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Seeking Redemption & SpreadTheKindness Link Up #174

summer fashion, fashion over 40, Shelbee on the Edge
summer fashion, fashion over 40, Shelbee on the Edge
summer fashion, fashion over 40, Shelbee on the Edge
summer fashion, fashion over 40, Shelbee on the Edge
summer fashion, fashion over 40, Shelbee on the Edge

Today is a day that I will be seeking redemption…all day long. You see, between losing all track of the days in quarantine and then suffering from a severe abdominal issue yesterday (which turned out to be nothing more than really bad gas), I completely and totally forgot today was Jeff’s birthday. We woke as normal, went through all the normal morning routines, I kissed him good-bye as he left for work, and about an hour later I looked at the calendar and I gasped. And I cursed. A lot. And I sent off a hasty text message which could in no way make up for my oversight.

The guilt is strong this morning. So I am writing this post as part of my efforts to seek redemption. Then I am going to head off to the grocery store for a few items so I can cook up all of Jeff’s favorite things for dinner tonight. And hopefully, just hopefully, he will not remind me forever of his 39th birthday spent in quarantine when his wife and kids forgot it was his birthday.

summer fashion, fashion over 40, Shelbee on the Edge
summer fashion, fashion over 40, Shelbee on the Edge
summer fashion, fashion over 40, Shelbee on the Edge
summer fashion, fashion over 40, Shelbee on the Edge
summer fashion, fashion over 40, Shelbee on the Edge

In the meantime, let me also share some photos from our May Birthday Celebration on Saturday. I mean, Jeff’s birthday wasn’t entirely forgotten, we did celebrate this weekend with friends and neighbors in a small group. Our favorite baker in the world, Monica of EuropeCakes, has worked her baking magic once again with a chocolate cake that had raspberry filling and it did not disappoint. She never disappoints.

birthday cake, Shelbee on the Edge

We made all sorts of goodies to eat, the drinks were overflowing, and we ended the night on Saturday in a state of inebriation and happiness. And just for the hell of it, I am going to share two our favorite cook out recipes. They are easy and delicious and always a hit.

One of these corn cobs is not like the others. By the way, did you know that if throw a splash of milk into the water for boiling corn on the cob, it adds just the right amount of extra sweetness.
Chicken Macaroni Salad, Shelbee on the Edge

That big bowl in the middle contains Liz Veloz’s Chicken Macaroni Salad. It is actually Liz Veloz’s mother’s recipe straight from the Dominican Republic. Liz is a very dear friend of mine from many, many years ago. This pasta dish was a staple at all of her barbecues as well. I made one minor adjustment to it specifically for my husband which was to substitute craisins for raisins because he hates raisins.

Liz Veloz’s Chicken Macaroni Salad

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound elbow macaroni, cooked and drained.
  • 2 large chicken breasts, boiled and shredded.
  • 1 jar of roasted red peppers, drained and diced.
  • 1 cup of mayo, more if needed to reach desired consistency.
  • 1/2 cup of raisins (or craisins or pine nuts).
  • 1/2 cup Vidalia onion, chopped.
  • Juice from one small lime.
  • Salt and pepper to taste.

Instructions:

Mix it all together. Chill and serve.

Sweet Chicken Bacon Wraps

I cannot take credit for these Chicken Bacon Wraps either. This is a Paula Dean recipe that I found many years ago. It is super easy to make and always a hit.

Paula Dean’s Sweet Chicken Bacon Wraps

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast (I used two large breasts).
  • 1 pound bacon (I used turkey bacon).
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar.
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder.
  • Pinch of salt.
  • Toothpicks.

Instructions:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix brown sugar, chili powder, and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
  • Cut raw chicken breasts into 1 inch cubes.
  • Cut raw bacon slices into thirds.
  • Wrap the bacon around the chicken cubes and secure with a toothpick.
  • Dredge the chicken bacon wraps in the brown sugar mixture until it is coated.
  • Place the wraps on a sprayed broiler pan.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes until the bacon is crisp and the chicken is cooked.
summer fashion, fashion over 40, Shelbee on the Edge
summer fashion, fashion over 40, Shelbee on the Edge

Before I sign off, I want to send a huge Happy Birthday out to my favorite person in the world! I would be nothing without this amazing man in my life! Also a very Happy Birthday to our friend and neighbor, Anna, who celebrates her birthday on May 28. We were so happy that she could join us this weekend for the birthday celebration!

birthday cake, Shelbee on the Edge

What did you all do for the Memorial Day weekend? We clearly celebrated birthdays galore!

And now your featured favorites from last week.

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Joanne of Slices of Life shared her post, Shows We’ve Been Streaming as a Family. Lots of you were interested in Joanne’s list of family friendly movies and television shows ranging from new films to old classics. There is something for everyone on this list.

