Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life: Week 24
Sometimes I forget how much I love cantaloupe. It’s so good when it’s FREEZING COLD.
That’s my mom’s tupperware melon baller from my childhood.
We played around with making root beer floats this week. YUM.
And we also had some s’mores….
Happy Friday!! Here’s a list for you because I LOVE LISTS!
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My child has “EAT BUFFALO WINGS” on his Summer Bucket List. Isn’t that hilarious?
When we discovered that he loves chicken wings (in almost every form), I started adding more chicken wing recipes into our repertoire: See baked crispy hot wings , peppery chicken wings + sriracha glazed chicken. Any of you with a picky eater knows how much you cling to these certain foods that become staples in your lineup. In our house, chicken, sausage + rice are permanent fixtures.
I stumbled upon this Honey Mustard Chicken Wings recipe in Lucinda Scala Quinn’s Mad Hungry Family cookbook. All of the ingredients are my kitchen staples, so my only actual purchase for this recipe was the wings. Don’t you love that? Sometimes I can’t be bothered with having to find every little last ingredient on a recipe at the grocery. It makes me not what to cook. These were great!! Next time I make this, I’m going to add a little hot sauce to the mix. We like things spicy around here 😉
I know that many of you might not have a grill and you’re seeing everyone grilling during this time of year and you’re like COME ON. As long as you have an oven and don’t mind a little extra heat (HELLO, IT’S ALREADY HOT IN YOUR KITCHEN), you can make these wings. They’re pretty stress-free and a great addition to a household where your pickiest eater loves wings.
Why do I love Summer Bucket Lists?
Because dreaming and scheming about what I want to do each Summer is one of my favorite things to do. Plus, I find it more motivating to work from a list of intentions, don’t you?
Here’s what I have in my brain for Summer….
I’d love to see what you’re cooking up this Summer.
Here’s what this past week looked like- My Everyday Life week 23:
In case you forget.
Before:
AFTER:
I was standing in line at a grocery store the other day and got a whiff of the deli case and the combination of cured meats and pickled things reminded me of my childhood summers.
My summers didn’t involve outdoor picnics and Pressed Italian Sandwiches, though.
Every summer my brothers and I would spend our days stuffing envelopes, filing papers, playing with paperclips (+ Post-Its!) in my dad’s office. My brothers would spend their time breaking into the kitchen vending machine, while I had chatted with ANYBODY who walked past me while I was making photocopies. I’m pretty sure we drove the office crazy.
Every day my dad would give us enough money for sandwiches and possibly a soda (if we ordered right). For a long period of time, I dreamt of a future career of being a bubbly receptionist with long lee-press-on- nails in front of a telephone switchboard.
I was in it for the daily deli sandwiches, mostly.
Perhaps this could be the Summer of Italian Pressed Sandwiches and outdoor picnics? Or maybe you can make you and your coworkers some of these sandwiches and get outside for a lunch/office/picnic situation? Eat outside whenever you can during this season! Good weather should be celebrated with food that is easy to make and packed with flavor. And when it’s hot outside and you don’t feel like cooking, a really good sandwich can do the trick.
