‘The Gathering of Friends’ Cookbook & Apron Review & Giveaway!

‘The Gathering of Friends’ Cookbook & Apron Review & Giveaway!

ByRebecca

Christmas will be here before we know it … sounds crazy, I know, when the weather is hot and we’re all thinking more about sunscreen than Santa. However, I’m a big believer in snatching up Christmas gifts as I come across them, regardless of the time of year. I have a gift box I keep in my closet, and I keep a running list of gift ideas for family and friends. I find that makes the Christmas season much less stressful.

Well, I just added this beautiful cookbook from The Gathering of Friends to the top of my gift list! It will make a perfect gift for my mother-in-law and some of the classy ladies in my life who love to entertain. Not only is the cookbook packed full of doable, yet classy recipes and simple centerpiece and tablescape ideas, it also comes complete with a shopping list of everything you’d need to replicate the meals yourself.

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ByMariel

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Gift Ideas: 9 Year Old Boy

Gift Ideas: 9 Year Old Boy

ByMariel

This was a hard shopping year for Shane. He gave me two ideas: fishing stuff and a remote control helicopter. Both lovely ideas, but the problem with fishing is my husband doesn’t love it. So, Shane has to wait for Uncle Marc to come to town, so he can go with him. I didn’t know if it was worth the moolah if Shane didn’t get to go that much. The problem I have with remote control helicopters is that I think we’ve probably owned five of them already. I have no idea where they are, if they work anymore, or if they were ever used in the first place. Do we really need another one? I wasn’t convinced. So, that left me with… let’s see… oh, that’s right, NO ideas.

But THEN, I saw something soooo perfect. Eeeeeek!! Let me show you…

Mom’s Awesome Potato Salad
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Mom’s Awesome Potato Salad

ByMariel

I’m a little snobbish, when it comes to Potato Salad. I don’t do sweet pickles, sweet anything, or onions. I’m all about lots of dill pickles, hard boiled eggs, and red potatoes. Mmmm, baby. And, my mama makes it right. All the good stuff, PLUS her secret ingredient, Salad Supreme Seasoning. Lots of it. I’m talking the whole dang bottle, hence the orangey-yellow color. Don’t let it scare you. It’s the best. I could make a full meal out of this potato salad, forget the whole ‘side dish’ thing.

10 Summer Dessert Recipes & ‘Your Great Idea’ Link Party #44

10 Summer Dessert Recipes & ‘Your Great Idea’ Link Party #44

ByMariel

Thanks to everyone who shared their great ideas last week! It was fun looking through them all. I’ll be pinning lots of them over the weekend! So, this week I put together a delicious collection, all about summer desserts. Have a look/drool, check out the other winning features and be sure to share your great idea with us down below! Can’t wait to see what you’ve got for us. 🙂

Oh, and like last week… anything share here will also be featured on Your Homebased Mom AND What’s Cooking with Ruthie. That’s triple the exposure and triple the chances for features. So, be sure to link back to each of them, as well.

Finish Carpentry Ideas ~ Courtesy of My Husband!
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Finish Carpentry Ideas ~ Courtesy of My Husband!

ByMariel

It’s been a while since I bragged about my husband, so I figured it’s time. Plus, maybe you need some finish carpentry ideas? Maybe, maybe?? So, every year in Utah, there are home shows called The Parade of Homes where general contractors will showcase homes they build, with their best work. Dan just recently did the finish carpentry inside five of the Parade of Homes houses, so of course I had to go check them all out. I brought my camera along and thought it would be fun to share with you some of my favorite things that he built with his crew.

I won’t go through and blab about each one, so enjoy!

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Mediterranean Tuna Wrap (she: Cathy)

Bycathy

One of our favorite “go-to” sandwiches is tuna melts….but since we typically love tuna melts with tomato soup, it’s a little hard to enjoy them in the heat of summer! So I decided to take one of our favorites and re-make it, summer style. We LOVE all things Mediterranean, especially in the summer….and let me just tell you, Mediterranean + tuna = delicious!!

I used so many of my favorite ingredients in this Mediterranean Tuna Wrap – olive oil, feta cheese, sun dried tomatoes, kalamata olives, and fresh veggies – mixed them with albacore tuna, and wrapped them in a whole wheat tortilla.

Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
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Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

ByMariel

One of my favorite things about summer is when the ripe strawberries come to Costco. I love buying those big containers and munching on fresh strawberries all day long. Mmmmm! I just love those darn things. So, while the husband was away at Scout camp, this past week, I had my little sister over to keep me company. We medicated my loneliness by painting our nails, going out to eat every day, dancing in the driveway (did you see our Instagram pics?), and scarfing Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting at midnight. Good times. We obsess over these cupcakes and they’re perfect for using up some of your Costco strawberries. They’re also perfect for loneliness.

Cheap and Easy Rainbow Yarn Flip Flops Tutorial (she: Allison)
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Cheap and Easy Rainbow Yarn Flip Flops Tutorial (she: Allison)

ByAllison

In the summer time I wear flip flops until my heels crack. Which isn’t a good thing but I just have a hard time allowing my feet to be bound up in shoes and maybe even socks when it is almost 100 degrees outside.

Now let’s throw in the fact that I am cheap. I mean super cheap. The few pairs of flip flops I have that are beaded or have heels or whatever were gifts. I’ve never spent good money on a pair of flip flops that cost of $2. Because for one, I’m going to lose one or both or, as in one insanely odd instance, somehow lose one to only run over it with the riding lawn mower. That was fun.

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Circle Tulle Banner Tutorial (she: Jeanie)

Byjeanie

Hi again! It’s Jeanie from Create & Babble, back today to share a tutorial on how I made this pretty banner using tulle circles. There are so many occasions where this banner could be used: baby showers, wedding showers, birthday parties or in my case: no occasion at all! Besides this banner being incredibly easy to make, it costs next to nothing to make!

All you need to make this banner are tulle circles in the color(s) of your choice, sewing machine or needle and thread. I had some tulle circles on hand. Why would I have tulle circles on hand?

10 summer recipes

10 Fantastic Summer Recipes & ‘Your Great Idea’ Link Party #43

ByMariel

Hello, weekend!  With so many fantastic links shared last week, I felt it would be fun to feature lots of you!  So, I pulled together 10 summer recipes that you shared and even picked a couple more favorites!  PLUS, I’ve got a couple more goodies for you…  First, this link party just got bigger and…