Slices of Life

I should be home by the time this goes live as my flight is supposed to land late Monday afternoon but after my last trip I'm not counting on anything when it comes to air travel. I should be just fine without any major snowstorms in the forecast though. I will have a complete wrap up of our trip to share up on the blog this week.    Trying to tie up loose ends quickly before I headed out on my girl's trip this past weekend I, once again, used a random generator to pick the featured "favorites" for the week. Enjoy! And congrats to those that were picked as features.        Featured Favorite Posts from Last Week's Party:    2 Pink Perfect And Inexpensive Maxi Dresses From Amazon Under $50 by Katherine Eldridg e    April: 7 Day Meal Plan by HoneyBears & SydneyBeans     Pineapple Mocktail Recipe by 3 Boys & A Dog    Book Recommendation: Crooked House by Agatha Christie by Boondock Ramblings     ...

It's the second Monday and time for Share Our Lives. The monthly link up where we share snippets of our lives. This month we're talking about our favorite cleaning products.  I took photos of cleaning products as I used them and am sharing them in no particular order.  I use Dawn dish soap as a stain remover for our laundry. It works particularly well with kitchen oil/ salad dressing stains.  I don't, however, use it on our dishes.  This (or All Free & Clear) is our usual laundry detergent.  We use this in our dishwasher. And this is what we use on our dishes when washing by hand (also what we use on our countertop and table).  I use white vinegar for so much-- I water it down to use on our floors in our refillable mop, I add 1 cup to the laundry when I want to remove odors (like with our towels). Cleans windows/glass without streaks, I mix it with salt and use it on weeds..  Baking soda is also used to boost laundry detergent. I sprinkle it in pan...

 It's the 10th and time for 10 on the 10th with Marsha. This month we're back to answering some would you rather questions. These are often a little wacky and a whole lot of fun! 1. Would you rather rock a mullet or a perm?  Well this one is a piece of cake as I already rock a perm and have for as far back as I can remember.   2. Would you rather have a magic carpet or a crystal ball?  I'm not a fan of heights so I'll go with crystal ball. I'm not sure I'd really use it much but it would look pretty.  3. Would you rather be able to teleport anywhere instantly or read minds?  Teleport anywhere (think of the airline savings!).. besides knowing what it's like in my mind I have zero desire to read anyone else's.  4. Would you rather eat chocolate flavored broccoli or broccoli flavored chocolate?  Chocolate flavored broccoli for sure! I mean I like broccoli just fine the way it is but I'm pretty sure we'd eat it even more if it tasted like chocolate....

This is another one of those recipes where I really just tell you some of the amounts and ingredients used because, honestly, we never make it quite the same way twice! I use whatever vegetables I happen to have on hand and mix it up with different seasonings and things too. Sometimes we add in a protein like chick peas (like we did today) other times it might be diced firm tofu, it really is a very adaptable recipe and up to you.   I tend to only make these zoodle & vegetable stir-frys when Alec will be around since he and I are the only two that eat it! I don't care though because I just love it! Other than the chopping and prepping the vegetables; which I tend to do in the morning. It's a very easy recipe to throw together.   Ingredients:   Olive oil-- start with a few Tablespoons and add more as needed to keep the vegetables from sticking 1 large carrot; peeled and cut julienne 1 red pepper; seeded and sliced thin 1 large onion; chopped Large handful fresh gr...

 We have been trying out some really yummy recipes these past few months!   We tried this better than take out cashew chicken one night with some rice; none of us have ever had cashew chicken and cashew chicken take out isn't a possibility here but we enjoyed it all the same.    We tried these 30 minutes rolls another night and they were pretty tasty!    I tried this family favorite boneless pork roast ; I used dried herbs and added potatoes around the roast while it was cooking. I forgot to snap a photo of it finished but did snap one before it cooked. We all thought it was really tasty.   We made these oven baked boneless beef ribs while in North Carolina and they were delicious (though we did omit cumin since I don't really like that spice)! Next time I think I might try the crock pot variation they mentioned at the end of the blog post.   We made this honey garlic turkey  but in all honesty this recipe is a hot mess. ...