Weekend Picks - 6/15/12

It's fun to find new and interesting sites on-line. Here are a few of my latest finds. I hope you enjoy them!

1) How about this cute Campfire Cake from Family Fun? It would make a great cake for an outdoor summer birthday party!

2) Okay...this is one that I have GOT to try! How about preserving grapes by turning them into a recipe for Spiced Grape Butter from Frugally Sustainable? AWESOME!!!

3) Here's a great page from Apartment Therapy with information and instructions on how to clean and season old, rusty, cast-iron pans. Invaluable if your a fan of cast-iron...which I am! :)

4) Here's a yummy looking recipe for Pineapple Jam from Coleen's Recipes. This is another one that I can't wait to try!

5) How about trying your hand at homemade Pita Bread? (I love pita bread stuffed with chicken ranch salad - grilled strips of chicken that have been chilled, topped with fresh green lettuce salad, tomatoes, a bit of fat-free, shredded cheese, and ranch dressing.) This recipe is comes to us from Under The High Chair.

6) And, finally, I haven't owned a dishwasher since leaving Blue Springs, but, if I did, you better believe I'd be checking out these 16 homemade dishwasher detergent recipes from Tipnut!

Well, that's it for this time! I hope you're having a great weekend and I wish you a beautiful and blessed week ahead!

All My Love,
~Rebecca <3

A Saturday Afternoon Getaway

Things have been pretty hectic here this week, so my husband and I decided to take a little jaunt out to Prairie State Park as a mini getaway. It is only about five miles from our house and our family has spent a lot of time out there over the past 17 years. Three of our children have worked (or are working) there full-time and I think just about everyone in our family has volunteered there at one event or another. Anyway, John and I went out to see how the gayfeather (a.k.a. blazing star) was coming along and took a few pics. I thought that I'd share them with you and I hope you enjoy this little taste of Missouri's Tallgrass Prairie on a hot summer day!

Ladies Tresses Orchid - A friend in MDC told us that this is a pretty rare find!

 

 

Gayfeather - Not quite bloomed out yet, but still very pretty!

Sunflower - I'm not sure what variety, but it is definitely a sunflower!

Rattlesnake Master - An odd looking fellow!  Don't you agree?

Black-Eyed Susans - A very common prairie flower.

Vervain - Growing in front of the Visitor Center. Isn't it gorgeous?

Not a wildflower, but saw this shaggy beast (bison) grazing a ways from the herd. 

The Bison Herd - An enjoyable site at PSP...IF you're fortunate enough to encounter them...which, today, we were! 

Gray-Headed Cone Flowers - Growing along the roadside on the way home.

Weekend Inspiration - 7/16/11

I have run into a several good things this week that I would like to share and pass along to my readers. If you have time, check out these beautiful women of God and all that they've got to share. Have a blessed weekend!

All My Love,
~Rebecca


MARRIAGE -

- When A Man Loves A Woman - an beautiful article by Ann Voskamp over at A Holy Experience

- Reverent Whispers Of The Heart - a good by Darlene over at Time-Warp Wife

LIVING LIFE -

- Time Takes Time by Pam Spurling over at The Welcome Home Blog

RECIPES -

I mentioned making this recipe for Pineapple Cream Pie from my friend, Laura, over at Harvest Lane Cottage, in a post earlier this week. I didn't have a graham cracker crust, so I just made it into a crust-less pie. It was a huge hit and, by making it crust-less and using sugar-free vanilla pudding and my own homemade fat-free Greek yogurt, I figured the calories to be less than 100 per 1/6th of a pie. This is a cool, summertime treat that I will definitely make over and over again!


CRAFT IDEAS -

This week I learned how to make a T-Shirt necklace by watching this video over at Simply Rebekah. I really like the way it turned out and plan on making more.