Welcome once again to the Hearth and Soul Hop Link Party! This week I am featuring fresh produce recipes as well as a post on how to help control garden pests naturally.
The party is open from now through Saturday and we welcome all family friendly posts whether they be about home, family, travel, self improvement, crafts or DIY. And of course we love recipes for food from the hearth to feed your soul! Remember both old and new posts are welcome, and you can share up to three posts every week.
Please can you help me achieve my goal of 100 posts shared with the hop every week by September? I really appreciate all of last weeks tweets and shares!
I’ve been thinking a lot about balance recently – and the fact that there tends to be a lack of it in so many of our lives.
In Taking Time Out, I share ways to help you take time out and discuss how it can benefit your body, mind, soul, and to do list!
One way I take time out? Baking tried and true family recipes!
I’ve been making these Old-Fashioned Chocolate Chip Cookies for over 30 years. They are (in the words of my long-time friend Yvonne) ‘foolproof’. They are also very delicious!
Did you know you can visit The Real Downton Abbey? Highclere Castle is only a few miles from my home and it’s beautiful inside and out. Join me for an armchair tour!
Thank you to everyone who visited and shared last week. Here are this week’s featured posts:-
Fresh Produce Recipes & Ideas
From top left, clockwise –
Easy Summer Salad from Gluten Free A-Z
Southwest Salad with Spicy Dressing from Miz Helen’s Country Cottage
Predatory Bugs: Natural Enemies of Common Pests (help growing fresh produce) from Oak Hill Homestead
Grilled Parmesan ‘n Herb-Crusted Tomatoes from Meal Planning Maven
Pea Salad from Delightful Repast
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Swathi of Zesty South Indian Kitchen
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April,
Thanks for hosting another great party! Those chocolate chip cookies look delicious, I love those recipes that you just make over and over again!
– Nancy ( Nancy On The Home Front )
My pleasure, Nancy, and thank you! I agree, sometimes the oldest recipes are the best!
Good evening April and thanks for hosting!
Good evening, Winnie! Thank you so much for visiting and sharing 🙂
April- I am absolutely green with envy you saw Highclere Castle and you live near it! I saw a BBC series on castles and loved it!
Now I have to go back and watch the Highclere Castle episode again!
Linda
Oh, bless you, Linda! I hope you enjoy re-watching the episode – and I hope you get to come to England and see Highclere in the flesh one day 🙂
Hi April,
Thanks so much for the awesome feature for my Southwest Salad with Spicy Dressing, what a lovely surprise. I would love to visit Highclere, I really miss Downton Abbey, I keep hoping they will bring it back someday. Hope you have a great week and thanks so much for the party!
Miz Helen
My pleasure, Miz Helen! I wonder if they might do a spin off series of some sort about Downton Abbey – I know a lot of people miss it! I hope you have a great week too 🙂
Thank you, April, for hosting. Have a lovely day.
Thank you for visiting and sharing, Hadia! I hope you have a lovely day too 🙂
April,
I was very excited to have my easy summer salad featured this week. Thanks so much and thanks for another great party!
I’m so glad you are pleased, Judee! Thank you so much for being a part of our Hearth and Soul Hop 🙂
Thank you for hosting, April! So many great recipes and ideas this week!
Thank you for visiting and sharing, Becky 🙂
Thanks for the party, April! Have a wonderful day!
Thank you for visiting and sharing, Leigh! I hope you have a wonderful day too 🙂
April, thank you so much for featuring my Pea Salad (which I just linked again, won’t be posting again until Thursday). Can’t wait to check out the frozen gin and tonic and your trip to Bermuda!
It’s a pleasure, Jean 🙂 Look forward to ‘seeing’ you Thursday 🙂