Summer Squash...Fried!

One of my favorite summer side dishes is fried squash!  Tonite we had some, fresh from the farmer's market, with onion rings as well!

Pour canola oil into a cast iron skillet about a half inch deep.  Turn on heat to med high to get the oil hot, for frying.

Pour out about 1-2 cups flour onto a plate.  Beat one egg with some milk in a bowl.  Slice one zucchini, one yellow squash and 1/2 yellow onion into 1/4 inch slices.  By the handful, dunk the squash and onions in the egg mixture, then coat with flour, shaking off excess and then dropping in the hot oil. Don't crowd the pan, and make sure oil sizzles - or it's not ready.  (test it with one slice).  When golden on edges, flip over and fry other side.

Line a dish with paper towels, and using a scoop, remove the golden fried veggies onto the towels to drain.  Sprinkle with kosher salt.

This tastes so good as a side dish, along with fresh sliced tomatoes!

Flight 001

Pretty cool website flight001.com  

Found this water bottle that has charcoal inside to filter out impurities, and a lot of other neat gadgets for travel, including this pretty travel tote! Check them out!

Wall Basket Art

We saw this today in a store and loved it!  Take a flat basket and weave colored ribbon through it, then hang it!  Super cute and inexpensive!

Star Spangled Pin

I saw this in Martha Stewart Magazine and tried it tonight!  It was so easy, and I can't wait to add my  pin on the back so I can wear it!  It just requires grosgrain ribbon that's about 1/2 inch or wider, a bit of glue, and a pin!

The first two photos are from the magazine and the third is the one I made tonight in just a couple minutes!

Cheese Spread

This spicy cheesy spread is easy to make and makes a great picnic or appetizer item for your weekend fun!  It's great on crackers or spread on veggie sticks. (taken from All You Magazine)

(I halved the recipe for the two of us)

Grate 8 oz each of sharp cheddar and extra sharp white cheddar cheese, and place in a bowl.

In another bowl, stir together 1/2 cup pitted green olives, coarsely chopped; one 4-oz jar chopped pimentos, drained; 1/2 cup mayo; 1 T cider vinegar, 1 tsp crushed red pepper, 1/2 tsp cumin and 1/2 tsp hot sauce.

Pour this mixture over the cheese and fold gently with a rubber spatula to blend.  Place in fridge for an hour for flavors to blend.  Yum!

Graze Snacks

I haven't tried these yet...but I so want to!  Graze.com includes more than 90 snacks to pick from, to be delivered to your home or office - and they LOOK delicious!

JR's Mix

Peach Cobbler made with fresh peaches - don't let the summer go by without it!

We stopped near Fredericksburg, TX today to get a basket of fresh peaches and found a mix made by JR's Choice Peach Cobbler Mix that we tried with the fresh peaches, when we got home, and oh...my...gosh....

Look at the picture below...need I say more?