Episode #189: Favourite Summer season Issues (Deep Dive)

This week, we’re speaking about all issues summer time. Every little thing from our favourite actions, garments, and meals. Plus, we’re deep diving into all the glowing drinks.

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Present Notes:

Favourite Summer season Exercise with Your Household:

Emma – Occurring a ship

Elsie – Firefly season

Take a look at our dip recipes right here

Favourite Solo Summer season Exercise:

Emma – Pool day with no youngsters, getting frozen custard, and thrift purchasing.

Elsie – Audiobook walks and alone time within the kitchen.

Favourite Summer season Outfit:

Emma – Jumpsuits and well-fitting denims with a Madewell T-shirt.

Elsie – Summer season clothes and swimsuits

Favourite Summer season Meal:

Emma – Scorching canine with Icelandic mustard

Elsie – Mediterranean quinoa salad

Take a look at Emma’s air fryer salmon recipe

Favourite Summer season Facet Dish:

Emma – Pasta salad

Elsie – Deviled eggs and chilly potato salad

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Favourite Summer season Dessert:

Emma – No-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies

Elsie – Ice cream

Favourite Summer season Cocktails:

Sofia canned wine and Elsie’s virgin mojito

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Episode 189 Transcript:

Emma: You’re listening to The Lovely Mess Podcast, your cozy consolation pay attention, and this week we’re speaking about all issues summer time. Every little thing from our favourite actions, garments, and meals. Plus we’re deep diving into all issues glowing drinks by request. 

Elsie: Good. I find it irresistible. That’s superb. So earlier than we leap in, I assumed I’d speak a bit bit in regards to the Little Mermaid. 

Emma: We bought a overview.

Elsie: Yeah, a film overview, a child’s film overview. 

Emma: They went with out me. I used to be upset. No, probably not, it was for Nova’s birthday, so it wasn’t actually about me. 

Elsie: Nicely, I ought to have invited you. It was so cute. So yeah, for everybody who’s already seen it, I do know you’re like nodding alongside and for everybody who hasn’t, I believe it’s undoubtedly price it. It’s very enjoyable. It’s very cute. It has, I believe the live-action Disney films is usually a little little bit of a hit and miss, a bit little bit of a controversial one. 

Emma: I’m attempting to recollect the final one I noticed. It might need been Magnificence and the Beast, which has been some time. 

Elsie: That’s been some time.

Emma: Yeah. So I’m like, what are the opposite ones which have come out? I can’t even consider ’em. 

Elsie: I’ve seen a variety of them on Disney Plus with my child however not in depth. However yeah, this one, we watched the entire thing and it was over two hours lengthy, which is a bit bit, I assumed lengthy for a child’s film. However that will in all probability be the one factor I’d say that’s in any manner unfavorable. The lady, Hailey Berry, who performs the Little Mermaid, was good, and I cherished Melissa McCarthy as Ursula. I assumed that was in all probability one in all my favourite elements too. And Nova’s favourite half is that Ursula’s tentacles have glowing lights on them. She thought that was like the principle factor in regards to the film that was higher than the cartoon, which was so humorous. She was very honed in on these lights. 

Emma: Is all of it the identical songs? 

Elsie: It’s all the identical songs and there’s a few little extras and yeah, King Triton remains to be scorching. It was nice.

Emma: He’s extremely popular within the cartoon for those who ask me. 

Elsie: I believe it’s a defining second in your life once you notice that King Triton is hotter than Prince Eric. 

Emma: Means hotter within the cartoon. I haven’t seen the live-action so I don’t wanna converse to these actors trigger I don’t even know who performs both one. However yeah, I’m a grown-up now.

Elsie: Yep, precisely. Yeah, it’s def it was undoubtedly enjoyable. So anyway, yeah, I simply needed to discuss it as a result of I don’t know. We don’t actually see that many films within the theater, so it did really feel particular, and Nova was quick as we have been strolling out, she was like, when will it’s on Disney Plus? She is aware of all about that. So she needs to look at it instantly. It was a thumbs-up from us. 

Emma: That’s cute. I really feel like everybody who’s seen it, I’ve heard solely actually good issues. I believe the one factor I’ve heard that was combined was it’s form of lengthy and so individuals have taken their youngsters clearly, I really feel like relying on the age. Some youngsters don’t sit nonetheless that lengthy, so a bit combined bag on that I assume. However apart from that, everybody’s like, it’s so good. It’s higher, it’s enjoyable. 

Elsie: Yeah, for positive. It’s undoubtedly like an immediate basic. It’ll in all probability do superb on Disney Plus. And I heard a bit gossip, I heard that they’re making a Hocus Pocus three. 

Emma: I’ve heard this. Is it true although?

Elsie: It’s true. 

Emma: Okay. 

Elsie: It’s confirmed, it’s true. I used to be a bit shocked that they might do it once more so quickly after such a protracted wait. However I believe it’s simply because it was such an enormous success for streaming. So anyway, I believe streaming is form of like the longer term and the miniature future. 

Emma: It’s undoubtedly altering issues, for positive as a result of I additionally really feel like there’s form of much less stuff within the theaters. Which, I actually like streaming, so I don’t wanna be like, in order that’s an issue. However I do take pleasure in going to the film theaters. I don’t go as a lot as earlier than we had youngsters, however I do assume it’s actually enjoyable. I haven’t taken Oscar but, he’s not fairly on the age the place I really feel prefer it’s gonna work out for us, he’s not there but.

Elsie: Yeah, I believe like age three is an effective age to start out. 

Emma: Yeah. One thing like that. Not this 12 months. I’m not anticipating this 12 months, except there was some form of particular 30-minute factor that typically film theaters do this, then perhaps. Nicely, cool I’m glad you guys preferred Little Mermaid. Did Marigold Go too? Did Goldie go? 

