kansas. It has been hot and dry (dry as in no rain, but it’s still plenty humid!) for many, many days with no rain in the forecast. Then out of nowhere, while Bri and I were selling fireworks out of a tent for a band trip fundraiser (yes, my life is filled with a never-ending string of fundraisers) it started pouring. And it rained for at least a couple of hours. Much needed and very much welcomed!
This was July 3, the first day to legally shoot off fireworks for the holiday weekend. And the rain didn’t keep the neighbors in. So when Delaney heard their fireworks, and saw them outside, she was determined to see what was going on.
It wasn’t even raining at this point, but she was excited to put on her rain gear.
The twins came over to say hi, which really made her day. Rain and a visit from friends! What more could a 3 year old ask for?
No one leaves our property without a kiss and hug!
We had a great time celebrating our country’s birthday with family. We were back and forth between our house (to shoot fireworks) and my parents’ house (to eat and watch the city’s fireworks display).
Even Delaney wanted in on the fireworks action! She was not one bit scared, which isn’t necessarily a good thing when we’re talking about fire, flames and explosives! Mostly she ran around with an unlit punk and “helped” light smoke bombs.
Someone was not so excited about the fireworks.
Thumbs up to another great holiday spent with family!!
