Life Lately
I love summer. It’s so good to be on my own schedule, enjoying lazy mornings on the deck with coffee, and relaxing evenings with wine, and working on projects in between. <happy sigh>
This past spring, we added several bags of organic compost and gardening soil to our raised bed garden, and when we came back from vacation, the garden had grown into a jungle! It’s now producing cucumbers faster than I can keep up!
This week, I made 10 jars of pickles, have been eating cucumbers for my lunch with this delicious Dill PIckle Hummus from Trader Joe’s, and have made several batches of old-fashioned cucumbers in vinegar to eat with dinner. Anyone want any cucumbers?
In Case You Missed It…
I shared this super easy restaurant-style salsa that you can make it your slow cooker! You can use fresh tomatoes, canned, or even frozen. I still had a couple of bags of frozen tomatoes in the freezer that I wanted to get used before this year’s batch is ready. This was the perfect way to use them.
Also, this week was the monthly Prime Purchases round-up, so if you’re in need of some fun summer finds, check it out!
The Weekly Features!
We are taking a break from Hello Fresh deliveries for the summer, and I’m enjoying trying new recipes and doing more cooking from scratch while school is out. This Four Cheese Chicken and Rice is on my list of recipes to try.
Four Cheese Chicken Rice | Homemade on a Weeknight
We love Happy Hour at Home, and this recipe looks perfect to enjoy with some cocktails on the patio.
Grilled Prosciutto Wrapped Peaches | Comfort Spring Station
Dark Chocolate Brownies with a hint of coffee? Yes, please. Definitely going to give these a try.
Dark Chocolate Brownies with Fudge Frosting | Cindy’s On-Line Recipe Box
Our epic 4k miles road trip is over, and I’m already thinking about our next trip, which involves plenty of beach time. This guide to a perfect beach picnic is just what I need right now.
How to Create the Perfect Beach Picnic | Peacock Ridge Farm
All features have been pinned to the Sundays on Silverado Pinterest Board!
I can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week!
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It’s good to be back after our summer blog break! Hope your summer has been a fun one too. I can’t wait to try all these recipes. Thanks so much for hosting each week, CoCo
Niky, my Pull-Apart Potato Dinner Rolls are Link 74 today. Thank you for hosting. I enjoyed the beautiful photos of your garden and deck. I’d love to take some of those cucumbers off your hands!
Goodness! It sounds like you have a mountain of cucumbers! Mine are still young and unready… But hopefully we will have a bumper crop too xx
Thank you so much for including my Four Cheese Chicken & Rice recipe – I can’t wait to hear how it turns out.
Thanks for another fun party Niky. All the recipes look amazing and I will be trying some myself. Wish I lived closer or I would definitely take some cucumbers- they look so good! We’ve enjoyed lettuces and now tomatoes & peppers from our garden this year. Have a great week. XO- MaryJo
Thanks for hosting Niky. Your cucumbers look amazing and so does the wine and charcuterie board on the porch! Makes for a perfect summer evening. Have a great week ahead and thanks again.
Thanks for making my day with your feature of my grilled prosciutto wrapped peaches. Hope your week is wonderful!
Definitely going to try your salsa recipe, looks delicious!
Niky, Thank you so much for the feature. I sure appreciate you. Wow! A 4K mile trip? It sounds amazing!
Hugs and blessings to you.
Thank you so much for hosting the party!
Happy Weekend,
Kippi
I am definitely trying the prosciutto-wrapped peaches as well – yummy! I’m sharing a few DIY summer project ideas this week. Thanks for hosting and have a lovely Sunday, Niky 🙂
THANK YOU for featuring my Dark Chocolate Brownies w/Fudge Frosting!… and thank you for starting off my week with this wonderful linky party!
Your brownies look amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Cindy, are you on instrgram? I’d love to tag you in my insta post!
Just finishing up my coffee and enjoying your post!
Thanks again for hosting this lovely party every week! I know how much time and effort goes into doing so and it is greatly appreciated!! Stay safe, healthy and happy!!
Hugs,
Debbie
I’m clicking over to the salsa recipe!
Thanks for the party.
Hugs
RR
Oh wow, Niky, your garden and cucumbers look amazing! I do love homemade pickles! Speaking of pickles, I just discovered this little company at my local farm market (Cheese Filled Company). They make Dilly Dawgs which are cheese stuffed pickles and they are the most amazing thing ever! Thanks for hosting the party. I hope you are enjoying another lazy summer weekend! I know I am!
Shelbee
http://www.shelbeeontheedge.com
Oh I love the picture of happy hour on your deck – that’s my kind of summer evening! Love all the great looking recipes too. I’ll be trying these out for sure! Thanks for the wonderful features, and for hosting the party! Hope you have a lovely summer week!
Thanks for stopping by, Barbara! I loved reading your post about the traveling teacup this morning, too!