This One Was Too Sweet
Happy Monday Afternoon!
The last post from A Mother's Rewards shared some new recipes. After Giggle and I drank our Chocolate Mint Iced Tea, we decided to tweak the recipe a bit. The recipe is for a sweetened tea infused with Chocolate Mint herb. After taste testing, it is the general consensus of all those at A Mother's Rewards that the sugar needs to be reduced and the mint needs to be increased. Following the recipe exactly resulted in an EXTREMELY sweet drink with a scent, rather than taste, of mint.
Speaking of recipes, we shared a yummilicious looking one over at Abundance today. It screams summer BBQ. Since good food and fun go hand in hand, I just can't help it. I have to mention some more games from my earlier recollections. We talked about Hot Potato and Musical Chairs in an earlier post, but can anyone else remember Button, Button Who's Got the Button, or Poor Kitty? What about those relay races where each person on a team had to suck a baby bottle or eat a cracker and then whistle? What Autumn party would have been complete without eating a donut hung from a string with your hands tied behind your back or tossing peanuts into bowls placed successively farther away? The famous Scavenger Hunt was always a favorite, especially if the prize was cash.
BBQ season is in full swing. Why not consider creating a revival of simple, memory-making fun that family and friends will remember for years? Turtles, games, along with some family and/or friends mixed generously with laughter and iced tea might just combine into the perfect summer celebration.
Oh yes, don't forget the makings for S'mores. Using the same basic technique as for the traditional graham cracker, chocolate bar, marshmallow variety, substitute any flat cookie and candy bar. A round shortbread cookie with the bottom dipped in chocolate (I can't remember what they are called) and a peanut butter cup are ever so yummy. A caramel cup is a yummy substitute for the chocolate bar too. Now we not only have good food, fun games, and iced tea, but a sweet ending besides. What are we doing here? Memories are waiting to be made, and good times are waiting to be had. See you later!
The last post from A Mother's Rewards shared some new recipes. After Giggle and I drank our Chocolate Mint Iced Tea, we decided to tweak the recipe a bit. The recipe is for a sweetened tea infused with Chocolate Mint herb. After taste testing, it is the general consensus of all those at A Mother's Rewards that the sugar needs to be reduced and the mint needs to be increased. Following the recipe exactly resulted in an EXTREMELY sweet drink with a scent, rather than taste, of mint.
Speaking of recipes, we shared a yummilicious looking one over at Abundance today. It screams summer BBQ. Since good food and fun go hand in hand, I just can't help it. I have to mention some more games from my earlier recollections. We talked about Hot Potato and Musical Chairs in an earlier post, but can anyone else remember Button, Button Who's Got the Button, or Poor Kitty? What about those relay races where each person on a team had to suck a baby bottle or eat a cracker and then whistle? What Autumn party would have been complete without eating a donut hung from a string with your hands tied behind your back or tossing peanuts into bowls placed successively farther away? The famous Scavenger Hunt was always a favorite, especially if the prize was cash.
BBQ season is in full swing. Why not consider creating a revival of simple, memory-making fun that family and friends will remember for years? Turtles, games, along with some family and/or friends mixed generously with laughter and iced tea might just combine into the perfect summer celebration.
Oh yes, don't forget the makings for S'mores. Using the same basic technique as for the traditional graham cracker, chocolate bar, marshmallow variety, substitute any flat cookie and candy bar. A round shortbread cookie with the bottom dipped in chocolate (I can't remember what they are called) and a peanut butter cup are ever so yummy. A caramel cup is a yummy substitute for the chocolate bar too. Now we not only have good food, fun games, and iced tea, but a sweet ending besides. What are we doing here? Memories are waiting to be made, and good times are waiting to be had. See you later!