Peach “Cheesecake” Parfait

Ingredients

1/4 cup Philadelphia Light Cream Cheese Spread

1/2 cup thawed Cool Whip Light Whipped Topping

6 Honey Maid 40% Less Fat Graham Wafers, finely crushed (about 1/2 cup)

2 large fresh peaches, peeled, coarsely chopped

Directions

MIX cream cheese spread and Cool Whip until blended.

SPOON wafer crumbs into 4 parfait glasses; top with cream cheese mixture. Use back of spoon to press down centre of cream cheese mixture in each glass.

TOP with peaches and. Serve immediately.

Recipe adapted from Kraft Canada.

HOW TO EASILY PEEL FRESH PEACHES

Be sure peaches are ripe. Bring a large pot of water to boil. Wash peaches, then use paring knife to make small cross-cut on bottom of each peach. Carefully add peaches to boiling water; cook about 45 sec. Remove from water with slotted spoon; plunge into bowl filled with ice cubes and cold water. Use a paring knife to peel the peaches, starting at bottom of each. If the peels don’t come off easily, return peaches to boiling water for another 30 sec. to 1 min. or until peels can easily be removed.

Adapted from Kraft Canada.

We really enjoyed these parfaits, they were so yummy and refreshing!

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It’s

Make the Scene Monday

time again!

Did you have a great Father’s Day weekend?

The hubs spent the day helping his friend build a deck so I spent the day shopping for flowers and then filling my planters with beautiful blooms. Gardening is so relaxing, I could spend hours upon hours in the garden – I love it.

My garden is not quite ready for photos yet and the flowers have a lot of growing to do to become full and lush. Here in Newfoundland we always wait until the first full moon of June before planting any annuals because up until then there is a risk of frost, crazy right?

In the meantime,  check out these fantastic gardens below…

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ON TO MAKE THE SCENE MONDAY

Lets get this party started!

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Happy Monday everyone!

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Still need a gift for Father’s Day? Well, today’s your lucky day…I have a great free printable for you, in fact I have two!

Father’s Day is coming up on Sunday, June 16th so you still have plenty of time to print this whimsical card and the beer bottle labels to easily prepare a cool gift for your hubby, Father or Father-in-Law.

I am still in love with anything moustache and this card fits perfect with the moustache theme.

And if your husband is not a fan of beer you can place these labels on any round bottle, who say’s Dad’s Brew has to be beer, right?

How about a bottle of pop, OJ, or even a sports drink.

The card measures 4.25” x 5.5”  Download Here.

The bottle labels have 3 per 8.5” x 11” page, Download Here.

I hope all the men in your life have a super great Father’s Day.

Have a BBQ and pop open one of those beers for your guy…and maybe one for you too!

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It’s

Make the Scene Monday

time again!

How was your weather? We had remnants of Tropical Storm Andrea today…a cold and wet day inside for us. I took the time to gather up some things around the house that I could put in my office at work in order to brighten up the space. And I may have had a nap during the day too!

The rain has subsided now and the grass looks so green…I do love a good downpour sometimes, then I don’t have to water the garden.

I have also been reviewing the link parties from last month – I am putting together some great feature posts.

Here’s the first one.

14 Jaw Dropping Furniture Makeovers

ON TO MAKE THE SCENE MONDAY

Lets get this party started!

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Happy Monday everyone!

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Are you looking to refinish a piece of furniture you may have lying around in your garage or basement? Here’s all the inspiration you need. All of these stylish furniture makeovers were liked up to Make the Scene Monday during the month of May.

Let the awesomeness begin…

Nursery Nightstand
from Aurora Patina

Coral Coloured Coffee Table
from House on the Way

Yard Stick Table
from Shabby Love

Bench Makeover
from Create Inspire

Dresser Turned Media Centre
from MT-Tails

Dresser Turned Media Centre
from Love, Pomegranate House

Duck Egg Side Table
from Daisy Mae Belle

Aqua Chalk Painted Table
from Restoration Redoux

1975 Chair Makeover
from The Winthrop Chronicles

Ironstone Table
from Daisy Mae Belle

$20 Yard Sale Table
from Confessions of a Serial DIY’er

Small Antique Buffet
from The Weathered Door

DIY Farmhouse Table
from The Turquoise Home

Repurposed Dresser into Tool Chest
from The Golden Sycamore

Are you inspired?

I don;t have a thing here that I can paint but all of these makeovers makes me want to run out a scour the local goodwill shops.

I just wish I had another home or a cottage to decorate…I don’t need anymore furniture in this house!

See you all soon…

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It’s

Make the Scene Monday

time again!

How was your weekend? Was it productive?

Today we started on a flower bed near the front of the house and we also cleaned up some of the fallen branches in the woods and had a little fire in the fire pit.

Welcome to June everyone!

I cannot believe it’s June already – where does the time go? There are only 14 days left to the school year – yippee! My kids are counting down, how about yours?

And here’s what happened on Alderberry Hill last week.

The final 3 guest posts for May.

Craft Room Storage Bins from House on the Way

Pallet Art from Wood Shims from Just Us Four

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Streusel Muffins from Love Bakes Good Cakes

ON TO MAKE THE SCENE MONDAY

Lets get this party started!

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Happy Monday everyone!

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Hi y’all! First, I want to thank Sarah, for having me over! I’m Jamie and I blog over at Love Bakes Good Cakes. I enjoy sharing family-friendly recipes that won’t break the bank.

Being a homeschooling mom with five kids, means I need quick and tasty recipes! My family enjoys muffins on occasion for breakfast (or a snack). I have tons of recipes to fit almost any muffin craving! One of our favourites, is this Strawberry Chocolate Chip Streusel Muffin.

