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1st full day of spring

It is spring! How is the weather for Pittsburgh you ask? RAINY! But it is WAY better than snow 🙂

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Feels Like: 46°

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I had a delightful and fast weekend, how about you? I finished up my last swim meet and went to the mall with my boy (he needed new shorts) Sunday was filled with church and homework. Also my boyfriend’s trampoline. I. LOVE. TRAMPOLINES. [Can ya tell I used to be a gymnast?]

How about some pictures?

pb = my life.

Bible Verse of the day: But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. Jeremiah 17:7

Favorite flavor of spring? COCONUT. This calls for a recipe!


Coconut Macaroons

1 pkg. (14 oz.)  flaked Coconut
2/3 cup  sugar
6 Tbsp. all purpose flour
1/4 tsp.  salt
4 egg whites
1 tsp.  almond extract
1.  Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour baking sheets and set aside.  Combine coconut, sugar, flour and salt in large bowl. Stir in he whites and almond extract until well blended.

2. Drop coconut mixture into mounds, 2 inches apart, on prepared baking sheets, using about 1 tablespoonful of the coconut mixture for each mound. (This should make A LOT of mounds, btw!)

3. Bake 20 min. or until edges are golden brown. Immediately remove from baking sheets to wire racks. ENJOY!

What is YOUR favorite spring flavor?

My life in 30 days, day 25

My life in 30 days, day 25 = A picture of your day

College at PSU anddddd

Swim practice, weather permitting 😉 Yes that is me getting out of the pool in a SUSHI bathing suit, what can I say, I’m a foodie!!

Yesterday I had the chance to cook a little bit during my busy day of school, work, friends, etc.

Homemade apple sauce canned just as my great grandpa Ivan once did.

My great grandpa did a lot of farming and had an awesome garden. He lived in upstate NY and even tapped maple syrup. (LEGIT!!) He made homemade apple sauce and canned it in mason jars. I miss him a lot. He died in August 2008 from lung cancer. I wish I would have paid more attention to how he tapped syrup. I wish I would have asked him for his applesauce recipe. I wish I would have asked him for gardening tips. I wish a lot of things but I can’t spend my time wishing for things that won’t happen. I am so lucky to have even known my great grandfather for so long!

I also cooked a little pie/casserole!

Black beans + corn + tomatoes + onion + green pepper

With a topping:

A topping of cornbread!!

Well, ya see… when I was making the dough … I kind of are a few bites, hence the ‘missing pieces’. Hehe 😉

It was very good though! The onion, tomato, corn, black beans, and green pepper were all cooked together and the juices from the tomatoes reduced and made the dish very moist. The corn bread on top was crunchy and balanced out the veggies and moistness. I would def. make this dish again 🙂

What is your day like today?