Elsie: She did, she cherished it. 

Emma: What was her overview? 

Elsie: So she ate nearly a whole bowl of popcorn and she or he simply sat there curled up in her chair and wouldn’t share with anybody and simply cherished it, they usually have been each form of singing, which was fantastic, we weren’t too near different individuals. And I believe it’s like cute. Additionally, you recognize, the little youngsters, they’ll form of narrate. So there have been a variety of questions, loud questions. It’s simply how it’s although. I really feel like, that’s higher than like a impolite teenager or one thing. Proper? Individuals can forgive it as a result of it’s what it’s. 

Emma: Nicely, I believe you need to study to be in a movie show. Similar to all the pieces else in life. Such as you don’t know, as a result of once you’re at house you may ask questions all through the complete film. And it’s totally different once you’re at a movie show and I believe that’s similar to a studying factor. I’m by no means aggravated once I see a bit child at a film, plus it means I’m at a film with 4 little youngsters. So it’s like, it’s fantastic. Who cares? It’s not an enormous deal. 

Elsie: So let’s discuss summer time issues. I really like this matter. I believe this will probably be good. I’ve mentioned this many occasions, however I’m attempting to change into a four-seasons individual as an alternative of only a fall individual. So I do attempt like very a lot to get into summer time and be as festive as I can and to not rush forward, although I undoubtedly do rush forward in my thoughts and in like my planning and perhaps in my purchasing a bit bit, however I’m nonetheless attempting to take pleasure in summer time. Changing into like a pool individual, so Emma and I’ve a pool go collectively. I joined Emma’s pool this summer time, which has been so enjoyable and totally different, so I’m actually blissful about that. So let’s leap into your favourite summer time exercise with your loved ones. I believe that that is so candy. The seasons of life, I keep in mind earlier than we had youngsters, all of the issues we used to do this felt, and we nonetheless do most of these, however like with little youngsters, clearly it’s like there are new ones. So my primary, it’s small, however I believe it’s so vital, is firefly season. It’s not the entire summer time, it’s like form of excellent now, like the start of summer time, and as quickly because it will get darkish each night time or when it’s form of getting darkish. The firefly begins going across the yard and we’ve been like getting our youngsters up off the bed and letting them come down and play. It’s simply so, so, so candy and magical they usually can’t catch fireflies actually so I catch them for them and provides them to them, and yeah. It’s great. 

Emma: Yeah, I really feel a variety of nostalgia for fireflies. I really feel like rising up that was just like the magic of summer time. It was simply catching fireflies, placing ’em in a jar.

Elsie: They usually don’t have them all over the place on the planet. Is sort of a regional factor. So we did study that. I realized that from the web, one of many many issues. We’ve realized from our weblog readers and stuff. 

Emma: Yeah. It’s very Midwest. I believe they’ve ’em within the south too, it form of relies upon, I suppose. However yeah, I really like them although. And yeah, Oscar, often he’s in mattress earlier than they’re actually out however typically we’ll see a number of as we’re wrapping up sandbox time or no matter, and he’ll be like, fIrefly, firefly as a result of he is aware of what it’s. 

Elsie: He’s speaking now and it’s so cute, his little phrases are so cute, little whisper voice. 

Emma: Yeah, fireflies are very enjoyable. Have your women been on a ship but? 

Elsie: Not for a few years. So we’re gonna do this for the 4th of July weekend. So I really feel prefer it’s a nerve, a nerve-racking factor for folks. Do you’re feeling that? It’s a bit bit like if this doesn’t go nicely, I’m trapped, and if it goes nicely, nice.

Emma: Yeah. Yeah. So right here within the Ozarks, and there are different locations all around the world which have lakes or I assume you may go on a ship within the ocean. I don’t know. It’s very totally different than a lake day. However right here within the Ozarks, now we have a variety of actually good lakes, and being on a ship wasn’t one thing we ever did rising up. I keep in mind doing it once I was in faculty. However Trey’s household may be very, they don’t have a ship, however such as you hire a ship, and also you simply hang around for many of the day on a ship, that’s primarily what it’s. And for those who don’t have youngsters with you, then you may have some grownup drinks and sit back. And for those who do have youngsters with you, then it’s totally different. You’re watching them and ensuring they’re holding their life jacket on and all these issues. 

Elsie: Yeah I’d additionally say the time of day you go makes an enormous distinction. Should you can go within the morning or you may go within the night, even when the solar’s setting and that makes an enormous distinction. However yeah, it’s a complete factor the place there’s like snacks only for the boat. Why don’t you describe a few the boat snacks, as a result of I really feel prefer it’s, its personal tradition, a bit.

Emma: Yeah. Nicely, very like a pool, all of your drinks, you don’t need any glass on a ship as a result of for those who have been to interrupt it, that’s clearly not good below your toes. So there’s by no means actually any glass on a ship. So a number of canned drinks. I drink tons of LaCroix and we’re gonna discuss glowing drinks right here shortly. However I drink tons of that form of factor on a ship, however I’m actually into dips. I’m like, let’s pack 5 totally different dips and there’s a bunch of various chip choices and also you simply eat dips all day principally. My favourite one known as Love Dip, which is made up identify, I’m fairly positive my sister-in-law Kat, though I don’t know, it’s like their household makes it. However it’s primarily simply cream cheese and salsa, and you may add cayenne or a bit little bit of scorching sauce to make it hotter. That’s principally what it’s, and which may sound form of gross, and I’ll be sincere, it appears form of gross as you’re making it as a result of it’s like form of pink. However then when you get all of it combined collectively, I don’t know, it’s scrumptious. It’s so good. However I might eat a complete container of cherished dip on my own and I by no means make it aside from boat days as a result of it’s actually not superb for you, it’s undoubtedly like a celebration dip. 

