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Pesto Dip ~ Catching Up (or trying to)

 Happy first day of May!  May is a very fun-packed month for us. If you were wondering, yes another day of rain here.  There is more coming, and our day started at 37°F this morning.  Brr.


Our area grocery store gave me a coupon for a free 16 oz. container of cottage cheese, so I whipped a cup of it in my small food processor.  I had pesto on hand, so I mixed in some of that, and more garlic.  Instant dip for veggies.  Yum.



I'm, ever so slowly, getting some book blanket granny squares crocheted.  I'm still behind, and this one needs ends sewn in.

I figured out why I am getting behind, as I'm getting way more books finished than I thought I would.  One, I am only crocheting while watching TV, and that time is limited lately.  

I've oddly become a book critic with all these books too.  In one book, the author failed to do proper research for, like boiling freshly laid eggs from chickens.  Anyone with chickens knows, you have to let them sit a few weeks, or they will not peel.  I mean, you can technically boil them right out of the coop, but the shell won't peel off.  One book ended poorly, and another contained way too many pages of text messages going from one to another.  Who wants to read 12 full pages of that in a book?  Plus, emails, and use of social media aps etc.  Not me.



I'm slowly going through cookbooks I borrowed from the library.  I literally got a kitchen cupboard renovation idea from this book.  Love it when things come to me when I'm not looking for them.  I found a garlic aioli recipe in this one too.  Oh, I found LOTS of new recipes to try, but it's going back to the library before it causes me more trouble, ha ha ha!

I saw where one library posted cookbook recipe reviews online, to promote and share books they have in the library.  Thought it was a neat idea anyway.

Pesto Dip ~ Catching Up (or trying to)  ©  May 2026 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart

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🌺 Debby/From My Shasta Home said…
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May 1, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Anne in the kitchen said…
I think becoming a book reviewer, even if accidentally, is a good thing.
I like hearing what others thought of a book and have actually read several I have learned of from other's blogs. And I really like seeing your "cover squares"
May 2, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Anne in the kitchen, I took read books from reviews. I do like the idea of the cookbooks being reviewed and shared that idea with our area library too. Thanks. I'm working on a few more squares, so I will try to remember to get photos of them to share.
May 2, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Jeanna said…
How clever to make the vege dip with your bonus cream cheese. Sounds delish. I imagine you must have quite a stack of granny squares. I have way too many cookbooks. I keep saying that I am going to make a recipe out of each one. Have I? Nope!
May 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Jeanna, my stack of squares is not too big right now. The blanket is a join as you go project. I just got behind on it this spring.
May 6, 2026 at 6:57 AM
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