Lemon scented sweatpants

PART A- Ah, sweatpants. The fabric equivalent of chicken soup and a roaring fire. Nothing feels better than coming home after a long stressful day and shedding those heels and spanx and crawling into our fav sweats. For some it may be a pair of shorts, a moomoo or a faded gown. I too love coming home, ditching anything that is confining, putting my hair up and letting it all hang out.

I leave for work after my husband and typically make it home before him too. So, on one of my normal days of doing my comfort routines when Hubby came home and kinda frowned when he saw me. I asked “what in the world is wrong with you”, in my head, but my mouth said “what’s up babe?”  What he said blew me away. Basically he said that I’m in my pj’s when he leaves for work and in my comfy clothes when he gets home. He said he feels like the rest of the world gets to see me dressed up. I got to thinking about how much sense that made. If our husbands  only see us in our comfy clothes but see other women all day long dressed to the nines, no wonder he made that face when he came home.

Now before I start getting hate mail about how they are suppose to love us no matter what, just hear me out. Reverse the situation. If everytime we were at home with them they sat around in their tighty whiteys with holes in them scratching themselves, we would probably wish they would take a little more pride when they are with us.

Both men and women should always respect their spouse/significant other enough to be presentable to them at least some of the time.

PART B-  So you finally get him to help around the house……

We all know that women are perfect. Everything we do is perfect and there is only one way of doing things- our way. This my friend is another little lesson that Hubby taught me. He actually does laundry quite a but at home. I remember the first several times I would go in behind him and fuss and grumble because he didn’t fold things the way I do. Then it occurred to me, who am I to determine the proper folding technique of a towel? Im certain a lot of women would love for their husbands to fold the towels the wrong way. I was even crazy enough to almost correct him once for the way he unloaded the dishwasher.

None of us make the rules about how the correct way to do things around the house is, unless you are Martha Stewart. SO, next time you start to tell him he is doing it wrong, remmeber the words of Dr. Phil “do you wanna be right or do y0u wanna be happy?”

 

      

Until next time- safe picking!

Tammy

by Shugary Sweets

Ingredients

For the Loaf:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 5 lemons, zested and juiced, divided

For the Simple Syrup:

• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup reserved lemon juice (from fresh lemons above)

For the Glaze:

• 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 Tbsp reserved lemon juice (from fresh lemons above)
• 2 Tbsp heavy cream

Instructions

Zest and juice all five lemons. Set aside.

In medium bowl, mix flour, salt and baking soda together. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy (about 2 minutes). Add eggs one at a time, beating until fully incorporated. Beat in lemon zest and 1/4 cup lemon juice (about two lemons worth of juice). Beat in flour mixture and sour cream alternatively until fully combined. Pour into a 9″x5″ loaf pan that has been coated with baking spray (I line the bottom of mine with parchment paper as well, as an extra precaution).

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 65-70 minutes. Cover with foil during the last twenty minutes to keep the top from browning too much.

Remove from oven and let sit in pan to cool about 15 minutes. Remove to wire rack.

To make simple syrup, whisk together 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup lemon juice (juice of about 2 lemons). Heat in a saucepan on low until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat.

Poke holes using a toothpick into the top of your warm loaf. Spoon simple syrup over the top of the bread slowly until all dissolved (this makes the bread so moist)! Allow to cool completely.

For the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar, heavy cream and remaining lemon juice. Add more cream if necessary to get desired consistency. Pour over cooled loaf. Allow to set (about 15 minutes). Slice and enjoy. This bread is delicious after refrigerating as well!