Elsie: Nicely, I like having meals the place you solely use the recipe for a sure event. In order that it form of locks within the reminiscence. So I believe that’s actually cool. We’ll should put a few dip recipes from our blogs. We’ve a variety of dip recipes, they usually’re actually good. 

Emma: However yeah, I like a variety of dips which can be made with cream cheese or bitter cream shredded cheese. There are only a bunch of various varieties, however love dips in all probability my prime additionally guacamole is superb. Any dip that’s not a scorching dip, I just like the layered taco sort of dip, taco dip is so good. Something that’s greatest served chilled, it is best to have that on the boat as a result of it’s scrumptious. We at all times pack sandwiches and stuff too, however truthfully, I’m in it for the dips. 

Elsie: That’s enjoyable. So I joined Emma’s neighborhood pool for the summer time as a result of we’re pondering of constructing a pool in our yard, which probably may very well be prepared by subsequent summer time if we pulled the set off quickly. However we haven’t performed that but. And so it’s form of like, I don’t know. I would keep at your pool for both one 12 months or two years. So we’ve solely been collectively one time to this point, and it’s so cute. My youngsters will simply spend the complete time within the child pool with Oscar, they usually find it irresistible. That they had no points with it, although one in all them’s eight years previous, they haven’t any issues in any respect. They assume it’s nice. So, I believe that’s actually enjoyable. And we have been speaking, Emma texted me and she or he was like, let’s have our personal pool day the place we simply get a can of wine and skim, and I used to be like, that sounds actually, very nice. Yeah, for those who can’t inform my life now residing in Missouri is totally totally different. It’s like seeing my household each single day, which is the perfect.

Emma: Principally me, I simply present up. Like, hi there we’re kinda bored.

Elsie: She exhibits up a lot and I find it irresistible. It’s great. So anyway, yeah, pool time. However I believe for the pool, I don’t actually make recipes. I simply convey snacks and I’ve my little cooler pouch factor, and that’s that. 

Emma: One among my favourite issues, we’ll have to do that when now we have our grownup day on the pool is I wish to order Uber Eats to the pool, which you are able to do, and also you sort into the little remark field that’s like, simply depart it on my entrance door or no matter. You simply sort in like pool after which your identify will get known as when your meals arrives. Which is form of dorky, however you then go get your meals and it’s nice. Individuals principally order pizza, however you may get in any Uber Eats that’s within the space. 

Elsie: Okay. We undoubtedly should order.

Emma: It simply feels so fancy to have meals delivered to the pool.

Elsie: For positive. I really like that. 

Emma: I’m simply impressed, I assume. 

Elsie: Okay. Do you could have a favourite summer time exercise that’s a solo factor, like a me-time sort of vibe? 

Emma: Sure. So we did already form of discuss being on the pool as adults. Which is enjoyable since you simply get to take a seat, as a result of you recognize anybody who has youngsters, particularly little youngsters, I’ve a two-year-old.

Elsie: You don’t even get to learn or do something. You need to simply maintain your focus locked on them the complete time. 

Emma: I can’t even actually drink a beverage. Not even an grownup beverage, however similar to water as a result of I’m chasing him as a result of if he falls within the kiddie pool, he might not stand up. He’s nonetheless at that age.

Elsie: He’s within the hazard zone for positive. 

Emma: Yeah. So I simply form of hover round him, which may be very cute as a result of he’s cute along with his little hat on and it’s simply enjoyable. However it’s extraordinarily totally different than being on the pool with out your youngsters, the place you may simply loosen up and sit and never do something, not watch anybody, not fear in any respect. So, yeah, undoubtedly do this and I really like studying. I’ll get within the pool for positive, however I principally simply sit on the aspect and skim, as a result of I simply love studying within the solar as a result of it’s totally different. Often, I’m studying like in my mattress at night time, or one thing. So it simply looks like a complete totally different vibe. In order that, after which, this isn’t an out of doors factor, so I really feel prefer it perhaps doesn’t qualify for summer time, however one in all my favourite issues to do in the summertime, is to get some Andy’s frozen custard on my own after which pop right into a thrift retailer.

Elsie: Oh, good. That’s random and really particular, but it surely sounds good, it feels like an excellent mixture. 

Emma: Yeah. It’s like double treats and among the thrifts like don’t need you to hold meals round, understandably however a lot of them don’t care. So so long as you don’t spill it. So yeah, that’s form of my factor too, as a result of we take Oscar to get ice cream, however I don’t really feel like he actually likes fruity stuff. So he’s extra pineapple whip, which is one thing now we have in my city. He’s extra into fruity-type flavors, and I form of like a chocolate factor. I’m extra of a chocolate gal, that’s my deal with. 

Elsie: That’s two very totally different classes. Okay, so my favourite solo exercise is certainly the audiobook walks. I simply find it irresistible now that I reside in a walkable neighborhood with cute homes in each path. That’s form of like, my entire persona is simply taking walks and searching on the homes, and I find it irresistible, bringing me a variety of pleasure, but it surely’s beginning to already get scorching. So I really feel prefer it must be within the morning or like, in a while, when the solar’s setting, however for me, it’s just about the morning, the walks. After which the opposite factor that I love to do on my own, that is additionally an audiobook factor, is simply cooking and form of like getting some alone time within the kitchen. So I do like meals running a blog and that’s enjoyable too, but it surely’s not as stress-free as cooking for enjoyable, proper? So final weekend we had my mother and father over and we had a bit get-together, and I bought to spend the complete morning simply cooking little aspect dishes and salads and stuff. And everybody left me alone and I used to be simply listening to my audiobook. I used to be listening to Heartburn by Nora Ephron and it was so vibey. It was the absolute best mixture of sensory experiences. 

