Mushroom Winner!

We just did a random drawing, and the winner is..........Carrie! 

Congratulations!   

Please choose from these six mushrooms.  Email me a mailing address and your mushroom choice at crownhilldaybyday(at)gmail(dot)com

I'll get the mushroom sent to you right away!

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Krispy Panini

I'm back!  I think this is the longest break I have taken between posts since I started this blog six months ago.  I'd like to say that I was busy coming up with all kinds of fun and exciting posts, but I wasn't.  :)

  The following snack idea is a far cry from fibrous garbanzo bean snacks or whole wheat muffins.  Amy and Mike came over for panini sandwiches and they brought two dozen Krispy Kremes.  There was a special sale.  Anyways, I had the brilliant idea to put a doughnut in the panini pan and fry it up!   

 It stuck to the top of the pan, but was easily pulled right off.  

 A delicious new way to eat a Krispy Kreme doughnut!  It was amazing.

Grilled Pizza

Amy and Mike's gas grill was perfect for making these pizzas tonight.  First we grilled up these vegetables:

Below are the steaming eggplants.  They were delicious on the pizza!  

 I bought ready-made Trader Joe's wheat pizza dough, stretched it out, brushed some oil onto each side, and threw it on the grill.  It cooked on one side for about 4-5 minutes.  

 Then we flipped it onto the other side for another minute or two:

 Next, we took the crust back into the kitchen to get dressed up with, marinara sauce, the chopped grilled vegetables, feta and parmesan cheese, and that's it!  Back on the grill for another 4 minutes or so, until the cheese is melty warm, and the crust is finished cooking.  

Bon appetite!  

In the Garden

This is my mom's clematis!  It's so beautiful in full bloom!  

I'm about to start crocheting a new sweater from a pattern that I'm borrowing from my sister.  It will be the second long sleeve sweater I have started.  Hopefully, I will make it to the end of the pattern with this one.  The last one sits in my room waiting to be finished, yet I have no desire to pick it up.  

Hope that the week is coming to a peaceful close for everyone!

Mushroom Giveaway!

This happy little mushroom may soon reside in your garden!  To enter this giveaway, simply leave a comment on this post.  One comment per person pretty please.  On June 20th, I'll announce the winner (chosen at random) in the most current post at that time.  Don't forget to check back to see if you have won!  

Here's a link to the DIY if you haven't seen it.  

Treasure Box

I love this little treasure box that Cindy gave me last year for my birthday.  I'm somewhat famous in this house for forgetting where I put things, so it's nice to have this fancy box for storing my camera memory cards.  I absolutely love everything about it.  The shape, the zipper, the color, the decorative stitching on the top.  

 The writing inside says Rosenfeld * Israel.  

Enjoying this rainy day indoors.  

More From the Cabin

These are the last pictures I'll post from the past weekend trip to the mountains.  

 Healthy meals:

 Our long woodsy walk on Memorial Day.  

 Black licorice ice-cream from Das Sweet Shop in Leavenworth is to die for.  

 Back home with McGuirk.  He didn't get to go this time, but maybe another time.