Time for dinner!! Dad has given me fresh delicious zucchini and I found this recipe on Pinterest and thought it sounded SOOOO good. I wanted to give it a try. Here is the freshly grated zucchini and red onion.

 Remember, recipes can be modified to what you like. Kale to me, is slightly bitter and I do not like that, so I put in fresh spinach FINELY chopped instead. :)

 The parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese is always good. There is flour too and eggs. I skipped the salt thinking that the parmesan might have been salty enough, but it did need a little in the end.

 This is what it looks like all together. The recipe is below.

 Shape into patties and put a little olive oil in the pan and fry them up until golden brown on each side.

 Top with fresh tomatoes or salsa or whatever you might like. These were really really good!!!! Aren't they pretty too? The colors of fresh summer food. Yum!

Some yard and flower pictures

 Our roof is not done yet. That is why you see the wood holding down the rubber. BUT, I trimmed bushes this weekend and hung my new hot air balloon spinner which I love! You can see it on the corner there.

 Though it is dry here, plants are happy because I am watering. I wish we could get a nice steady stream of rain for a day to give everything a healthy drink.

 Clematis are still in bloom.

 The coneflowers are glorious! Love these!

 Hibiscus that I planted and bought this year are blooming, but those in the front yard that have been there for 4-5 years are not ready yet. Those are pink and I will show them later in August when they look their best.

 Rose of Sharon bushes in our back yard are beginning to bloom. The yellow milk can is from my Grandpa Groshek's farm! <3 p="">

 Side fence where we had to build a fence to keep out nasties. The Arborvitae are growing nicely. The tops are near the top of the fence already.

One more angle of the back yard and those beautiful HUGE Rose of Sharon bushes. I hope they stay healthy forever. They are awesome!!!!

Giving an old table a new look

 Amber bought this crazy 1970s table at a thrift store. It was less than $3. She sanded the whole thing to just give it a bit of a roughness. It was a lamanent type covering.

 She wiped it all down and then masked it off.

 She used Krylon Fusion paint and painted the top and then the sides and legs.

 She taped on the stencil and used the black to give the top a lovely finish.

 Here is the before.

 And the fun after! We will still put a clear coat on it once it dries completely!

 A fun project for a fun table. AND it is a turn table, the whole thing spins. Super neat!

 

Another recipe we made today, was Jalapeno Cream Cheese Pinwheels!
You take one Pillsbury Crescent Rolls tube, one package of cream cheese, a small can of jalapenos, and some shredded cheddar cheese.
Blend the cream cheese, cheddar cheese and jalapenos together.
With a rolling pin, roll the crescent roll dough into two solid masses. Spread the mixture all over the pressed out dough. Then roll up and cut and bake in oven at 375 for 15 minutes or until golden brown. These are super tasty! If you like spicy, you will love these!

Fun Sugar Cookies to bake this weekend. Amber and I made them. They taste great!

We might do a few things differently next time though.

The end result , pretty, tasty cookies. YUM!
Here is the recipe if you want to try.

Sugar Cookie Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

 

Mix dry ingredient, and put aside.

Blend butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla . Add dry ingredients by thirds to form a ball when holding together.

Chill dough! Roll out and cut out sugar cookies.

For decorative log, divide dough into two balls, and tint one with food coloring.

Roll out each ball. Brush water onto one and place the other on top. Roll tightly and roll in nonpareils. Wrap log in saran wrap and place in frig for one hour.

 

Cut with a thin knife (as not to squeeze dough) and bake.......350 for 10 minutes. When cookies DO NOT look wet any longer, they are done. They are very tasty. Enjoy! Kids would love these, and baby shower treats would work out with either pink or blue for the colored dough! Or team colors, green and yellow, etc. FUN!

 

Roll cookies thinner than we did, and you will have more pattern showing. :)

 

Painted Bench

 Some fun artsy friends of mine sent me this great bench when we moved into our new home.....that was 8 going on 9 years ago. It has seen better days, and I had repainted it once already a burgundy color.

 

 So it was in need of a make over and I had seen something similar on Pinterest, making the flag out of the slats. I thought, why not get artsy on the bench!??

 So away we went and here it is! I love the brilliant colors and it feels all new again! :) And it is patriotic too. Fun for any season!

 It looks much happier don't you think? Before it was tired, and now it is proud. :)

Thanks for the beautiful bench girls!!!!!