Lemon Lavender Muffins #MuffinMonday #CooktheBooks #LitHappens

I've been waiting a long time to share these marvelous muffins with you. The tender, lemony muffins with a hint of soothing lavender was inspired by the novel Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown.

One of the very last recipes to be shared were these muffins and I knew I was going to combine this book review with our monthly Muffin Monday post.

Crock Pot Apple Butter #OurFamilyTable

 Making Apple Butter doesn't get much easier than this.  Actual hands on time is about half an hour and that includes processing in a water bath for preservation.  

The From Our Dinner Table Group are celebrating Apples today.......

Starting with Leftovers: Pork and Stuffing Casserole and The Weekly Menu

Herbed croutons tossed with onions, celery and apples make the bottom layer of this casserole that is then topped with roast pork loin slices and smothered with gravy.  A delicious way to use up that leftover pork roast from Sunday Supper.

Chocolate Frogs ala Harry Potter #FoodnFlix

 Delight your Harry Potter fan or just your chocolate lover with these fun frogs that I was inspired to make after watching, for the umpteenth time, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

A Wonderful Birthday Celebration

So much to celebrate this past weekend.  Frank is doing amazingly well.  Each day the progress is astounding. God is so good.  

On Friday his sister and brother in law came by to see him, bringing us a delicious pot of Chicken Noodle Soup.  We had that for dinner along with some garlic breadsticks.

Saturday afternoon, Nicole and Pierre came by.  They brought carry out lunch from a nearby deli.  They were loaded with get well gifts for Frank, birthday gifts for me and a dozen bars of soap.  While they were still here, Amy and Doug arrived with all the fixings for my birthday dinner.  Shortly afterwards Jessica, Julien and the Angel Face arrived bearing not only birthday gifts but a birthday cake as well.

The Little Miss proudly handed me my birthday gift that she had wrapped all by herself in Christmas paper.  I opened it and inside found all of these treasures......

Cucumber Cashew Salad #OurFamilyTable

This tasty salad is filled with Asian flavors and a great way to use up some of those cucumbers piling up on your counter this time of year.

The From Our Dinner Table Group is sharing Cookbook Recipes today........

Mexican Shrimp Casserole #FishFridayFoodies

 This casserole is chock full of all the Mexican flavors that your family loves and goes together quickly and easily for a great Fish Friday or Mexican Monday meal.

The Fish Friday Foodies are visiting Mexico today........