Emma: Yeah. Inform individuals about it since you advised me about it and also you offered me on it. I used to be like, oh, I’m gonna take heed to that straight away. 

Elsie: Okay. So heartburn is, it’s fairly brief, and it’s full of recipes. So the principle character within the e-book is a meals author. So there are recipes all through the e-book and there’s this sort of well-known recipe from, if anybody remembers this, like Olivia Wild Harry fashion salad dressing factor from final 12 months. Should you’re into your celeb gossip, that recipe is within the e-book and it’s only a sure salad dressing recipe that’s purported to make males love you or no matter. 

Emma: Oh, okay cool. I find it irresistible. 

Elsie: Yeah, it’s so cute, and it did sound like an excellent recipe. It appeared like a very mustardy French dressing, which sounds good. The factor that was most compelling in regards to the audiobook is that it’s narrated by Meryl Streep, which she’s a very good audiobook narrator. I’ll should look it up if she’s ever performed some other ones as a result of I’m positive she in all probability has.

Emma: I really like her voice, it’s like a bit bit decrease. It’s great. Very soothing. Yeah, I might see that being wonderful. I’ve by no means heard an audiobook along with her studying, however I might inform that will be actually good.

Elsie: Yeah. And likewise I needed to shout out, I attempted final week Ina Garten’s summer time pasta recipe, which is just about like what you make. You slice up chilly tomatoes and also you make a bit sauce for them and you then simply put your scorching pasta after it’s drained into the tomato, so it’s like tomatoes aren’t cooked and the pasta and it’s simply very garlicky. I made mine an additional garlicky dish with scorching pasta and chilly tomatoes and it’s good. It’s like great for summer time. 

Emma: Yeah. She’s prime shelf. 

Elsie: Sure. We’re undoubtedly within the like grandma period and it feels superb. 

Emma: It feels so good. What about, let’s discuss summer time outfits trigger we’re each a bit little bit of a uniform sort individual or I’m for positive this.

Elsie: That is true. Okay. So disclaimer. I’m not in my vogue period proper now and I’m simply not, however I’m form of fascinated with it, like I’ll return to it sooner or later. However, so my principal factor, I wish to have summer time clothes. I believe summer time clothes are the perfect. Emma and I each, like jumpsuits. So these are like the opposite straightforward outfit I often put on. However apart from that, the principle factor that I really feel like I actually spend cash on and luxuriate in shopping for in the course of the summer time is swimsuits as a result of I really like them, I like having a number of swimsuits. It’s like a set. It’s like having sun shades. 

Emma: You don’t have to attend for ’em to dry for those who like to finish up going again to again like in the identical day or two days in a row. 

Elsie: It’s fantastic to have a swimsuit for each temper. It’s kinda like pajamas. It’s like, I’ll maintain carrying these indefinitely so what’s the issue with it?

Emma: Yeah. Until they put on out, it’s like, yeah, why not? 

Elsie: And I’ve one child who’s obsessive about matching with me nonetheless. So I additionally am nonetheless into, like Riley and Crew makes the mommy and me swimsuits, and I’m nonetheless into that too. So I really feel like that a part of my life, it perhaps gained’t final eternally, so I’m similar to having fun with it proper now.

Emma: Yeah. I find it irresistible once I see a household on the pool they usually have these matching, it’s so cute. It’s simply cute. And it’s form of the summer time Christmas pajamas. Like the opposite model of it. 

Elsie: It’s true. Oh my gosh. That’s an excellent level. Okay. What’s your favourite summer time outfit? 

Emma: So, I nonetheless do my jumpsuits. One among my outfit formulation from Curated Closet is I simply put on like, well-fitting denims and I’ve 4 or 5 pairs. And that is all 12 months spherical, by the way in which. After which I’ve these Madewell t-shirts, I’m carrying one proper now as I sit throughout the Elsie. And I’ve been pondering although, I really want to search out, principally, a tank prime that I can purchase in a bunch of colours as a result of that’s what I’ve with these t-shirts is I’ve eight of those. 

Elsie: Madewell has good tank tops too. 

Emma: Nicely, I have to get one thing like that as a result of my downside is my son needs to be outdoors anytime he’s awake. So if he’s awake, he needs to be outdoors. That is nice as a result of we could be this time of 12 months, so he’s a bit obsessive about it. So I attempt to say sure as a lot as attainable, which implies I’m outdoors loads, which is enjoyable. However I’m undoubtedly already getting a bit little bit of, what individuals name farmer’s tan, the place it’s like your arm, your higher arm is like half tan and half not. So I’m like, I would like extra tank tops and I simply have to put on tank tops every single day as a result of I’m gonna be outdoors every single day. After which my different downside is I put on Birkenstock sandals more often than not with the 2 straps and I’ve a really robust Burke tan line already from this 12 months, and it’s nonetheless early summer time. So I’ve been attempting to put on them, I purchased these different Doc Martin sandals and I’m attempting to put on them extra. They’ve three straps, so it’s simply totally different straps. So I’m simply attempting actually onerous to put on totally different footwear different than simply my Burks continuously as a result of I’ve such a tan line from them. It makes it seem like I’ve like soiled toes. Trey despatched me the opposite day, I took my shoe off and he was like, oh, have been you outdoors? It appears such as you guys bought within the dust as a result of I’m taking part in with Oscar on a regular basis. And I used to be like, nope that’s simply my tan line from my sandals. It won’t wash off, it’s simply what it appears like. It’s fairly dangerous, so I’m attempting to barely deviate, which is actually like one totally different pair of sandals and tank tops in a bunch of various colours. So it’s like nonetheless the identical formulation however works with the tan strains. 

