I Like Thursday: Leftovers

I had more likes last week than I had time to write about.  This week, I've got leftovers.

Microwaved peaches

I like peaches - so I love this time of year.  But not much sadder than cutting into a wonderful looking peach to discover it's all woody.  Terribly disappointing.  In the past, I'd just throw them out.  Last week, though, I had sliced it into a bowl and thought:  what if I microwaved it for a minute?  I like cooked peaches, too.  Would that get rid of the woodiness?  Why yes, yes it does.  Even better with a scoop of ice cream or yogurt (and a few chocolate chips if I'm feeling particularly indulgent).  Yum!  I've tried this on a handful of woody peaches and they've all been quite nice.  Yay!




I like my new mala beads.  I finished stringing them last week.  I had been unhappy with a set I bought earlier this year (on the left).  I decided to buy the individual howlite beads and make my own.  I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.  They don't feel plastic, have a nice weight and are a lot brighter.



I like the silly sign. We got down to the Cape cottage to discover there was no tea kettle.  Instead, there were the words "Kettle died." on the fridge.  My nephew decided it was too plain and added the graphic of the kettle giving up the ghost.  Excellent!





Mabel got extra attention while we were at the Cape.  Wedgwood's current diet prohibits fruits or veggies, so Mabel was given treats while being held.  She was very good.  Love and affection is more acceptable when it comes with corn husk, strawberry tops, lettuce and cucumber ends.

Tried a new recipe for Game Day (as well as a favorite in a different pan).  The new recipe is for Chocolate Mint Cookies.  The Andes mints are nice, but the package was too small.  I ran out of mints, so I improvised with some raspberry and apricot jam.  I may try Hershey mint kisses if I make these again.

I've made the Cheesecake Stuffed Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie a few times, but this was the first time I put it in an 8" square pan.  It yielded a bunch of little bite-sized squares, which was perfect for sharing (I still like the standard or mini pie-sized if I'm going to be greedy keep it for myself).

I used Linkwithin on my blog but it stopped working sometime back (and I only recently noticed).  I like that I found a new solution.  Took some research and I'm still trying to get it to be a bit more random how it picks things, but it shows up - so I'm happy with that.

That's it for my likes of the week.  But wait!  There's more!  Be sure to check out Not Afraid of Color's I Like Thursday.