What I Read in May #ourgoodlifebooklist

Thank you for the nice response to my April Book List. I appreciate the comments so much.  On to my May book list. I don't have ten books this month, but I do have nine, so let's get the party started! The books listed below are ones that I received for free in exchange for my honest feedback. The links are Amazon affiliate links which means that I will get a small commission if you purchase from me. The Books I Read in May 1.  The Editor by Steven Rowley   This darling book is about a wanna-be author, James Smale, who has written a beautiful book and has sent it into several companies, and the unexpected happens, an editor loves his book and wants to work with him. The marvelous surprise is that Jackie Kennedy Onassis is the editor! James and Jackie develop a warm relationship and Jackie pushes James to stay authentic to the book he is writing, even if it means rewriting the ending. This is a gorgeous book that everyone who loves Jackie Onassis should read. (fiction)

Grilled Corn with Hot Honey Lime Sauce

Making grilled corn is easy and one of the most delicious ways to eat corn-on-the-cob. The grilling carmelizes the sugars in the corn and makes it so tasty!

Keep Your Blog Going While Traveling

Traveling is a great way to relax and unwind but when you’ve got a blog to keep up, you might not want to leave it unattended for more than a couple of days. As well as keeping your readers up to date with new content, you might also want to check in to moderate comments and keep on top of any updates. Image Credit: Pexels

Smoked BBQ Pork Steaks

Join me for a St. Louis style barbequed pork steak, smoked on the grill and then seared to lock in the juices and the BBQ sauce!

Grilled BBQ Strawberry Shortcake

Grilled BBQ Strawberry Shortcake is perfect for a backyard BBQ dessert.  Grilled strawberries are nothing new, but basting them with BBQ sauce is a unique way to serve them.  Top them on your favorite shortcake for an exciting and delicious dessert.

The Ultimate Guide To a Stress-Free Move

If you are in the throes of selling up and moving on, the chances are that your stress levels will be ever so slowly increasing as you edge ever closer to moving day. Moving is one of life’s most worrying times, and the relief you feel once you are all settled in makes you vow never to do it again. However, moving needn’t be so stressful. You need to be organized and have everything planned out weeks in advance. Take a look at this simple guide that will leave you wondering what all the moving day fuss was all about.

Grilled Mac and Cheese Burgers

Welcome to BBQ Week hosted by Ellen and Christie !  This week will be filled with recipes that will help you plan the most fun BBQs in the neighborhood!  You will be the "hostess with the mostess!"

Pulled Pork Burger

It's the Fantastical Food Fight where each month Sarah gives us a food challenge and this month it is a burger.  What a perfect time to do this, right before our upcoming Memorial Day holiday! We cheat a bit on this burger.  We have a BBQ place about a mile from us that makes indescribably good pulled pork. This is the pork we use to make these burgers so delicious. It's a shortcut that we are happy to make.

Fast and Easy Petit Fours #BakingBloggers

I think it is fun to host gatherings for friends. One of my favorites is the afternoon tea party but a more informal affair that doesn't require a set of gloves!  I'm going to share with you my favorites for an afternoon tea party in four easy steps, including a recipe for fast and easy petit fours.

Create a Kitchen for Welcoming Friends

Our homes are a great place to welcome friends and family for food and entertainment, but often they aren't optimized for social occasions. If you want a kitchen which encourages everything from informal get-together to sit-down dinners that are more formal. Give your kitchen a few additional touches and your space will be primed and ready for guests.

Grilled Chicken BBQ Pizza

I was given the iGrill Mini thermometer from The BBQ Guys in exchange for my honest opinion. All views are my own.  #summergrilling #imabbqguy This is my last post for #SummerGrilling and it has been a fun-filled week.  I hope all of you have entered the contest and I am sending good vibes to each of you!  I am sharing a quick recipe for a delicious pizza that starts with grilled chicken.

Jalapeno Air Fried Shrimp with BBQ Hot Honey Sauce

Farmer's Pantry sponsored this post with free product, but all opinions about that product are my own. #ad #summergrilling #farmerspantry I was very excited to learn that Farmer's Pantry was sponsoring today's post. The product we are sharing is called Cornbread Crisps .  They come in three flavors: Jalapeno, Honey and Original.  All are delicious snacks that fill you up and taste great. They are made with ingredients from American farms, which is one of my happy places.

