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Home » Miscellaneous » Thursday's Treasures

Thursday’s treasures

Published September 6, 2012

The kids finally went back to school. It was the longest summer ever! And it was, school was delayed a month due to construction in all the schools. Now we’re getting used to the longest days ever. My oldest gets on the bus for High school at 5:50 in the morning! That means the house starts moving at 5:00am. My youngest, at the Elementary school, doesn’t get home till 4:30 in the afternoon. And all this is before they get involved in the after school activities. Needless to say, everyone is tired. Last night at 9pm I went around to tell the kids bedtime. I couldn’t find them. All 3 were already in bed, fast asleep. I enjoyed my quiet evening but I just couldn’t keep my eyes open much past 10pm. Now I’ve got the house to myself during the day, I can clean the house and it’ll stay clean for a few hours, I can play in the kitchen creating, catch up on my blog reading and visiting.

And the very best part-no Sponge Bob on the TV! I can just have my music playing and enjoy the peace and quiet.

Last week you all linked up so many wonderful recipes. Debi from Recipes for my Boys and I really enjoy seeing what you link up each week.

A few that caught my eye were

Caramel Apple Cookie Bars from A Kitchen Addiction

Double Chocolate Muffins from Annie’s Noms
High School Oatmeal Cookies from Isabelle at Home
Pepper Cumin Cookies from Simply Sweet’n Savory
Debi’s not feeling well so here are a few extra’s she wanted featured. Be sure to pop over to Debi’s and give her a get well hug!

Hot Roast Beef Sandwiches with Gravy from Love Bakes Good Cakes

Corona Grilled Pork Chops from Carrie’s Experimental Kitchen

Beef Borguignonne  from La Difference Catering 

Please when Pinning these awesome recipes, click on the link and pin from the original source (it’ll save you time when you go to try it out anyway!)

Now on to this week’s party.
You know how parties work, 
link up a few of your favorite recipes, provide a link back somewhere on your post 
or on your party page, If you don’t provide the link back, we can’t feature you. 
visit a few others and leave some kind words. 
Oh and make sure you drop by Debi’s, give her a hug from me and follow her, she’s also on Facebook.
We’ll be popping by to comment, Pin and feature on facebook so leave a light on for us.
Also, Be sure to check out this post on Pinterest.

 

It’s How I use Pinterest.  We all want exposure for our blogs, this is the first step. I’ll be posting how I pin this Saturday, so be sure and come back. 

Oh, and when you post you’re recipes to Facebook, post a photo and put your link in the comments, I’m finding photos get more views, likes and comments than just a link! And I love sharing photos!


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When I was younger, I was constantly in the kitchen helping my mom bake. It was fun getting to play with the flour and always getting to lick the spoon. I’ve always expressed an interest in baking and now I feel that it’s the right time for me to take over. I am a college student working towards a nursing degree as well as a full-time aunt to the sweetest little kids (they might pop up in some of the posts). I’ve learned most of what I know about baking and cooking from my mom, and I am continuing to self-teach through trial and error, which means plenty of sweets to be eaten. Read more...

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  1. Ambreen (Simply Sweet 'n Savory) says

    September 6, 2012 at 5:48 am

    Thanks Joan for liking my pepper cumin cookies. I’m very honored to be featured here. Thank you for hosting. Have a great week!

    Reply
  2. Rebecca @ Herons Crafts says

    September 6, 2012 at 6:23 am

    Thanks for hosting! Have a fantastic day!

    Reply
  3. Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says

    September 6, 2012 at 10:35 am

    Thank you for hosting and the feature 🙂 I can’t imagine having school days that long. I think it would be a disservice to the kids – a regular school day is exhausting enough, let alone add more time! Enjoy your peace and quiet 😉

    Reply
    • Joan Hayes says

      September 6, 2012 at 11:40 pm

      Jamie, it will get a little better once the get organized with bus routes and such. JUst part of the new school year routine I guess. Thanks for sharing!

  4. Linda Nortje says

    September 6, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    Thanks for hosting, Joan! Have a great day,
    Linda

    Reply
  5. Lynne @ 365 Days of Baking says

    September 6, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    LOL!! Sponge Bob!! That’s exactly what my son was watching ALL summer!
    Thanks for hosting, Joan!
    I hope your days of peace are FILLED with wonderful brainstorming and fantastic creations!! As always, I’m excited to see!
    MUCH love, girl!!

    Reply
    • Joan Hayes says

      September 6, 2012 at 11:39 pm

      I think what bothers me most about Sponge Bob is, whoever created it is now a millionaire, lol
      Hugs right back at ya!

  6. Lisa @ akawest says

    September 6, 2012 at 3:32 pm

    Thanks for hosting! Just reading about a 5:00 AM wake up, made me want to crawl back in bed. That’s just plain wrong.

    Reply
    • Joan Hayes says

      September 6, 2012 at 11:41 pm

      Lol Lisa, I did take a nap on Tues and today!

  7. Jessica@AKitchenAddiction says

    September 6, 2012 at 3:59 pm

    Thanks for the feature!

    Reply
  8. Bibi @ Bibi's Culinary Journey says

    September 6, 2012 at 4:40 pm

    Popping over from Debi’s. Love your blog and fb and looking forward sharing and getting to know you 🙂

    Reply
    • Joan Hayes says

      September 6, 2012 at 11:43 pm

      So glad to meet you Bibi!

  9. Jen @ Savory Simple says

    September 7, 2012 at 11:49 am

    A lovely roundup of recipes! I cannot believe how long that school day is. I remember starting at 7am and thinking it was the longest day ever.

    Reply
  10. Carrie's Experimental Kitchen says

    September 8, 2012 at 1:26 pm

    Thank you so much for featuring my Corona Pork Chops this week. That is a long day for them and I hear you about being up at the crack of dawn, but at least we get the bus at 6:30am..5:50YIKES!

    Reply
  11. Debi....Recipes For My Boys says

    September 9, 2012 at 1:02 am

    Thank you, Sweetness! You are the best! I absolutely love having you share Thursday’s Treasures and couldn’t have done it this week without you! <3 and hugs Gorgeous!

    Reply

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