Dawn's lemonade

This is my spin on lemonade. The basil makes all the difference!

6 cups water
1 1/2 cups sugar
5 basil leaves
1 cup lemon juice (I prefer fresh-squeezed)

Place 2 cups water, sugar and basil in a small saucepan and heat over medium heat until sugar is dissolved to make simple syrup. While heating, place 4 cups water and lemon juice in a 2 quart, non-reactive pitcher. Remove basil leaves and add syrup to pitcher. Stir and serve over ice.

The Creamer Family Chex Mix

We LOVE this recipe for Chex Mix, adapted from the original by George's mom. The real treat is the Peanut Butter Captain Crunch - so bad, yet so good! Thank you, Carolyn!

Ingredients:

6 Tbsp of Butter

2 Tbsp of Worcestershire Sauce

1 ½ Tsp of Seasoned Salt (Lawry’s Seasoning)

¾ Tsp of Garlic Powder

½ Tsp of Onion Powder

3 Cups of Corn Chex

3 Cups of Rice Chex

3 Cups of Captain Crunch Peanut Butter Crunch

1 Cup of Peanuts

1 Cup of Pretzels

Method:Heat oven to 250˚. In a large, ungreased roasting pan, melt butter in oven. Take the pan out and stir in seasoning salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and Worcestershire Sauce. Stir until ingredients are dissolved in the butter. Gradually stir in Corn Chex, Rice Chex, Captain Crunch, peanuts, and pretzels until all is evenly coated.

Bake for 1 hour. Take the pan out of the oven every 15 minutes and stir the ingredients. When finished, spread the ingredients on paper towels until cooled. Store in an airtight container.

Our Stay-cation #3 - Tifton, Ga

Yesterday, we went to Tifton to visit the National Peanut Museum and the Georgia Agrirama, a living history museum village set in the 1800s. It included the historic Tift House, and many other historic buildings from around Georgia. It was hot and sunny, and we got some good pics before we melted.

Our Stay-cation #3 - Old City Cemetery

George and I took a little trip to the Old City Cemetery in Downtown Tallahassee. It is hard to believe that it was on the outskirts of Tallahassee when it was established (1829). We got some beautiful shots, and I captured my mountain man on the day before he shaved his beard!

Our Stay-cation #2 - Marianna Caverns

Our 2nd Stay-cation day trip was to Marianna Caverns. The caverns were beautiful as always, and the kids got a good history lesson. Only downside? I have never seen mosquitoes swarm like that! If you go, be sure to cover yourself in bug spray!