Pistachio Cream Coffee Cocktail

Today's #SummerGrilling recipe has been sponsored by XX, however, all opinions are my own. #ad #SPONSOR #SummerGrilling  #Torani #JoyJolt I sharing a fabulous Friday night summer cocktail that is perfect for getting your party started. Friday nights are hard, you are tired from the work week and you need a pick me up. This Pistachio Cream Coffee Cocktail gives you enough of a kick to help you through your Friday night slump.

Gateway Bloody Marys, Gateway to the North Steak Butter, and Grilled Ribeye Steak

Today's #SummerGrilling recipe has been sponsored by The Spice House, JoyJolt, and Hamilton Beach, however, all opinions are my own. #ad  #SummerGrilling #JoyJolt #TheSpiceHouse All this week we will be sharing amazing summer grilling recipes, and our readers have a chance to win some amazing prizes from our generous sponsors.  You're not going to want to miss a single day! #ad #SummerGrilling I'm excited about today's recipes!  You are going to get not one, but three recipes that will become staples for your summer BBQing. As these are more techniques, versus actual recipes, I know you are going to love how easy this is!

Strawberry "Champagne" Smoothie #TasteCreations

Welcome to our Taste Creations Blog Hop!  We have been a blogging group since 2015.  We feature a monthly ingredient and then have our bloggers do their thing with it!  If you are a blogger looking for a fun, monthly event, please consider joining us.  Email me at terri@terristeffes.com if you are interested.

Gift Ideas for Difficult Loved Ones

When we say “difficult”, we don’t mean that you don’t love this particular friend or family member - we just mean that it’s incredibly frustrating to try to buy them the right gift every time their birthday comes around or Christmas approaches. Maybe they’re polite when you give them a gift but you still get the feeling that you’ve bought them the wrong thing (a feeling which is confirmed when you notice that they never use that thing). Well, fear not because this article is going to give you the help you need. These are some gift ideas for that difficult friend or family member.

Card Making with The Paper Crate

Happy May!  I am so glad to be here and with the bloggers from Bring on the Crafts Blog Hop. Last month we worked with flowers and I made these cute Solar Lights for my flower garden. This month we are working with stamps. This is so timely, as I attended a card making event with the owner and artist behind The Papercrate , Shannon Silvermann.

12 Things to Make Your Home More Beautiful

Bless You! Foods for Allergy Sufferers

Image   If you love food as much as we do, it can be a little bit heartbreaking to find that there are some foods out there that you may have an allergy to. It's more common these days that people have allergies to nuts, dairy, or wheat. But what about those people that have general allergies? And as pollen is starting to fly around, as nice as it would be to have  a hot toddy  in the middle of the day to soothe our symptoms, it's not particularly feasible! But are there certain foods we can eat to help fight allergies?

Spring Salad with Herb Garden Dressing

May is National Salad Month and I want to show you how delightful it is to grow your own! There is something truly special about getting your meal from your own garden!  Most of what is on my plate here are grown in my Salad Bowl or my Herb Garden.  Isn't that fun and exciting?  I truly love the satisfaction I get from growing some of my own food.

Key Lime Cupcakes

I am so excited to be a part of the Mother's Day Kitchen Aid Mixer Giveaway. This giveaway is organized by Allison and Jess of Triple Chocolate Kitchen ( https:// triplechocolatekitchen.com - formerly The PinterTest Kitchen) They organized all of us and boy, I am so happy!

No-Churn Blueberry Lavender Ice Cream #sipbysip

I received product from The Republic of Tea in exchange for a recipe. If you haven't tried the teas by The Republic of Tea, you are missing out on a lot of special recipes. I wanted to make sure that my readers had the opportunity to learn about these teas so that you can take advantage of the special qualities. Thank you, Camilla, for hosting this event.  Friends, please so and see Camilla's blog at Culinary Adventures with Camilla! A big thanks to The Republic of Tea for sponsoring this post.  Get to know them better by checking out all their social media links! Website: https://www.republicoftea.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepublicofTea/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/republicoftea Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/republicoftea/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/republicoftea/ I am making ice cream from the Daily Beauty line of teas and using the one called Blueberry Lavender Tea.  This tea makes a beautiful purple tea.  It is designed