Hi friends!

I hope you’ve had a great week and have some good stuff in store for the next couple of days. We’re soaking in these last couple of weeks of summer before the kids head back to school. It has gone by so quickly! Have a wonderful weekend! xo

On Brown Eyed Baker This Week

Friday Things #536 – Reading, puzzles, landlines, summer winding down, easy mornings, and more…

Three kids sitting on a couch reading books.

1. Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles

2. Copycat Chipotle Chicken

3. Grandma’s Banana Nut Bread

4. Key Lime Pie

5. Classic Beef Chili

1. Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce (for making the copycat Chipotle chicken recipe!)

2. Indoor Plug-in Fly Trap

3. Large Square Glass Jar (love this for storing my bread and butter pickles!)

4. Mesh Pouches (Set of 18)

5. Ancho Chile Powder (also for making the copycat Chipotle chicken recipe!)

6. Bottled Key Lime Juice (for making key lime pie!)

7. Crossbody Bag (I bought this in January, use it every day, and get tons of compliments!)

This Time in Years Past…

These recipes hit the site during this same week in previous years…

2023: Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce / Crock Pot Mac and Cheese

2021: Boston Baked Beans / Millionaire’s Shortbread

2020: Apple Muffins with Cinnamon-Sugar Topping / Soft and Chewy Drop-Style Sugar Cookies

2019: Thick and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

2018: The Best Chocolate Frosting

2017: Levain Chocolate Chip Cookies

2016: Zucchini-Chocolate Chip Muffins

2015: Easy Tiramisu Trifle / Homemade Drumsticks / Chocolate Mudslide Poke Cake / Spicy Honey Roasted Peanuts

2014: Refrigerator Dill Pickles / Malted Chocolate Chip Blondies / Overnight Plum-Oatmeal Pudding

2013: Crab Bisque / Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

2012: Beer-Battered Zucchini Fries / Peach Coffee Cake / Fresh Orange Sherbet

2011: S’mores Brownies / Pepperoni Pizza

2009: Arancini / Pistachio Nut Ice Cream / Chocolate Chip & Pretzel Cookie Bars

What I Bookmarked This Week

This pork tenderloin stir fry looks AH-mazing.

Can’t wait to make these summertime fried chicken sandwiches.

Saving these skillet steak bites in mushroom gravy for a cozy fall day!

This will make an amazing lunch >> Asian-inspired chicken salad

Ooooh yes Big Mac sliders!

Have a delicious weekend!