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Week: 59
What am I doing? Planning out my dinners last week, we had Italian every night. Then we went to dinner with friends and it was Italian. I love Italian but I didn't do so well in the variety department.

Gratitude: Thankful that hubby didn't complain. It all was so good. Going to do better this week.

Can't wait to see what you have to post this week.

Now let's have some fun!

WHAT'S A BLOG PARTY?
A place for blog writers and blog readers.
A blog party is a gathering of blog authors who share links about their articles. Their articles appear in the pictures below and clicking on them brings you to the author's blog post. Blog parties is a way to network with other bloggers, gain exposure, and view new ideas. 

You've Been PINKED!

Last Weeks Readers Choice

Nancy on the Homefront




Pom Pom Ice Cream Gift Wrap - White House Crafts

Pressure-Cooker Beef and Veggie Sloppy Joes

Because I’m always looking for ways to serve my family healthy and delicious food, I started experimenting with my go-to veggies and ground beef. I came up with this favorite that my kids actually request! —Megan Niebuhr, Yakima WA

Taste of Home

Taste of Home

This is the family favorite dish for special occasions, and we always make it for my granddaughter's birthday. Mushrooms are a wonderful addition if you like them. —Vickie Oldham, Dubuque, Iowa

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2 tablespoons of cooking oil

1 1/2 lbs. boneless chuck steak cut into thin strips

1 envelope Lipton Onion or Beefy Onion Soup Mix

2 1/2 cups water

2 green peppers, cut into thin strips

1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch

In large skillet, heat oil and brown beef, add Lipton Onion Soup Mix blended with 2 cups of water. Simmer covered 30 minutes. Stir in peppers and simmer covered 10 minutes or until beef is tender, add cornstarch blended with remaining water, bring to a boil, then simmer, stirring constantly until mixture is slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Serve if desired, with hot cooked rice.

This recipe was from Lipton Soup Mix Creative Cookery Cookbook and has been a part of the families recipe for more than 20 years.

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6 years ago I started re-decorating my home using blues as my base color or as a strong accent color, all because of a picture that was really important to my husband that hung on one of our walls. 

Love those blue pendant lights 

and how it makes the blue in the chairs pop.

Blue was never one of my favorite colors to decorate with in the past but I've come to love the color. I love the look and just as important the way it feels. Cool, refreshing and calm. I don't think I will ever change from this color palette. 

This is what I have learned about the color blue.

Blue is a cool and calming color that shows creativity and intelligence. It is a color that symbolizes loyalty, strength, wisdom, and trust. 

Blue seeks peace and tranquility and promotes physical and mental relaxation. The color blue reduces stress and creates a sense of calmness, relaxation, and order. Try and lie on your back and look up at the blue cloudless sky. Blue lowers metabolism. The paler the blue color, the freer we feel.

Picture credit Architectural Digest 

Light blue represents health, healing, tranquility, understanding, and softness.

Dark blue is associated with knowledge, power, integrity, and professionalism.

This is how the color blue affects you

• Soothes and relaxes, prevents chaos
• Opening up communication
• Extends your perspective and intuition ability
• Provides a feeling of coolness and peace

Welcome to the Classy Flamingos Blog Party!

Week: 58
What am I doing? I had a 4 day weekend and loved every minute of it. Made a Strawberry, Blueberry Cobbler; Mushroom Swiss Burgers; Ribs in a sweet smothering sauce & a Shrimp Scampi with Spinach over pasta. I even finished staining a game table.
Gratitude: Thankful for the downtime. The time to get my creative juices flowing once again.

What about you, what did you do this past weekend?

Can't wait to see what you have to post this week.

Now let's have some fun!

WHAT'S A BLOG PARTY?
A place for blog writers and blog readers.
A blog party is a gathering of blog authors who share links about their articles. Their articles appear in the pictures below and clicking on them brings you to the author's blog post. Blog parties is a way to network with other bloggers, gain exposure, and view new ideas. 

You've Been PINKED!

Last Weeks Readers Choice

Nothing like the taste of bar-b-que grilled foods and the sweet fruits of summer. Here are a few recipes I've come across this past week.

Taste of Home

Barbecued Picnic Chicken

Watermelon Margaritas Recipe

Nothing says summer like a freshly cut slice of watermelon.

Food Network

Grilled Breakfast Pizza with Sausage Gravy

This recipe delivers all the classic flavors of a Southern breakfast — on a pizza! Make the sausage gravy indoors, and then turn your outdoor grill into a pizza oven.

McCormick

MIXED VEGETABLE GRILL

Don't those look healthy and delish?

Thanks for visiting today. Enjoy!

1 pound dry spaghetti

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

4 ounces pancetta or slab bacon, cubed or sliced into small strips

4 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 large eggs

1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus more for serving

Freshly ground black pepper

1 handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Prepare the sauce while the pasta is cooking to ensure that the spaghetti will be hot and ready when the sauce is finished; it is very important that the pasta is hot when adding the egg mixture, so that the heat of the pasta cooks the raw eggs in the sauce.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender yet firm (as they say in Italian "al dente.") Drain the pasta well, reserving 1/2 cup of the starchy cooking water to use in the sauce if you wish.

Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a deep skillet over medium flame. Add the pancetta and saute for about 3 minutes, until the bacon is crisp and the fat is rendered. Toss the garlic into the fat and saute for less than 1 minute to soften.

Add the hot, drained spaghetti to the pan and toss for 2 minutes to coat the strands in the bacon fat. Beat the eggs and Parmesan together in a mixing bowl, stirring well to prevent lumps. Remove the pan from the heat and pour the egg/cheese mixture into the pasta, whisking quickly until the eggs thicken, but do not scramble (this is done off the heat to ensure this does not happen.) Thin out the sauce with a bit of the reserved pasta water, until it reaches desired consistency. Season the carbonara with several turns of freshly ground black pepper and taste for salt. Mound the spaghetti carbonara into warm serving bowls and garnish with chopped parsley. Pass more cheese around the table.

Recipe courtesy of Tyler Florence

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