Elsie: Yeah, it is best to undoubtedly get a bunch of tank tops. That feels like a good suggestion. 

Emma: Yeah, I ought to. 

Elsie: The toes factor, I simply form of assume like, who cares? 

Emma: It’s what it’s. 

Elsie: Yeah. I don’t assume it’s an enormous deal.

Emma: I simply don’t find it irresistible when I’ve my footwear off, I’m like, oh man. I believe a part of it’s I actually like my toes. I believe they’re cute. It’s a characteristic that I like.

Elsie: You truly do have actually cute toes. 

Emma: Thanks. I’m like, man, I want this tan line wasn’t, as a result of I form of like my toes. I like portray my toenails. I don’t know. Some individuals like their toes, and a few individuals don’t. I believe it’s a reasonably polarizing factor. Like fingers, some individuals are like, I really like my fingers, some individuals are like, ugh. 

Elsie: Yeah, I believe you tan so a lot better than me, I simply realized that for the primary time. 

Emma: Do you burn?

Elsie: My pores and skin doesn’t actually get tan. 

Emma: Do you ever get sunburns although?

Elsie: Yeah. If I don’t put on sunscreen, I by no means do this, however yeah.

Emma: Yeah. I burn fairly simply and I’ll like cake on the sunscreen. 

Elsie: I simply keep pale eternally always, so I simply spray tan solely.

Emma: I burn and tan, although I seem like a ghost on pool days, I’m like attempting so onerous to not get solar. If I’m on the market for greater than half-hour, I’m gonna get burned or tanned one thing’s gonna occur. Nicely, let’s discuss meals, shifting on from garments. So favourite summer time meals. We’re gonna undergo meals and aspect dishes and desserts. So let’s begin with meals. 

Elsie: Okay. So mine is, I make this Mediterranean quinoa salad not less than one or two occasions each week, I make it on a regular basis. I find it irresistible. My youngsters find it irresistible. It’s simply at all times in my fridge. 

Emma: Did you make it final weekend? 

Elsie: Sure. It’s the one you tried. 

Emma: Is it the recipe on the weblog but? You need to put it on there so I might make it as a result of Trey actually preferred it. He was like, who made that salad?

Elsie: Good. I find it irresistible. I like love quinoa. Anyhow, so I make that salad loads and we simply eat it, simply within the fridge we eat it, however I additionally assume it’s actually good to place salmon on it. So I make Emma’s air fryer salmon recipe fairly typically aside from I cube mine up. So I believe it makes a very good form of simply, I don’t know, similar to including a protein makes it into a whole salad or no matter. So, yeah, I wish to make a variety of recipes with tomatoes and cucumbers in the summertime. That’s my principal favourite factor, and my youngsters additionally, love cucumbers. All of us simply eat sliced cucumbers with sea salt on a regular basis. So, yeah that’s my summer time meal. 

Emma: My favourite is extra of a junk meals merchandise. So I’m glad you had one thing form of wholesome. 

Elsie: Nicely, I wanna hear yours. 

Emma: Mine is crucial, I really like consuming hotdogs. 

Elsie: I really like scorching canine too. 

Emma: I really like scorching canine, however I by no means purchase them. It’s solely like a cookout factor as a result of I don’t assume they’re superb for you, I assume I’ve by no means actually considered it, however I assume they’re not, I don’t even know if that’s true. I don’t assume it’s one thing that I ought to be consuming every single day, me personally. So, I don’t, by not shopping for them on a regular basis, however I really like them at a cookout as a result of they simply are so a lot better on a grill, and my all-time favourite topping is I’ll purchase this Icelandic mustard. I dunno for those who’ve ever had it, we maintain it in our fridge. It’s form of like honey mustard. So I’ll hyperlink it within the present notes. I solely know one place you should purchase it and it takes a very long time to ship. 

Elsie: I went to a scorching canine stand with you in Iceland, the place that they had the photographs of Invoice Clinton stuff, keep in mind? It was like so cute.

Emma: Yeah. It began after we had gone to Iceland as a result of I used to be like, this hotdog topping is superb. And so I had to purchase the mustard.

Elsie: They need to do a hotdog world tour. 

Emma: Oh, I’d like to. Oh, signal me up now. After which I’ll additionally put, so the Icelandic mustard, which for those who can’t discover it or don’t wanna hassle with it, then you may attempt honey mustard, related. 

Elsie: What makes it particular? 

Emma: It’s like a candy brown. It’s not even actually mustard. I don’t know what all is in it, however I believe the closest factor within the US that I might consider could be honey mustard. So I’m like, wow, you may attempt honey mustard. I believe it might nonetheless be good. 

Elsie: Chick-Fil-A sauce, principally. 

Emma: Yeah. It’s form of like a Chick-fil-A sauce, however to me, it’s like very particular to Iceland as a result of I simply haven’t had that precise taste. I’m like, oh yeah, it’s precisely like this. I’m like, I can’t actually discover it. So anyway, that after which french fried onions, as a result of in Iceland they put these sorts of crunchy onions on it and it’s not precisely french fried onions such as you purchase right here within the US and the canisters and do like inexperienced bean casserole, but it surely’s related sufficient that it really works for me. In order that’s like my all-time favourite prime complete rubbish meals, find it irresistible although. After which the opposite factor I’ll do typically is I make this broccoli slaw and I put that on a hotdog or a hamburger, and I similar to the crunch alongside meat, but it surely’s form of like, slaw, so it’s like mayonnaise and it’s tremendous like shredded, chopped up broccoli. It’s actually good. And that’s my favourite, however I don’t have it fairly often, however once I do, I’m in heaven. 

