Thursday, May 28, 2026

Let's get grilling

 

Summer Bbq with Uncle Lenard 




our favorite Pit Master in town and an awsome BBQ sauce you can make and give as a gift ! Let's Get Grilling.... 




Uncle Lenard's sauce: 

  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 3 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • Heat up and blend. Use on meats and add to beans.




My BBQ Tag: I am making for my jars of Sauce : 




It's National hamburger and brisket day !

National Hamburger Day

 

Cheeseburger Sliders : National hamburger and brisket day ....








  • 2 lb lean ground beef(90/10 or 93/7 fat content)
  • 1/2 Tbsp olive oil 
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp  garlic powder
  • 1/2 large  yellow onion  finely diced
  • 1/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 8 slices medium cheddar cheese
  • 6 oz medium cheddarshredded (or used more sliced cheese)
  • 24 dinner rolls(or use 2 packs of 12)
  • 2 Tbsp unsalted buttermelted, plus more to grease baking sheet

  1. Preheat oven to 350˚F. Butter the bottom of a rimmed baking sheet.
  2. Place a large skillet over medium/high heat with 1/2 Tbsp olive oil. Add diced onion then 2 lbs ground beef and break up with a spatula. Season with 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, and 1 tsp garlic powder. Sautee over medium/high heat, breaking up the beef and cook just until cooked through then remove from heat.
  3. Tilt skillet to spoon off and discard excess fat. Stir in 1/4 cup mayo.
  4. Cut buns in half. Place bottom half of dinner rolls on buttered baking sheet and line bread with sliced cheese. Spread ground beef mixture evenly over the sliced cheese, using the back of a spatula to square off the edges. Cover the ground beef with 6 oz of shredded cheddar.

  5. Place the top of buns, cut-side down, over the burgers. Brush tops with 2 Tbsp melted butter . . Bake at 350˚F for 12-15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and tops are golden brown.

How to Grill Everything

 

How To Grill Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Flame-Cooked Food



The ultimate grilling guide and the latest in Mark Bittman’s acclaimed How to Cook Everything series

Here’s how to grill absolutely everything—from the perfect steak to cedar-plank salmon to pizza—explained in Mark Bittman’s trademark simple, straightforward style. Featuring more than 250 recipes and hundreds of variations, plus Bittman’s practical advice on all the grilling basics, this book is an exploration of the grill’s nearly endless possibilities. Recipes cover every part of the meal, including appetizers, seafood, meat and poultry, vegetables (including vegetarian mains), and even desserts. Plenty of quick, high-heat recipes will get dinner on the table in short order (Spanish-Style Garlic Shrimp, Green Chile Cheeseburgers); low and slow “project” recipes (Texas-Style Smoked Brisket, Pulled Pork with Lexington BBQ Sauce) are ideal for leisurely weekend cookouts. You’ll also find unexpected grilled treats like avocado, watermelon, or pound cake, and innovative surprises—like how to cook paella or bake a whole loaf of bread on the grill—to get the most out of every fire.

Kindle Unlimited: This book  include tons of recipes for meat, seafood, and veggies! I really appreciate this is not just all steaks and meat. The recipes for vegetables are creative, and give you an excellent understanding on how to properly grill various types of veggies and even fruit. Try the watermelon steaks recipe, your mind will be blown!

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

At the Beach

Happy Beach day! 
Are you a fan of the Beach? Today's cards use these great stickers as center focus of their cards. Flip flops and Palm trees symbols of Summer vacation!

Diy Sunscreen

Yesterday was the official start of Summer...let's make sunscreen 

Flip flop fun

It's National Flip Flop day! 
Just some fun with dollar store flip flops.

Use a cut piece of cardboard for base to glue flip flops, add flowers and ribbon for hanging. 

Only have one left over from last summer? Make this cute door hanger.


I use a cardboard basec to makecwreath for base and hot glued the flip flops on. 

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

May Flowers

 

An English garden..

My project 


My print 


Directions...

The wood plaque was from Dollar general. And I painted it white with chalk paint. I added this flower print from Temu. Then sealed with mod podge. Then add some destesting with a brown ink pad. 
Then added a pink fabric and ribbon bow.Glued to the top.





Let's get grilling

  Summer Bbq with Uncle Lenard  our favorite Pit Master in town and an awsome BBQ sauce you can make and give as a gift ! Let's Get Gril...