Summer Holiday Weekend Recap
Hello and happy Monday to you! Did you melt this weekend? My Lord it was hot. And what do you do when you're us on a hot weekend? Dig out a tree obviously. 😑 Remember the pic of the tree from last week after the landscapers hacked it up? It went bye-bye. We were going to attempt to save it to possibly see if my friend could plant it at her new home (even though it should be done when dormant.) Well, after determining the roots attach to the Earth's core, we had to scrap that idea. We tried to get out early enough but it wasn't. We hacked off the top in sections using some really great pruning shears that made that job super easy then the Mr lobbed off the top so we could begin on the roots. We bought a shovel called the Root Slayer and I will say it did an amazing job getting through most of it. Neither of us are at our strongest right now so despite knowing we could've continued with chipping away at ...
I admit, I feared it. But it was really good, especially the way you prepared it. I thought you had made sweet potatoes at first, which is a good thing. So yeah, highly recommend these too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip! I like squash and usually avoid the butternut because it is so hard to cut when it's raw. I'll definitely give this method a try!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip! I like squash and usually avoid the butternut because it is so hard to cut when it's raw. I'll definitely give this method a try!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip and a way to use some of that delicious Pumpkin Pie Spice from Trader Joe's!
ReplyDeleteGreat tip! We love butternut squash so this will be put to good use. Plus, my hubby can quit complaining because I always make him peel the squash...thanks!
ReplyDeleteAwesome tips!! I love butternut squash but had been peeling and cutting it raw...so I'm loving the microwave tip! Definitely going to give that a try. :-)
ReplyDelete(And sorry I've been MIA - work and school is keeping me absolutely buried, but I finally had a few spare minutes and wanted to see what you've been up to - glad I was able to stop in!!) xoxoxo