Elsie: I do like coleslaw on each form of sandwich nearly. 

Emma: So it’s like coleslaw, however with broccoli. 

Elsie: Good. Okay. Favourite summer time aspect dish. 

Emma: I wrote down air fried, all the pieces. 

Elsie: That doesn’t depend. That’s, too common. 

Emma: Nicely, I additionally undoubtedly use my air fryer all winter too. However one thing in regards to the summer time, makes me really feel like I’m like doing an excellent job not turning on my oven and making my home scorching or utilizing an excessive amount of power. Though the air fryer does nonetheless get scorching, so I don’t know if that’s even true, however in my thoughts, it’s like much less. However I air fry any vegetable. We’re form of doing a sequence on the weblog proper now. So that you’ll in all probability see a number of extra even earlier than this podcast episode comes out as a result of I’m attempting to do the entire assortment. Any aspect dish you need, they’ll all be on our weblog finally. So I’ve been engaged on that, and the opposite factor although is pasta salad. So now I’m gonna make your quinoa salad. And yeah, I do really feel like for those who put protein in it, then perhaps it’s extra of a meal. I don’t know. However I like pasta salad typically, and I consider it as like {the summertime} stir fry as a result of it’s principally like some form of carb, often pasta. However you may use no matter form of pasta you needed after which like greens and a few form of sauce. And now we have a few totally different pasta salad recipes on the weblog. Elsie has a creamy one which’s actually good. We even have this publish that’s three totally different pasta salad dressings, and you may simply use them to customise. Kinda like in case you have no matter in your fridge, like I’ve a cucumber that’s nearly gonna be getting all bizarre, then you can also make pasta salad. And you need to use any of those dressings on it. So yeah, pasta salad all summer time lengthy. 

Elsie: Good. Okay. The meals that I really like is deviled eggs. I really like deviled eggs. I believe they’re essentially the most superb meals, and one in all my youngsters is obsessive about them. In order that’s enjoyable for me as a result of anytime I make them, I do know that we’ll eat all of them. And the opposite factor I really like that you just simply don’t see it anytime aside from summer time is chilly potato salad. I’ve had a few occasions in my life like heat potato salad and that for me is just not the factor.

Emma: Is that simply mashed potatoes? I don’t get it. 

Elsie: It’s heat potato salad. I don’t know. I believe I prefer it actually chilly and actually mustardy. So that’s my summer time aspect dish. 

Emma: I really like a chilly potato salad. Good decide. What about summer time desserts? Do you could have any favourite summer time desserts? 

Elsie: Sure. Mine may be very easy. I similar to ice cream. Ice cream is my favourite summer time dessert by a mile. Truthfully, I care a bit bit, however not very a lot about each different summer time dessert. 

Emma: Do you make ice cream or do you could have favourite manufacturers that you just like, these are the grocery retailer manufacturers that I really like.

Elsie: I’ve not made ice cream ever, I don’t assume, aside from after we had the gentle serve machine. I assume I did make a gentle serve, however I’ve by no means made regular ice cream earlier than. Like the way in which you could have. I’d like to, however no, I like Jenny’s brown butter almond brittle is the perfect taste, after which out of Ben and Jerry’s my favourite taste is the Stephen Colbert America Dream taste. I believe it’s actually good. After which my different simply common favourite taste, if I’ve to only decide a random model, is cookies and cream. So I really feel like that’s similar to at all times good and my youngsters actually just like the magic shell. Have you ever ever purchased that, magic shell the place it will get onerous? 

Emma: After all. 

Elsie: In order that may be very enjoyable.

Emma: I really feel like that’s a really like child factor. I don’t know why as a result of it’s actually good. I prefer it as an grownup. I additionally actually just like the milk bar. Like milk ice lotions. 

Elsie: Yeah, milk bar, ice lotions. Okay. Out of these ones, my favourite one is Corn Flake Cereal One. 

Emma: They don’t have that in our grocery retailer, I don’t assume. Yeah. I believe one time you had a bunch of them at your home and I bought to attempt fairly a number of of ’em they usually have been all so good, however my favourite might be the one with the cornflakes. And I don’t know why as a result of it’s not like Cornflakes is my favourite cereal, but it surely’s such an excellent ice cream. 

Elsie: It’s loopy good. Yeah. Should you ever see that one in a retailer, simply instantly purchase it and don’t assume. 

Emma: I’ve despatched them to individuals as a present, like a birthday factor too as a result of I simply assume it makes an important reward as a result of they’re scrumptious.

Elsie: That’s good. Jenny’s has delivery too, and I do assume it’s one of many final presents you may ship or obtain. It’s simply you don’t wanna get a field of Jenny’s. 

Emma: No. You undoubtedly need that anytime. I additionally love ice cream, however in all probability my primary nostalgic summer time, favourite summer time dessert isn’t any baked cookies, and there are many no baked cookies on the planet. I assume I ought to say the no-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies.

Elsie: You understand that’s Jeremy’s favourite cookies. 

Emma: Actually? So it’s a gingerbread within the winter. No bakes cookies in the summertime form of man. 

Elsie: Yeah.

Emma: I really like them. I believe I affiliate them with our childhood as a result of it was the principle cookie we might make in the summertime, as a result of as soon as the air conditioner was on, we weren’t supposed to make use of the oven, so we needed to do no bake.

Elsie: Our dad had guidelines in regards to the oven in the summertime, like guidelines. 