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My Favorite Fashion Post

Ashley of Le Stylo Rouge shared her post, A Bright Fuchsia Babydoll Dress for KC Homes & Style. I couldn’t resist the fun color and style of Ashley’s dress paired with her magnificent matching pumps to add a little extra zest to an already fabulous dress.

Ashley of Le Stylo Rouge

My Favorite Non-Fashion Post

Tiina of Dilettante Artist shared her post, Graffiti Portrait, which fuses pop art and graffiti in this gorgeous photograph of her beautiful mother.

Dilettante Artist

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55 Comments

  • eva @ StyleMyThrift

    shelbee! i completely understand how you forgot!…i forgot that memorial day was a day off, since we had friends over on friday…completely confused…but at least you did remember!…i am not very sensitive about those things, but my husband is so sensitive about these things…ie if his b-day falls on a weekday and i suggest we celebrate that following weekend–bad idea…doesn’t sound like your husband was upset?….
    xo eva

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      Thanks, Eva! My husband was not at all upset, but he also had no problem taking advantage of my self-induced guilt. Haha. We had an amazing dinner and I overcooked as usual, so he invited a few neighbors over to help us eat some of it. We had a great night. And I don’t think either of us are really sensitive about these things, but we do like to tease each other for little oversights like that.

      xoxo
      Shelbee

  • Mitch

    I am excited for corn on the cob this season, I get it at the farmers market, so I know it is super fresh. I cannnot wait to try that milk addition for extra sweetness, that sounds brilliant! I usually add a packet of sugar, milk seems smarter! Thanks! And HBD to your hubby!

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      Mireille, thank you so much! All is good. Jeff was never even upset with me. But the guilt was strong coming from inside myself. And of course, it was super hot yesterday while I sweated off half of my body weight cooking and baking all day! Haha.

      xoxo
      Shelbee

  • Ashley

    I am loving your super cute floral look, Shelbee! And I’m sure Jeff was a good sport- you only forgot for a minute! 🙂
    Thanks so much for featuring my look from last week- I’m so glad you liked it!

    -Ashley
    Le Stylo Rouge

  • Nora Minassian

    It’s ok Shelbee, I am sure he will forgive you as soon as he sees his favorite food and gets a few hugs and kisses. I like your cute look for the weekend, looks perfect.

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      Thanks so much, Nora! All has been forgiven, but he was never really mad anyway. We had an amazing feast for dinner as a result of my guilt. And everyone was happy. (And I was a little bit tired from cooking all day.)

      xoxo
      Shelbee

  • Patrick Weseman

    Looking already for summer and always remember, they still feel the love you have for them even though you forgot. That is the most important thing. Something that I have learned over the years.

    Looking great and I hope you enjoy your week. Thanks for hosting.

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      Thanks so much, Patrick! All is harmonious in my household…because guilt drives me to make up for my oversight. And it was all beneficial to Jeff in the end. He enjoyed every bit of my guilt! Haha. Have a great day, my friend.

      xoxo
      Shelbee

  • Tiina L

    Oh dear… couldn’t you pass it off as totally planned? You know: ’ha-ha, you thought I forgot your birthday but it was just to make the surprise bigger’? I’m sure he’ll forgive you. After all, we’re all caught in this Groundhog Day vortex, it’s a miracle if we can remember what day of the week it is…
    Thank you for the feature!

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      Thanks, Tiina! You know, I thought of playing it off as planned, but that wasn’t until after I panicked and texted him at work admitting my oversight. But he was never upset to begin with and reaped some major benefits from my guilt-induced actions! Ha.

      xoxo
      Shelbee

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      Thanks so much, Katie! I totally made up for my oversight and Jeff was a very happy man. He did enjoy taking advantage of my guilt, too. Haha. The Paula Dean wraps are so stinking easy to make, I highly recommend them if you need a quick appetizer for something. Everyone loves them!

      xoxo
      Shelbee

  • Laura Bambrick

    Oh no! Poor you and poor Jeff! I hope he had a happy birthday and I’m sure he understands. I had no idea about that splash of milk in corn! I need to try that asap! We normally microwave our corn in the husk just for ease. Both of your recipes look so yummy!

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      Thanks, Laura! Jeff was very understanding and very happy when he came home to a feast of his favorite things! I don’t think I have ever made corn on the cob in the microwave. That is a great idea. However, we usually only make it when we have parties so bulk cooking is how we go! Have you have tried cooler corn?

      xoxo
      Shelbee

  • Nancy

    Yeah yeah, and you think you can distract us with some recipes? Boy oh boy, you are so lucky that Jeff is such a good man! Ha ha ha, oh dear, I hope you make it up with him….. I’ll bet you do! Happy birthday Jeff!

  • Gail

    Your feast looked amazing and I’m sure Jeff has forgiven you. These are such strange times it’s all too easy to forget things.

