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Stuff I've Gotta Share and You've Gotta See

Stuff I’ve Gotta Share and You’ve Gotta See #45

Hey ya’ll,

I’ve got lots of stuff I’ve gotta share + you’ve gotta see this week:

For Food

Since it’s June, grills should be firing up everywhere.

See these 9 steps to improving your grill game from Food52. Do you know how to use your fingers to determine what temperature your grill is? And I found a new idea: grilling garlic scapes before making my favorite garlic scape pesto. Never thought about grilling them but I can’t wait to try it. I am, however, going to have to find a new source, my usual suspect didn’t get any of that variety of garlic that produces scapes planted last year because of Maine’s freak November snowstorm.

Speaking of grilling, every time I try to grill fish it sticks to the grill. If that’s your problem too, Bon Appetit has help for us.

Do you prefer red meat? Cook’s Illustrated gives a recipe for ultimate charcoal grilled steaks.

Of course if you’re grilling, you need homemade potato salad on the side right? Here’s how to fix your potato salad problems.
Lemon bars are probably my favorite dessert. I’ve got a couple different lemon bar recipes I love, including this one and this one but I haven’t yet tried this recipe, which calls for olive oil. I want to try it but I’m hesitant. I tend to not like baked goods made with oil, mainly because oil makes baked items a lot more tender than butter. Call me crazy but I prefer a firmer baked good. What do you think?

Cheap Delivered Free

Did you hear the news about Amazon offering free shipping on items that weigh less than eight ounces or cost less than $10?

For Fun

Take two minutes and watch these three little girls’ dance recital. Aretha Franklin ain’t got nothing on the one in the middle.

For Beauty

This mani is a fresh look for summer and only uses two colors. You'll need either a striping brush or striping tape.

This mani is a fresh look for summer and only uses two colors. You’ll need either a striping brush or striping tape.

I did my first official nail art manicure last weekend and I think it turned out really well.
My geometric nail art

My geometric nail art

 I used two polish colors, silver and pink, and striping tape to create a geometric design on my nails. I received multiple compliments and it didn’t take much longer than giving myself a regular manicure. Plus I got such a sense of satisfaction from exercising my creativity. So now I’m looking for more nail designs to try. This Essie manicure, a fresh look for summer, might be next.

For Escape

Let’s keep it real. I have a stressful day job where I have to exercise my brain A Lot as I’m sure most of you do. So when I’m home and the day is nearly over and I’ve been good and worked on this website and cooked for 46 and 12, I like a little escape. Right now, I’m watching Pretty Little Liars.

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The Pretty Little Liars gang, includes (left to right) Hannah, Spencer, Ariana and Emily.

The fashions, the drama, the murder, the mayhem, the teenagers acting like 30′ somethings! I can’t get enough. I’ve just started watching Season Five on Netflix and I’m torn. I want to drag it out but we also have Hulu, which is airing Season Six. So I’m not sure if I should binge-watch Season Five so I can start watching Season Six on Hulu or not. My schedule will probably make the decision for me, which means it will probably be drawn out. Sigh. I need to buy a winning lottery ticket.

Your turn, tell me what you’ve gotta share this week in the comments 🙂

Have a great week,

Jennifer

 

 

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