Emma: Yeah. So we did a variety of no-bake recipes, which truly now we have tons of actually good no-bake recipes typically on our weblog, and we undoubtedly have no-bake cookies on the weblog, a few variations actually, cuz they’re so good. So yeah, it jogs my memory of my childhood, however I additionally actually love them as a result of I like oatmeal cookies. It’s one in all my prime, no raisins, however I like oatmeals as a result of I like the feel of it once you’re chewing it. I simply assume it’s a very pleasant expertise. Toothsome, isn’t that what individuals say? 

Elsie: What’s that imply? 

Emma: Mouthfeel. These are issues that foodie individuals will say, I don’t know, and it’s form of humorous to me.

Elsie: For me, an oatmeal cookie is like squarely in the course of the cookie class. 

Emma: It’s like take it or depart it’s how you’re feeling?

Elsie: Sure. It’s not nice, however not dangerous. It’s within the center. 

Emma: I really feel like lots of people really feel that manner in regards to the no-bake cookies, the chocolate oatmeal ones. I really feel prefer it’s both individuals’s favourite, like apparently me and Jeremy or they’re like, ah both manner they’re fantastic. 

Elsie: Suppose no-bake cookies are loopy good. They’re like chocolate peanut butter oatmeal cookies, that’s what they’re. Yeah, they’re good. 

Emma: Yeah, they’re so good. 

Elsie: Enjoyable. Nicely, that’s enjoyable. That’s very totally different. 

Emma: You wanna do our listener query? 

Elsie: Sure. Let’s go for it. 

Emma: Okay. That is from Carrie McLendon. It’s from our e-mail field, which is podcasts@abeautifulmess.com. And he or she says, please do an episode about glowing drinks. Non-alcoholic, alcoholic. The market is cray. There’s a lot to debate. How are we admittedly fundamental, very busy mothers purported to wade via all the alternatives with out assist? You’re doing essential work, give us your private information to all of the seltzers. It’s nearly summer time for goodness sake. 

Elsie: Okay, so to start {the marketplace} for, what are they known as? Like onerous seltzers. {The marketplace} for onerous seltzers has gotten uncontrolled as a result of it’s butter finger flavored, lays potato chip flavored, like simply any model of any type will put their identify on a tough seltzer beverage. 

Emma: It’s like a Sonic model. Like Sonic, the drive-in restaurant. 

Elsie: And when it first began the craze, I used to be like, needed to attempt all the pieces, like even the gross sounding ones as a result of I assumed, oh, that is humorous, this value foolish. However now I’m similar to the entire class form of like, turns me off as a result of it’s gotten so excessive. And okay, that is my fact. Nobody has to agree with me, however I form of assume that arduous seltzers all style the identical. 

Emma: Yeah. I’m in the identical boat. I’m not a tough seltzer individual and I don’t know, to me, I’m additionally like, typically they make me assume like they’re form of like a eating regimen, alcohol, beverage, as a result of they’re purported to be lighter. 

Elsie: I believe some individuals assume they’re. 

Emma: Yeah. They’ve fewer energy or one thing. I don’t actually know. I’m form of like, I’d slightly simply drink water or have some canned wine or a spritz, Aperol spritz or one thing. I’m the identical manner if we go to a dive bar, I don’t actually need a vodka soda ever. I’m like, nah, I’m good on that. I’ll both have some, like an actual drink to me, which is like one thing I would like. Or I’m like, I’ll simply drink water. I’m good. So I don’t know. Seltzers don’t actually do it for me, however everybody loves them. 

Elsie: Yeah. I believe I agree with this, the concept alcohol form of like shouldn’t be wholesome. It doesn’t must be wholesome as a result of it’s like alcohol is inherently unhealthy. Type of like regardless of the way you spin it, it’s on the dangerous record, and it’s a restricted meals that it is best to solely have a bit bit. So, yeah, I’m the identical, however, I’ve tried a variety of totally different ones. 

Emma: Some individuals, they legitimately like them, they assume they style good and stuff, and that’s cool. I simply don’t.

Elsie: For me, I stick with canned cocktails greater than seltzers. So there are ones, in the event that they actually have tequila in them and like juice and issues like that, then for me, that’s my class the place I can discover one thing I like a bit bit higher. 

Emma: I additionally like these tiny cans, just like the Sophia Glowing wines.

Elsie: I really like canned wine. I’ll by no means again down from that canned wine is, there’s nothing mistaken with it. The Sophia cans are the proper tiny, they’re so tiny. 

Emma: Yeah, it’s similar to a bit drink. 

Elsie: And the tiny straw that pops up. I imply prefer it doesn’t get higher than that. Okay. So what I’ve down is for me, I’ve a variety of chilly onerous truths on this part. I’m speaking about non-alcoholic. I assume this isn’t actually the query, however I’m simply gonna go along with it. The non-alcoholic, liquor substitutes, fake liquor, all of these as a result of we went via a part the place we tried all of them as a result of my husband doesn’t drink. So we had a few years in the past, a part the place we tried each single sort. And for me, that is my chilly onerous fact. I form of assume all of them style the identical too. Simply get one or two of ’em and that’s it, however for me truthfully, I simply put a virgin or non-alcoholic mojito recipe on our weblog. For me, you don’t even want them. I believe that you may make most nice mocktails with out even having a liquor substitute. I believe for those who needed to get pretend wine or we name it youngsters wine in my home, non-alcoholic glowing juices, and issues like that. I believe these are pleasant. Yeah. I simply form of like felt that I didn’t have a use for the like, Spirits, the non-alcoholic spirits. 

Emma: Have you ever ever had, I don’t know if pretend beer is the suitable phrase, however a beer that doesn’t have alcohol for the non-alcoholic beer? Those that should be mild beers, like they’re not purported to be like IPAs. They’re extra mild. I like these. And I believe they style comparatively the identical. And it’s in all probability as a result of if I’m having a beer, it’s in all probability on the lake and I put like 4 limes in it. Oh, it’s principally lime juice. If I do the identical factor to a non-alcoholic beer, I actually can’t inform the distinction. I’m like, yeah, this tastes like very limey and chilly, which is what I would like. So these actually work for me if I’m wanting one thing non-alcoholic, however yeah, I similar to to place berries or mint leaves or one thing in glowing water and I really feel like that’s an important mocktail. 

