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Share 4 Somethings in August; 2025

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Since the last Saturday of the month is tomorrow it's just about time for Share 4 Somethings with Jenn. As always we're sharing some things we loved, some things we learned, some things that went well, and some things we let go of .  Some things I've loved:  We've had lots of delicious food and ice cream this month.     We loved playing cornhole with my sister in law and nephew one night.        We loved exploring the botanical gardens with my mom. We loved spending time with my husband's family to celebrate my mother in law's birthday. Some things I've learned:  I learned that I won a summer reading prize through my local library and in doing so I also learned that there is a cute new bakery in the next town over! I can't wait to check it out. I hardly ever win anything and now I've won two things in one month.  Some things that went well:  Whelp, Alec and I managed to pack the car and fit nearly everything into it! The only thing ...
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Recipes We've Been Making Lately

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We've tried so many new recipes this summer; many of them to help us use up our CSA veggies and meat supplies. This is probably one of my favorite series I write since I refer back to these same recipes over and over again.  We tried these refrigerator dill pickles but I didn't have dill seed so I used dried dill weed (1 tsp. in each jar along with 1 clove garlic). I was told they tasted mostly of vinegar so next time I'd put more water and less apple cider vinegar.    This basil vinaigrette was delicious though I did add a bit of lemon juice, salt, and pepper to it.  We tried this fresh raspberry homemade ice cream with the last 2 cups of our freshly picked berries. It was so easy! BUT we didn't really like the frozen chunks of fresh raspberry; next time I'd mash them up really well and possibly even cook them down a bit into a syrup.  We made pork potstickers one day following this recipe-- sort of. Alec had a different pot sticker recipe up on his laptop b...
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What's Up Wednesday in August (2025)

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It's the last Wednesday of the month and that means it's time for What's Up Wednesday. Another month that has completely flown by!  What We're Eating:  This has been one of those weeks where I am just throwing dinner together each night based on what I can find around the house. So things like... Grilled chicken with potatoes and farm fresh veggies from our CSA box Burgers/turkey burgers with fries and salad Spaghetti and sauce with meatballs and salad A shrimp/ kielbasa stir fry with rice  What I'm Reminiscing About:  3 years ago this month we took two teens with us to Disney & Universal for the week and had such a great time. It was so different from taking young kids with us but so much fun!   What I'm Loving:  We have had some really beautiful hiking weather!      What We've Been Up To:  All college prep all the way; between buying all the new stuff for Alec's dorm apartment and getting him all packed up/dropped off/set up, ...
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