{"id":7401,"date":"2023-08-01T07:09:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T13:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/?p=7401"},"modified":"2023-08-23T13:55:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T19:55:29","slug":"easy-times-august-1-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy Times, August 1, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Colorful<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dear friends,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy August! I hope you’re enjoying the summer and staying cool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

School starts in a couple weeks here in Colorado, and we’re scrambling to fit in as much summer fun as possible this month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve got new recipes on the blog, plus tips for easy living to help you enjoy an amazing August. Enjoy, and I’d love to hear what you’ve been cooking and creating this summer. Drop a comment below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until next month,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eliza Cross<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Chewy Vanilla Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Six<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Are these the ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies<\/strong><\/a>? You’ll have to be the judge, but whenever I make them people beg for the recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They’re soft, chewy, full of melty chocolate, enhanced with nice vanilla notes, and balanced with the heightened flavor kick that comes from a generous dash of sea salt. So yummy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Make Your Own Iced Coffee Concentrate <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"A<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With a bottle of this homemade Cold Brewed Iced Coffee Concentrate<\/strong><\/a> in the fridge, you can easily make a glass of delicious iced coffee whenever the mood hits!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Garden Fresh Mint Basil Pesto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"A<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Basil Mint Pesto<\/a><\/strong> is a fresh take on classic Genovese pesto sauce, with fresh, lively flavor and a bright green color. You will love it over hot pasta, or drizzled on sliced summer tomatoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Natural Ways to Get Rid of Bindweed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"A<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Do you have pesky bindweed in your garden like we do? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out our 7 Natural Ways to Get Rid of Bindweed<\/strong><\/a>, including one amazing and redeeming fact about this tenacious weed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

The Incredible Power of 15 Minutes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"A<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Doing big things in small chunks of time can be incredibly productive!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check our #1 most-clicked post last month, “The Incredible Power of Focusing for 15 Minutes<\/a>.” <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re inspired, drop a comment at the end of the post and commit to the 7 Day Challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Thank you for sharing your August with Happy Simple Living! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

P.S. We’d love to connect with you over at Pinterest<\/a>, where we have dozens of boards with ideas and recipes to make your life easier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Happy<\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

… Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"1","last_modified_date":"2023-08-23T13:55:29","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[963],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7401","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"\nEasy Times, August 1, 2023 - Happy Simple Living<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The monthly Easy Times newsletter for Happy Simple Living, with tips, recipes, articles and ideas for August 2023.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Easy Times, August 1, 2023 - Happy Simple Living\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The monthly Easy Times newsletter for Happy Simple Living, with tips, recipes, articles and ideas for August 2023.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Happy Simple Living\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HappySimpleLiving\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-01T13:09:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-23T19:55:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/HSL-Hello-August.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"940\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"788\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Eliza Cross\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@happysimplelivn\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@happysimplelivn\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Eliza Cross\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Eliza Cross\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8cfc422eef6826ba43859b74661310a4\"},\"headline\":\"Easy Times, August 1, 2023\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-01T13:09:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-23T19:55:29+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/\"},\"wordCount\":349,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/HSL-Hello-August-800x671.jpeg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/\",\"name\":\"Easy Times, August 1, 2023 - Happy Simple Living\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/HSL-Hello-August-800x671.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-01T13:09:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-23T19:55:29+00:00\",\"description\":\"The monthly Easy Times newsletter for Happy Simple Living, with tips, recipes, articles and ideas for August 2023.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/HSL-Hello-August.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/HSL-Hello-August.jpeg\",\"width\":940,\"height\":788,\"caption\":\"xr:d:DAFklBRHD8A:36,j:8905134486071758814,t:23060202\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Uncategorized\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/category\/uncategorized\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Easy Times, August 1, 2023\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/\",\"name\":\"Happy Simple Living\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Happy Simple Living\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/logo.jpg\",\"width\":460,\"height\":148,\"caption\":\"Happy Simple Living\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HappySimpleLiving\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/happysimplelivn\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/happy_simpleliving\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/happy_simple_living\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8cfc422eef6826ba43859b74661310a4\",\"name\":\"Eliza Cross\",\"description\":\"Eliza Cross is the creator of Happy Simple Living, where she shares ideas to help busy people simplify cooking, gardening, holidays, home, and money. She is also the award-winning author of 17 cookbooks, including Small Bites and 101 Things To Do With Bacon.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/about\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/happy_simpleliving\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/happy_simple_living\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Easy Times, August 1, 2023 - Happy Simple Living","description":"The monthly Easy Times newsletter for Happy Simple Living, with tips, recipes, articles and ideas for August 2023.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Easy Times, August 1, 2023 - Happy Simple Living","og_description":"The monthly Easy Times newsletter for Happy Simple Living, with tips, recipes, articles and ideas for August 2023.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/","og_site_name":"Happy Simple Living","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HappySimpleLiving","article_published_time":"2023-08-01T13:09:26+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-23T19:55:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":940,"height":788,"url":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/HSL-Hello-August.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Eliza Cross","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@happysimplelivn","twitter_site":"@happysimplelivn","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Eliza Cross","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/"},"author":{"name":"Eliza Cross","@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8cfc422eef6826ba43859b74661310a4"},"headline":"Easy Times, August 1, 2023","datePublished":"2023-08-01T13:09:26+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-23T19:55:29+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/"},"wordCount":349,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/HSL-Hello-August-800x671.jpeg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/","url":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/","name":"Easy Times, August 1, 2023 - Happy Simple Living","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/HSL-Hello-August-800x671.jpeg","datePublished":"2023-08-01T13:09:26+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-23T19:55:29+00:00","description":"The monthly Easy Times newsletter for Happy Simple Living, with tips, recipes, articles and ideas for August 2023.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/HSL-Hello-August.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/HSL-Hello-August.jpeg","width":940,"height":788,"caption":"xr:d:DAFklBRHD8A:36,j:8905134486071758814,t:23060202"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/easy-times-august-1-2023\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Uncategorized","item":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/category\/uncategorized\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Easy Times, August 1, 2023"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/","name":"Happy Simple Living","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#organization","name":"Happy Simple Living","url":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/logo.jpg","width":460,"height":148,"caption":"Happy Simple Living"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HappySimpleLiving","https:\/\/twitter.com\/happysimplelivn","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/happy_simpleliving\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/happy_simple_living\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8cfc422eef6826ba43859b74661310a4","name":"Eliza Cross","description":"Eliza Cross is the creator of Happy Simple Living, where she shares ideas to help busy people simplify cooking, gardening, holidays, home, and money. She is also the award-winning author of 17 cookbooks, including Small Bites and 101 Things To Do With Bacon.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/about\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/happy_simpleliving\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/happy_simple_living\/"]}]}},"mv":{"thumbnail_id":null,"thumbnail_uri":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7401"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7401\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10332,"href":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7401\/revisions\/10332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7401"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7401"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}