Are you in a rut with dinner? Are you tired of eating the same things all the time? Ya, I’ve been there. Pinterest is my go to when I’m stuck. I find so many yummy things there! I have been trying to clean up some of our family favorites in an effort to be more healthy. (clean-up meaning replace bad-for-you ingredients with better-for-you ingredients) And, that is where this chicken enchilada recipe was born.
The Christmas countdown is on and this week I have definitely been feeling the pressure. I have been trying my best to relax and not sweat the small stuff, but some days my to-do list makes me want to throw in the towel! (Anybody out there relate today?? I might need some support. 😆 ) Anywho!! I shared some of our Christmas traditions with you guys last week, I hope you enjoyed reading and maybe got a new idea or two. I mentioned my family loves getting their gift of sweet treats from me each year. And, this week I’m baking away. Today I’m going to share what’s going in these cute buckets (from Dollar Tree) this year! (I’ll link to the recipes at the end of the post)
I mentioned that my daughter had a birthday, but I didn’t mention that my hubby also celebrated his birthday! Yes, our daughter was born on hubby’s birthday! Best gift I ever gave him – and one that keeps on giving!! 🙂
There has always been a struggle over whose cake I make on their day. Well, this year they both got what they wanted. My girl got a cheesecake (which I did not make), and hubby got his favorite lemony lemon cake (recipe courtesy of his grandma).
If you know someone who loves lemon, then this cake is a must try. His grandma was a great cook. You know the kind that doesn’t need to use many recipes. I’m not sure if this is original to her or if she found it somewhere, but man o man is it good!! And it’s super easy too which we all love!
Here are the ingredients
Grandma’s Lemony Lemon Cake
1 box lemon cake mix
1 small box lemon pudding mix
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 T lemon juice
Put all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Pour into a 9X13 greased pan and bake at 350 until toothpick comes out clean – usually between 45mins and an hour. The time really depends on your oven.
After you take your cake from the oven, prepare the glaze. Mix together 2-3 cups of powdered sugar and 5-6 T of lemon juice.
Poke holes in your warm cake.
Pour glaze over the top of the cake while still warm.
Spread evenly over the top. And there ya go!
This cake never lasts long in our house! Enjoy!
Well here we are. It’s Friday again! Does anyone else just feel like the days or speeding by?!? At any rate, it’s time to party!!
Thank you all for your sweet comments and prayers last week about my mommy burdens. Things have passed, and in the light, are maybe not as bad as they first seemed. I finally sat down and blogged a bit this week. Sharing just some tidbits of what had been going on around these parts. Included was a sneak peek at our new family room paint job.
Each week I find such fun stuff at our get together! Thank you so much for sharing with us and our readers!
I’m happy to share some of my favs with you this week.
Remember, If you are pinning one of these great ideas for yourself, please click over to the original link and pin from there – thanks!
Open shelving is all the rage it seems and these lovely wood floating shelves from On Bliss Street turned out fabulous!
|DIY Floating Shelves from On Bliss Street|
This bleach stamped scarf from Woods of Bell Trees is so pretty! What a great idea to use bleach!
|Bleach Stamped Scarf from Woods of Bell Trees|
I really do try to be frugal with my cleaning supplies so when I saw this I was instantly intrigued. Homemade dryer sheets from View From The Fridge.
And, this greek yogurt ranch veggie dip – yum! I am doing my best to move away from processed food and make more things on my own. This recipe from Natural Chow looks pretty simple and delicious!
|Greek Yogurt Ranch Dip from Natural Chow|
Thank you all for sharing at Fridays Unfolded!! Make sure you grab a button if you were featured!
And as always remember to check out the other hostesses as each hostess chooses their own features. 🙂 Also make sure you check out our pinterest boards. One board is for features and one board is for other things that may have caught our eye.
Now let’s see what unfolded for you this week!!
You remember the rules 😉