STRESS-FREE SUNDAY & SIMPLE RECIPE

Don't forget to stop by to visit our very good buddy Kim from the www.caffeinatedbookreviewer.com.  She always has tons of great info about book reviews, blogging tips, movies and other fun stuff. If you've been reading this blog, you probably know that I adore amusement parks, so being invited to a water park yesterday had me doing the happy dance.  Yay!

Getting there was an adventure in itself, because anyone in the car was stuck listening to me for about an hour and a half. (lol)  I only wish I recorded it via phone so you could see the antics of family and friends, but I was sworn to secrecy.  I giggled the entire time even though there may have been a point when people grew tired of hearing me say, "remember when?"  Uh...then we arrived at the waterpark that cannot be named. (lol)

Even though I would never get on a ride at local fair that was built in a day, at least there was more than one.  Ride that is.  This park had a total of ONE (1) slide, and I'm not kidding.  The rest of the venue included 4 mini-pools with perks for the Lilliputians from Gulliver's Travels, a place where you can float on a tube, one that you could ride on that had very questionable water, and the final one that was all of 2 feet tall was one you could sort of hang out in.  There was a food shack, of which I passed on.  That one ride was fantastic, of course, but then there was a thunderstorm forcing everyone to get out of the water as per the rules.  After waiting a while, we (13 people) eventually picked up rainchecks and headed off into the sunset.

If you can relate, tell me if we're on the same page when thinking about waterparks. (lol)

The equivalent of where I was:

Yes, I did a get a mini-tan on the slide-lol

Meanwhile, try this easy Greek and very tasty recipe from Real Simple Magazine.  I used it on a cheeseburger, but this relish may be used to enhance lamb dishes, or as a topping for hotdogs or salads.  It only takes about 10-15 minutes to prepare and you're all set.

MINT & SCALLION RELISH

Ingredients

1/2 C

up O

live Oil

1/4 C

up F

resh Lemon Juice

2 T

easpoons H

oney

1 S

mall Clove Garlic, finely chopped

Kosher Salt and Black Pepper

1 

cup 

chopped fresh mint

4 S

callions, chopped

Directions

1. In a small bowl, whisk together the oil, lemon juice, honey, garlic, ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper.
2. Stir in the mint and scallions.
3. Don't forget, if you like it spicy, feel free to add some cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes.

Relax if you can and do something for YOU! Hugs...