These muffins can be whipped up in less than 10 minutes! With strawberries and chocolate, they’re soon to be a favourite of your family as well!

Strawberry Chocolate Chip Streusel Muffins

Printable recipe

Yield: 12 muffins

For the muffins:

2 cups all-purpose flour

½ cup sugar

1 tbsp. baking powder

½ tsp. salt

1 large egg

¾ cup milk

⅓ cup vegetable oil

¾ cup mini chocolate chips

½ cup strawberries, hulled and diced

For the streusel:

⅓ cup all-purpose flour

2 tbsp. sugar

2 tbsp. butter, softened

I hope you enjoy! If you like this recipe, be sure to check out the rest of my blog – you’ll find close to 200 family-approved recipes!

Where you can find Love Bakes Good Cakes:

Blog ₪ Facebook ₪ Twitter ₪ Pinterest ₪ BlogLovin’ ₪ Google+ ₪ RSS

Don’t forget to share and comment ♥

Copyright © Love Bakes Good Cakes 2012-2013 All Rights Reserved

Looks delicious Jamie, thanks for being here!

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Hi everyone! I’m Shannah from the blog Just Us Four and I am so excited to be here visiting Sarah’s blog today. I’m really excited to share a recent project with you and I would love if you would come visit me to check more of the crafts, recipes and DIY projects I have been working on.

Awhile back, I picked up some wood shims from Lowe’s with plans to make some makeshift pallet artwork out of them. Thankfully, I finally found the time to create my wood shim art and wanted to share it with you!

I started by gluing 2 wood shims together so that they are identical height.

You can skip the step simply by putting all the thicker ends on the outside when connecting them but I like playing with wood glue

Once my shims were dry, I used additional ones perpendicular along the back to hold them all together.

Using my Silhouette, I cut out a stencil of a flower pot from some leftover craft paper I had hanging around. Then, I stencilled it along the front. I removed the stencil and let the paint dry for my finished product.

I love how it works as part of our mantle display for Spring/Summer.

Thanks again, Sarah, for having me here today!

I hope to see you all over on my blog, Just Us Four, soon! I am always sharing new recipes {like chocolate salted caramel milkshakes} or craft ideas {like my late Spring burlap wreath} AND I host a social media link party on Thursdays along with a project/recipe link party each Friday.

I love pallet art Shannah, thanks so much for guest posting today!

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Hello Alderberry Hill readers! My name is Leslie and I blog at House on the Way. I want to say a big Thank You to Sarah for having me today! I’m excited to share with you and I’d like to invite you to pay me a visit over at House on the Way where I blog about home decor, design, DIYs and crafts.

Recently I’ve been working on creating my home office/craft room. Today I’m sharing a little project that I recently completed in the quest for some great storage ideas for the room.

I had some wooden storage bins that were originally navy blue, but were spray painted black last year. With my office makeover, I found some great fabric for curtains and decided to paint the bins green to coordinate with the fabric. The paint I used was Krylon’s Ivy Leaf.

I wanted to do something different and fun for the inside of the bins. I thought it would be fun to pull out the yellow in the curtains. I found some great 12″x12″ yellow and white honeycomb scrapbook paper. For each side and bottom of the bins, I cut the paper to fit and used Mod Podge to decoupage the paper to the inside of each storage bin.

I made sure to trim the paper to the exact size needed. I brushed the Mod Podge to the inside of the bin, applied the paper and then worked the bubbles out of the paper using a straight edge. After waiting about 20 minutes, I applied a layer of Mod Podge over the paper.

The look of the yellow against the green is perfect! They bring out the colors in the curtains and give some added pizzaz to the bookcases.

This is such a quick and easy update for any wooden storage bin. It’s a fun look too!

You can check out a few other projects that I’ve done for my home office like my faux bamboo roman shade made from a placemat and my pleated fabric covered stool. The home office/craft room is a constant work in progress, so I’d love for you to stop by House on the Way and pay me a visit sometime. You’re always welcome!

Thank you for letting me share with you today and a big thanks to Sarah for inviting me! Have a great day!

So happy to have you guest post Leslie, thanks for being here!

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It’s

Make the Scene Monday

time again!

Another weekend has come and gone. We had such great weather here this past weekend and I was loving it. I did a bit of gardening, purchased a pile of hostas (my favourite perennial) and we went hiking at Red Cliff Path…here are a few photos.

Yes, I am wearing a necklace while hiking…I was dressed for shopping earlier that day and forgot to take it off   looks great though…chic hiking attire!

I love the trail, so calm and beautiful in amongst the trees.

Back in the early ‘50’s Red Cliff was a radar station intended to serve as an Air Defence Direction Centre. There are a lot of old building ruins that have been covered with graffiti.

I think graffiti artists have talent…here are a couple of pics.

Imagine drawing with a can of spray paint…I wish I had taken more pics of all the art.

And the guest posting continues…here’s what happened last week!

Thrifted Frame Upcycle from Just a Girl and Her Blog

DIY Faux Chalkboard Garden Markers from Thimbles, Bobbins, Paper and Ink

Turtle Cookies from The First Year Blog

DIY Hair Accessories from Endlessly Inspired

Fan Charm Bracelet from A Tossed Salad Life

ON TO MAKE THE SCENE MONDAY

Lets get this party started!

I would love for you to follow me via FB, Twitter, Pinterest, Google+, Instagram orRSS but it’s not a rule    But if you decide to follow me, leave a comment and I’ll follow you right back!   I just have a couple of small rules and they are that you keep it family friendly, and that you not link directly to your shop. I would love to host a giveaway if you want to promote your business!

Happy Monday everyone!

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