It's getting late (again!), but I wanted to write a quick post about the bread I made with lunch today, a couple of site updates, and some future post ideas. (read more, including two cute pics of Eliyahu!)

I'm excited to introduce our newest guest chef, Bonnie Faber of Ohio! Bonnie is sharing several of her favorite things to cook: Strawberry Pie (shown above), Tuna Noodle Casserole (a recipe she created herself!), and Caramel Pecan Rolls (a sweet treat that's sure to delight!).

 We ate this delicious salad for lunch today. Yum!! We're leaving in just a couple hours to go visit my parents, so this is it for today. I have 2 loads of clothes to hang out and tons to do, so I'll just post a quick lunchtime photo and be gone. (read more for photo of Yehoshua and me!)

I don't know how many times Joshua has "saved" my dinner plans (or lack thereof) by offering to grill something for me. :) Today at the store, he got some chicken breast (on sale, of course) and so we had chicken sandwiches for dinner. They were really good, and it wasn't only because I was hungry. ;)

I made some baked beans to go along with the sandwiches (I did the stovetop version) and we had some cooked peas, and red beets from the garden. In all, it was a nice meal, and I have some leftover beans in the fridge to snack on. :)

(Read more about my day)

...and I have somewhat of an idea of what I need to get done. Joshua took Yehoshua grocery shopping with him, and Eliyahu is napping, so I am basically all alone in a quiet house! What a luxury! I managed to get some laundry hung out, some laundry put away, dishes done, etc.....  (Click "read more" to hear about my plans for the day)

What 4th of July week would be complete without some grilling? Thankfully Tammy is very diligent and keeps us stocked full of quality meat at affordable prices. Recently boneless chicken breast was on sale for $1.69/lbs. so we have been grilling a bit of chicken, which is great... except I prefer steaks! The good news is that over the years I have learned some good approaches to taming chicken to get tender, juicy meat that has great flavor. This week I would like to share some of these ideas.

You might have noticed the new feature that Joshua added to the site today. In the top right corner we now have a "Recipe of the week"! I'm quite excited about this, since it will allow us to spotlight a special recipe each week. This week's recipe is Grilled Lemon Garlic Pepper Chicken, and if you like lemon with your chicken, you'll love the recipe that Joshua created for it! Be sure to watch for...  (read more)

Yehoshua loves to help me in the kitchen! Today we made granola. Our morning started our rather hectic.

For one thing, we went walking later than usual, and so it was getting really hot out by the time we got back.... (click here to read the rest of the story, including a photo of the finished granola!)