Top of the Morning April 15

Mother Teresa Thoughts + Wholesome Goodness and Silly Fun + Pea Pesto Bruschetta Recipe

Hello
Hola
Bonjour
Monday and friends!

Brand new week = wide open day spaces for possibilities of cool and exciting wonders to present themselves to us.
I’m always up for that!

Check out the wonderful treasures of finds I collected to share today.
Beginning with:

BARKEEPERS FRIEND + HOW TO REMOVE HARD WATER STAINS FROM GLASS
As many of us are in the Spring Cleaning mode – these 2 might be great helpers!

WHOLESOME, COMFORTING POSTS FROM JUST ONE WEEK
Are awesome heartfelt + some silly fun.
My 2 favorites are:
#2 – How does a worm get to a balcony on the 37th floor?
#13 – Some stranger, somewhere remembers you because you were kind to them.

BENEFITS OF PICKLE JUICE
I am totally a fan of pickle juice for muscle contractions in my legs or arches of my feet!  Totally works for me in the middle of the night when trying to walk it out isn’t working.

SIMMER POT RECIPES/COMBO IDEAS
Simmer pot = a small pan on the stove on medium low to me – no special simmer pot required around here .  Makes my house smell so good.

RECIPES!
Pea Pesto and Goat Cheese Bruschetta – WowI am so gonna make this – undoubtedly, all summer long!

Chopped Cheese Sandwich – NY Bodega – style totally has my attention!  I don’t know why, but, the term  Bodega has always been an intriguing term to me  — just has to be a cool and chic someplace I wanna go and check out their specialties sort of thing.
Soooo — because I don’t live near New York or plan to visit in the near immediate future – I will be making this Chopped Cheese SandwichIt just sounds too delish to miss making it in my kitchen!

Garlic Butter Shrimp fast and easy on a baking sheet?!  This hand is raised high in the air!
I’m thinking both over angel hair pasta and toasted baguette slices.

Taco Salad – a great taco salad – has always been a favorite of mine from way back in my time machine in Montana where we sure didn’t know much about Tex-Mex, but efforts were commended.  I love the salsa + sour cream combo for the dressing.  Double thumbs up to this recipe!

Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce – calling all chocolate lovers!  And the variations of the chocolate sauce in the recipe!  Winner winner winner.

CANDID CAMERA MICROWAVE MADNESS
Is a short, worthy little watch – full of hahaha.  The Candid Camera crew never fails to disappoint with their outside-the-box antics!  And the *stars* are people like you and me getting pranked.  Greatness.

THOUGHTS OF MOTHER TERESA
Wow!  I don’t know that I have a favorite take-away from the list.  All 15 are spot on.

THANKS ALL FOR POPPING BY TODAY
And giving us a beautiful piece of your Monday to read + comment + share.

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THOUGHTS OF MOTHER TERESA

  1. The most beautiful day:  Today
  2. The easiest thing:  Equivocate
  3. The biggest obstacle:  Fear
  4. The gravest error:  To give up to despair
  5. The root of all evils:  Egoism
  6. The most beautiful occupation:  Work
  7. The worst route to follow:  Faintheartedness
  8. The best teachers:  Children
  9. The first necessity:  TO communicate
  10. The greatest happiness:  To be useful to others
  11. The greatest mystery:  Death
  12. The worst defect:  Bad temper
  13. The most dangerous being:  The liar
  14. The most wretched feeling:  The grudge
  15. The most beautiful gift:  Forgiveness

TRUE HAPPINESS CONSISTS NOT
IN THE MULTITUDE OF FRIENDS,
BUT IN THE WORTH AND CHOICE
~ BEN JONSON ~

CATCH YA WEDNESDAY
SAME TIME
SAME PLACE

10 replies
  1. Marty says:

    Re: Mother Teresa quotes. I loved all 15. She and my mother were born the same year and died the same day! Mother Teresa and my mom had much goodness and service in common. Here’s one of my mom’s quotes that has a choice spot in my heart. As Mom was quietly laying in her hospital bed and I in a chair beside her, I gently asked, “Mom, what have you learned in your 87 years of life that you would like to pass on to me your daughter?” She thought a brief moment and quietly spoke 6 words: “Love, love, love, forgive, forgive, forgive.”

    • Cheryl Clarson says:

      Wow, Marty —–

      That’s quite extraordinary – both that your mom and Mother Teresa shared so much in common.

      What a profound statement of 6 words.

      Delighted that the piece presented in the post brought back some warm + tender memories. Beautiful.

      Thanks so much for sharing + caring.

      Happy day to ya!

    • Carol says:

      Your Mom’s response is beautiful! A lifetime of knowledge boiled down to basics. What an amazing woman.

  2. Laurie says:

    So many gems here. A friend has asked me to make bruschetta for a party this weekend, and poof! You’ve sent the perfect recipe! The thoughts from Mother Teresa is something timely to share, although everything she said is timeless. I often let her famous quote guide me, “There will be no justice (or peace) until we remember that we belong to each other.”

    • Cheryl Clarson says:

      I think the bruschetta looks + reads = outstanding. Can’t wait to hear the feedback!

      Great Mother Teresa quote you shared. What an amazing woman or angel that walked the earth.

      Appreciate your thoughts and time, Laurie.

      Have a fab day!

  3. Carol says:

    So happy to learn the pickle juice hacks, especially for muscle cramps which visit me all too often at night.

    Mother Teresa was such an angel. Love her thoughts, every one of them.

    Such wonderful recipes! I’m feeling fat and sassy just reading them. . .

    Oh, on Sunday I tried Stephanie’s air fryer potato peel chips. Delish! Easy! Fun! A friend happened by just as they came out of the fryer and we offered him a taste. He took the plate and I thought we were going to have to wrestle it away from him 😉

    Thanks for a happy start to the week!

    • Cheryl Clarson says:

      Hey Carol –

      Shot glasses raised to the pickle juice remedy. Works for me and it works fast (which is soooo important when the cramp feels like it’s going to take another bite at any moment!).

      Agreed to Mother Teresa.

      Fat and Sassy – I like your attitude, girl! Ha! Indeed, the recipes are a wonderful little collection today.

      Yay, for Steph’s air fryer potato peel chips. Hilarious about friend stopping by just in time for a “taste” and next thing you knew — ha

      What was that commercial, “You can’t eat just one” campaign? I’ve forgotten what product it was for but I do recall the basic message in the punch line.

      So delighted that you enjoyed! We enjoy you + the share + care.

      Happy day!

      • Carol says:

        Appreciate the shot glass tip. Definitely will try it.

        And, yes, I remember the “can’t eat just one” commercial. Was it Lays Potato Chips?

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