Elsie: Mojitos is without doubt one of the greatest ones, however the place you simply form of don’t discover that it’s not there. There are fairly a number of bloody mary one other one the place you may simply make it style form of precisely the identical. 

Emma: Yeah. Something with a variety of flavors. Typically I’ll get like a virgin pina colada if I’m a golden lady, and it tastes to me precisely the identical. 

Elsie: Yeah. That’s an excellent one. Okay. So so far as alcohol, my favourite factor to make is certainly mojitos and margaritas. Though I assume these aren’t all glowing. I’m going off the course. Mojitos are glowing. 

Emma: We’re medium answering her query, we’re doing our personal factor. 

Elsie: Okay. After which for seltzers, I do know you ready your record. I shared my record in a earlier episode, however the tough brief notes are that I like something that claims cherry on the can. Something that claims orange cream, I’ve like a bizarre factor with orange vanilla, I actually like these. And there’s this one model that has a basil one and that was my final. Okay, so say your record. 

Emma: Listed below are my prime 5 glowing waters. It’s a LaCroix lemon Cello. That’s my primary all time. 

Elsie: Okay, that may be a polarizing LaCroix taste. I personally don’t prefer it. 

Emma: Trey doesn’t prefer it both. However I find it irresistible, to me, it tastes nearly a bit bit creamy. Like a creamy lemon. 

Elsie: It’s like lemon cream for positive. 

Emma: Yeah. And it’s actually good, but it surely’s nonetheless simply glowing water. There’s probably not anything in it, so it’s not truly creamy, but it surely’s actually good in my view. However yeah, perhaps it’s like coconut individuals can’t deal with it. I don’t know. Quantity two, Waterloo grape. 

Elsie: Waterloo Grape is a basic. 

Emma: It’s simply at all times there on the grocery retailer. So it’s an excellent, protected one, but it surely actually is like my quantity two. I at all times prefer it. It has a variety of taste. It’s very flavorful. And one thing in regards to the grape I believe simply looks like a child’s soda. Not that child ought to even drink soda. I don’t know. However like, you recognize, grape soda is sort of a factor that’s like a nostalgic factor that I in all probability wouldn’t drink now, however clearly, I’ll drink the glowing water model. So there you go. Bubbly cherry. I do assume bubbly is oftentimes extra flavorful than LaCroix. So that they each have cherry, however I choose the bubbly cherry, out of them if I’ve a selection. In the event that they’re each on the grocery retailer, I’ll get the bubbly one, however I’ll take any cherry glowing water similar to Elsie. I find it irresistible. Have you ever had one, that is my quantity 4. Have you ever had Liquid Demise? Have you ever tried these? 

Elsie: I did, lately. After you form of gave me the onerous promote, I did get the Liquid Demise, and the primary time I introduced it in we have been watching television, Jeremy was immediately like, what’s that as a result of he thought it was alcohol. I believe that it appears, it appears like a beer the cans are so humorous to me. I believe Liquid Demise is certainly going as much as my prime as nicely. It’s superb. 

Emma: Yeah. They usually have totally different merchandise, however so far as their glowing waters go, my favourite is simply the plain. However they’ve a bunch of fruit ones too. Just like the lime is admittedly good. I really feel like I noticed one which was mango and I used to be interested by that, however I truthfully get the plain loads. And what I really like about them is that they’re an even bigger can. It’s form of like a tall boy. So, In a manner, I really feel like as soon as I open it, I’m like attempting to drink all of it earlier than it goes flat. I really feel like I’m ingesting extra water than I do with among the different cans as a result of it’s an even bigger can. After which additionally, as you mentioned, they form of seem like beer cans. So, A bit of trick we do is typically we’ll take that with us to a celebration after which I’ll simply have one drink after which I’ll begin ingesting these, and I really feel like no one cares, however I really feel like I’m nonetheless part of the ingesting crowd as a result of I’m carrying this factor round that form of appears like a beer. However it’s not. It’s simply water and it’s scrumptious. 

Elsie: You may undoubtedly use it to your imposter’s costume. I believe that it’s superb although. Okay, however my one warning is the second time I went again to purchase extra, I by accident purchased a complete case and it was similar to flat water in a can. They’ve simply water that’s not carbonated, after which I needed to drink simply water out of cans and I used to be very unhappy 

about it.

Emma: Yeah. I don’t ever purchase these ones, I don’t actually need simply plain water. I would like the sparkles. I would like the bubbles. 

Elsie: Okay. Nicely, that’s an excellent record. Are there any extra? 

Emma: Quantity 5 is simply key lime LaCroix as a result of I like lime, however key lime is a bit bit extra fascinating to me. 

Elsie: Agree. I agree with that.

Emma: So it’s one other, Trey doesn’t actually like that one, he’d slightly simply have lime, he loves grapefruit. That’s in all probability one in all his tops, and I’ll drink it but it surely’s probably not my taste. So I really feel like in our little fridge that homes all our glowing waters, now we have ones which can be like, these ones are Emma’s. These ones are Trays, grapefruit, totally different ones. 

Elsie: Completely. Yeah. We’ve that as nicely. That’s humorous. Alright, thanks a lot for listening this week. We’ll be again subsequent week with our Consolation Rewatch episode of The Dad or mum Lure 1998. It’s one in all our prime favourite Nancy Myers films. See you subsequent week.