  • Joanne

    I am so honored that my family shows post was most clicked from last week. That cake sounds delicious (I love chocolate and raspberry together!). I have had the hardest time of keeping track of dates throughout this whole pandemic and have had a few birthdays and things sneak up on me. You’ll just have to do up his 40th extra big next year to make up for it.

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      Thanks so much, Cheryl! I really have no idea what is going on and rarely check the calendar these days, it seems. I think we all had memorable birthdays this year in quarantine. And we definitely will remember them fondly!

      xoxo
      Shelbee

  • Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom

    Oh no! It is so easy to lose track of days and time while we’re off our schedules. At least you remembered later in the day it was his birthday! And, I add a touch of milk AND sugar to my pot of boiling water when I make corn. I love that blue floral top, I have a similar one. That knit cap is cute with the braids!

    Carrie
    curlycraftymom.com

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      Thanks so much, Carrie! I swear I don’t even look at a calendar these days so I have no idea what the heck is going on most of the time. Jeff was very happy with my guilt response because he was anticipating leftovers for dinner…instead he got a feast of all of his favorite things! And I am going to add sugar and milk to the corn cob pot next time, for sure! Thanks for the tip.

      xoxo
      Shelbee

  • Michelle

    I think it’s easy to overlook an actual birth date when you’ve had a joint celebration previous too it. It happened to me once. We had celebrated my birthday a week early when family was around, and when the actual day rolled around my parents forgot. LOL! I had to tease them about it. But I wasn’t upset.

    The cookout celebration sounds fun and looks delicious!

    Michelle
    https://mybijoulifeonline.com

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      Thanks so much, Michelle! You are right, we had already celebrated and I didn’t totally forget his birthday. But Jeff will tease me forever about it just like you teased your parents! Haha. He really enjoyed that my guilt pushed me to make all of his favorite things though. And he wasn’t at all mad. I just felt like an idiot.

      xoxo
      Shelbee

  • Darlene

    Oh, yum! Gotta try a couple of those!! Thanks for sharing. You look super cute and I’m sure all this hard work and good food will make up for your tiny little relapse! Lol! Cute outfit, too! Wasn’t it just snowing there? Crazy weather!

    xx Darlene

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      Thank you, Darlene! I think all the food did the trick and we have leftovers for the rest of the week, too. Always a plus for me! And yes, it was snowing over Mother’s Day weekend and now it is brutally hot and will be dropping down to a high of 58 by the weekend. So weird.

      xoxo
      Shelbee

  • Marilee Judith Gramith

    Forgive yourself. Quarantining has made for gobs of sameness…
    Looks like Jeff is a Grateful Dead fan.? My husband Jay has followed them forever! I’ve been to at least 3 of their concerts myself!

  • Jacqui Berry

    Good food Shelbee and the cake looks delicious! I’ve stuffed my face with cake over the past couple of months and really need to stop now! Thanks for sharing and hosting and hope you’ve had a Happy Birthday Hun. Jacqui x

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      Thanks so much, Jacqui! I have gained so much weight during this quarantine! And it sure didn’t help all the birthdays we have had during this time…my whole family had birthdays during lockdown. But I am slowly getting back on track now that warm weather has finally arrived and I am showing off more skin! Haha.

      xoxo
      Shelbee

  • ROBIN LAMONTE

    Shelbee,

    The holidays, the birthdays, and parties canceled during our social distancing have been so hard for many of us.
    I think we’ve all gained weight since March!
    I love the Paula Deen recipe! I am having family over this weekend and will use it for an appetizer!

    Hugs,
    Robin

  • Ruth Josey

    Owwww! I’ve done this before but not with the hubby. Surely after coming home and seeing how cute you looked, all was forgotten. I love this outfit on you and those shoes are super cute! Those recipes are wonderful to have because I’m sure there will be get-togethers and parties again and I’ll need something to take. I’m not totally sure I can tell the difference between craisins and raisins. I don’t love either by themselves but I’m good with raisins in bread and toast and oatmeal and cookies. Just not straight. Craisins I don’t understand. They’ve got to add a ton of sugar to those things before they let them die and shrivel because they’re not sweet at all in their raw state. Or do they not really start out as cranberries? And I didn’t know that about cooking corn! That poor little ear that wasn’t as perfect as the rest. I’ll bet its big kernels were way sweeter than the others, though. I can’t wait to read the sequel to this post! Thanks so much for the linkup!

    Ruth
    https://voguefauxreal.com/2020/05/25

    • shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com

      Ruth, thanks so much! Ralphie ate that last wonky corn cob yesterday and he devoured it as if it were the best one in the whole batch! I am not a fan of raisins or craisins alone either, but I do like them mixed into things. Today is my day to sit back and enjoy all the special treats Jeff is preparing! Have a wonderful weekend, my friend.

      xoxo
      Shelbee

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