Foodie Friday!

I thought

I would start out this Foodie Friday

with something enticing.

Everybody loves bacon...

It was on sale this week at the grocery store.

Besides Grampa was craving a BLT....

I've discovered that this is the perfect way to prepare it.

I put tinfoil on a baking sheet.

Spread the bacon out nice and straight.

Bake in a 400 degree oven for about 18-20 minutes.

It comes out nice & straight & just perfect!

And the clean-up is a snap!

By the time everybody munched on apiece or two,

Grampa barely had enough left for his sandwich.

My Aunt made these yummy brownies

for our Family Reunion Picnic

and I have been craving them ever since.

They're called S'more Brownies.

Start with a regular brownie mix.

They're pretty simple.

They just require these few added extras.

Spread the Brownies into a prepared 9x13 pan

and bake as directed for about 18 minutes.

When you take them out of the oven

immediately cover them with the

entire bag of

Miniature Marshmallows,

and the entire bag of

Hershey's Milk Chocolate Chips.

Then just top it off with

the Graham Cracker squares.

(I think that maybe next time

I may crush the crackers into large chunks

and then sprinkle them on top.)

Return them to the oven

for about 5 minutes

until everything is nice & melty!

They are best

when you let them cool

before eating.

Although that is very hard to do.

Just don't burn your tongue!

Actually, they are better

the Next Day!

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for more Foodie Friday!

Robyn

Fertilizer Friday! (Foodie Friday to Follow this Afternoon)

I've Fertilized

so

I'm Flaunting my Flowers!

This must be the year for herbs...

They have really taken off

and they look and taste great.

The Soapwort or "Bouncing Bet"

is blooming bright!

As well as, the BeeBalm and the Yarrow!

The "Worts" Spider and Soap.

How DID they get their name?

That doesn't sound very pretty,

does it?

Here's a close-up of the Soapwort.

It will bloom from now until October.

My friend Sandy and I made this bench about 10 years ago.

(I don't know why Jacob's insulator collection

stopped here....)

We're finally getting some peppers -

we'll have some Salsa afterall!

It's a beautiful day,

I need to go out & weed!

Visit Tootsie for more beautiful flowers!

Robyn

I can't believe it's time again for another

Outdoor Wednesday!

This week I'm happy to report

that the

Feverfew

has started blooming!

I think that it is so cute.

It reminds me of Daisies.

My all time favorite flower.

I plant Feverfew every year.

I guess you can brew a tea with it.

I don't do that .

I just plant it because it's cute.

Here is this week's version of the "Grow" sign.

I'm getting color in my garden!

So from now until fall -

I should have blooms!

I noticed this little hole

in the garden,

then I just stuck the camera

down in front of it and snapped.

After I uploaded my pix

I noticed this little guy

hiding out.

Don't be shy,

just click on the link below

to visit Susan

@

A Southern Daydreamer

for more of

Outdoor Wednesday!

Robyn

Blue Monday/Met Monday

I have a dual post again today.

Today is Sally's Blue Monday

and

Susan's Met Monday.

For starters I actually completed a project,

and remembered to take a before pic,

and an after pic!

I have a cedar glider on my patio

that is so comfy,

but it was starting to look like

it had seen a better day.

I had a little help from Grampa,

he helped reinforce it,

then I sanded it and repainted it with

Behr Solid Stain in sage.

(Below is the before - see awful

it was starting to look?)

It was finished and dry just in time

for our 4th of July festivities!

I prepared a boneless turkey breast on the grill.

First I rinsed it off and patted it dry.

Applied a light layer of vegetable oil,

applied pepper and a little paprika.

I discovered that you don't really want

to salt it. The brine that it is packaged in

is quite salty already.

I snipped a few herbs from the patio

and placed them randomly around on it.

I used Sage, of course, some Marjoram,

and a bit of Thyme.

I placed it on prepared tin foil.

Sealed it up and double wrapped her.

(Just a note....place a drip pan underneath

if you want to catch any stray juices for gravy later.)

I'm from the old school, I keep it on the grill

until it reaches 180 on the

instant read thermometer.

We had the turkey breast, cheesy potatoes.

You know the ones made with hash browns

and two kinds of cheese,

(I placed them in a tin foil pan right onto the grill also.)

potato buns, and a Wild Rice Broccoli Salad.

The recipe is to follow.

See, the turkey breast turned out beautifully.

Juicy, not too dry,

because it is wrapped in foil.

I use the Cultivated Wild rice, not the cracked,

for this recipe.

I dice and add a red pepper (I used an anaheim ancient sweet pepper -

but you can use a red bell pepper as well,

a medium red or vidalia onion,

broccoli flowerettes cut into smaller bite size pieces,

and slivered almonds to taste

(that should be toasted, if you have the time),

to the cooked and cooled Wild Rice.

Then I add 3/4 bottle of

Girard's Chinese Chicken Salad Dressing,

(you could make your own with the Ramen Noodle packet)

one minced garlic toe, and a palmful of

Italian Seasonings.

See how pretty it is?

Jacob wanted the bottled Coca-Cola from Sam's.

(It turned out that it is from Mexico,

so it processed with sugar, rather than corn syrup.)

Just like the good old days.

I'm using my new dishes from The Pottery Barn.

Although the plates look like they are paper,

they actually are china, and my cup

appears to be plastic, it actually is glass.

Everyone got a kick out of that.

We are so green....

I hope you give this salad a try.

Everytime I take it somewhere I am asked for the recipe.

It actually tastes better the next day.

I'm off to check out the other Blue Monday offerings

and all of the great projects of

Met Monday.

Robyn

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July!!!

After a week of unseasonably cool weather,

(which I am certainly not complaining about)

The garden is starting to

grow buds and blooms as well as foliage.

Last weekend Jacob and I

hoped to pick strawberries....

Only to discover

that the fields are not open on Sundays :(

But, we stumbled upon

the nicest little

farm market.

(and wouldn't you know it,

I didn't bring my camera)

Along with freshly picked strawberries,

they had a small petting zoo

and a greenhouse.

I couldn't resist this pretty

variety of Clematis.

Her name is Anna Louise.

She is purple with a reddish stripe

on each pedal.

I also bought this Bittersweet vine.

As you can see, it likes it here!

It already has made itself at home!!!

The Cleome is starting to bloom....

I think that Miles has found a bunny....

My mailbox planter

full of Petunias

has filled in nicely.

Thanks for visiting my garden today.

Visit Tootsie @ Tootsie Time

for Fertilizer Friday

&

Artie @ Color Between the Lines

for Share a Garden Sunday

& of course

Beverly @ How Sweet the Sound

for Pink Saturday

Hope you all are having a

Safe & Happy 4th of July!

Hugs from

Robyn & Jacob