Day 5

Good morning everyone! Last day of our trip. Not much going on today. We walked down to the beach for one last sunrise.

It was beautiful! We went back to the rental and loaded the car. Then began the 10 hr drive home.

It was a wonderful trip!

God bless!

Day 4

Good morning everyone! Day 4 started out raining! I walked down to the beach but it was too cloudy to see the sunrise! The wind was ripping,  the waves were roaring and the rain was pouring! It was awesome!

After breakfast, we visited the shops we like to visit. We got everyone back home a little prize then came back to the rental for lunch.

After lunch, we walked Driftwood again and then walked the DQ trail.

After supper, we went to St. Andrew’s Park beach. Time now to begin packing for our trip home.

God bless!

Day 3

Good morning everyone! My early morning walk to the beach held a surprise. Dolphins!!! It was so exciting to see them!

After breakfast, we went to Clam Creek park. It is so pretty there.

We saw several more dolphins there. Grace got lots of good pictures!

The trail there is another one of our favorites. This year we discovered that this trail connects to the trail that runs parallel to Driftwood beach. We learn something new every year.

After walking this trail we came back to the rental, ate lunch and headed back out for another walk.

This time we walked the Horton Pond trail. We discovered this trail last year. It is a beautiful trail! It is pretty buggy but worth the walk.

It leads to a pond that has several alligators in it!

Some were pretty big!

After that, we went to DQ, got our supper and ate at the beach pavilion. We eat at least one meal there every year!❤

Our last place of the day was Driftwood. We try to go there every day, sometimes more!

God bless!

Day 2

Good morning everyone! We are having a great time on our beach trip. I always go to the beach early for the sunrise!

After breakfast, we went to Driftwood beach .

We love the fact that it isn’t crowded here. Of course, we are here in the off season so I’m sure that is part of it. We walked around here for a few hours. Then we went back to the rental for lunch.

After lunch, we walked the DQ trail. We love this trail.

We saw the alligators. There were baby alligators there but my phone couldn’t get a good picture of them. Grace got some on her camera though that shows them pretty good.

After walking that trail, we went down to the welcome center. They have a platform that you can walk up. It is really pretty there. Lots and lots of bird activity. You can also see the big bridge way off in the distance. After that, we came back to the rental and ate supper. We rested for a little bit then went back to Driftwood. There is a trail that goes parallel to the beach.

To our surprise, we saw these spoon bills. They are so cute!

I love getting these pictures of us on our walks!

It was a beautiful sunset!

God bless!

Day 1

Good morning everyone!

As you can tell, we are at the beach! We drove down yesterday. It takes about 9 hours for us to get here so as you can imagine it is a long day. We left about 6:45 and arrived at our rental about 4. First we unloaded the car, then went to Dairy Queen for supper. We enjoyed our chicken strips at one of the picnic tables DQ provides then we went straight to Driftwood beach. It is our favorite beach and always the first one visit.

By this time, it was getting late and time to go see the sunset.

We discovered this beach last year when we were here. It is a beautiful place to see the sunset. I think the name of it is St. Andrew’s beach.

After the sunset, we went back to the rental, drank some tea and relaxed for while. We want to bed early as it had been a LONG day!

That’s all for the first day. God bless!

https://homesteadingfamily.com/how-to-can-white-bean-chicken-chili/

Changes I made to this recipe:

I added 2 bags of frozen corn. 3-4 cups

I didn’t have canned green chilis so I used 1 cup fresh peppers from the garden. 2 of those peppers were sugar rush peach(for a little heat).

I also used 4 cans store bought great northern beans instead of dried beans.

I did not add the cayenne powder.

Next time use 8 cups of stock.

Makes 5 qts.

https://www.scratchpantry.com/recipes/homemade-sriracha

Good morning everyone! I hope you have all been having a great summer. I know I haven’t posted a lot but hopefully I will do better😉 I am making siracha sauce today. This is Jess’s all time favorite hot sauce.

I have these beautiful red jalapenos given to us by a friend, in our beautiful Hoss tools basket.

I hope you all have a great day! God bless!

About 4 tomatoes sliced. Could take more or less depending on size of tomatoes.  Put sliced tomatoes on paper towel to absorb liquid. Sprinkle tomatoes with salt and garlic powder.

3 or 4 bacon strips, fried and crumbled, mix together 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, 1/2 cheddar cheese, 1/2 shredded parmesan cheese,  1/2 cup diced onions and peppers (or more if desired),  1 cup mayonnaise or 8 oz garden style cream cheese.  May need a little milk to make the cheese mixture creamy. About 10 fresh basil leaves chopped

1 9 in prebaked deep dish pie shell

Preheat oven to 350

In prebaked pie shell, layer tomato slices, basil, and cheese mixture. Bake for 30 minutes or until lightly brown on top.

Here’s the recipe and preparation instructions for making pickled banana peppers like Subway:

Ingredients:

2. Make the Pickling Brine: In a large bowl, combine the white vinegar, water, sugar, salt, minced garlic, and dried oregano. Stir until the sugar and salt are fully dissolved.

3. Combine Peppers and Brine: Add the sliced banana peppers to the bowl, ensuring they are completely submerged in the pickling mixture.

4. Refrigerate: Cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 24 hours to allow the flavors to meld.

5. Store: After 24 hours, transfer the pickled banana peppers to a clean jar with a tight-fitting lid. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Original site the recipe was from (No longer available)

https://kitsunerestaurant.com/how-to-pickle-banana-peppers-like-subway/

https://spicysouthernkitchen.com/peach-habanero-hot-sauce/

Sam and I made this hot sauce today. We used sugar rush peach pepper instead of habaneros. We used about 10 sugar rush peach peppers. They like it hot!