A good iced tea recipe is a must during these summer months! This adult version is a take on the gold rush cocktail and boy is it good! The BEST Iced Tea Recipe! I don't know why sun tea was a big thing with my sisters when I was growing up. They seemed to be forever setting out pitchers of water with tea bags on the patio. After 24 hours we would we would sip on the earthy, sun-kissed Lipton tea. My sisters raved about it while I … Continue reading →
Black and blue steak takes center stage in this easy Panzanella salad! The steak is perfectly seasoned, the veggies are cool and the dressing is simple! Sounds like just what you need, right? I'm proud to have partnered with Ohio Beef Council to bring you this recipe. Black and Blue Steak Salad For Summer I eat A LOT of salads! For one thing, it is my favorite (easy) way to pack vegetables into my diet and secondly, salads are … Continue reading →
Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings have just the right amount of flavoring and they are baked until perfectly crisp! Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings Are The Bomb I fondly remember the days when I'd come home from a 4-hour dance practice and devour a plate of fried chicken. Mom's fried chicken was probably my favorite meal. I'd come home at 9:00 at night, mom would warm up a plate of chicken and potatoes (fried of course) and I would hungrily down the … Continue reading →
Grasshopper pie is served parfait style! These creamy, minty and green individual desserts are fantastically easy no-bake treats! What Is Grasshopper Pie? I was never a big Creme de Menthe fan. I always found the mint flavor too strong and a little too similar to mouthwash. I remember one time in high school when my friends and I decided to "raid the liqueur" cabinet and top our vanilla ice cream with copious amounts Creme de … Continue reading →
Summer Sangria is for the hot summer night's where you want to kick back and relax with something easy and refreshing. Easy Summer Sangria Recipe Baseball season become one long-ass season. My 13-year-old son plays select baseball; training started in January and our season is still going strong. There have been ups and downs, wins, losses and a lot of drama. The end of the season is so close, yet there is so much more baseball to watch, I … Continue reading →
These easy refrigerator pickles are a summer staple! They are easy to make and will enhance anything you serve them with! Refrigerator Pickles Everywhere Our family dinner table always had three staples when I was growing up, bread and butter (unless mom was watching her cholesterol, then we only had bread), Kalamata olives and feta cheese. It didn't matter if mom was serving a Greek dish or southern fried chicken, those three things would … Continue reading →
This refresher mocktail may have an unusual list of ingredients, but the taste is invigorating! A variety of fruits make this drink vibrant and delicious! I'm proud to have partnered with Pompeian Olive Oil to bring you this #TrendingInTheKitchenRecipe. This Refresher Mocktail Is A Hit My 14-year-old daughter has an infinite amount of patience when it comes to preparing food. No dish is too complicated or too time-consuming for that girl, … Continue reading →
The season's best berries come together in this mixed berry crumble. The fruit is so sweet and only made better by the crunchy granola topping! I am proud to have partnered with Bob's Red Mill to bring you this recipe. Mixed Berry Crumble is So Easy This past weekend, my family and I drove two hours round trip to pick strawberries. Unfortunately, it only took us 22 minutes to pick 8 lbs of strawberries, but that's ok, it was totally … Continue reading →
This easy tiramisu recipe is a tart and tangy pick me up! Lemon curd and fresh raspberries make an idea combo in this light and tasty dessert recipe! I was dusting the other day. I hate dusting. It is mundane and disheartening, after all, the dust returns immediately. Anyway, as I was doing the aforementioned task, my mind went to its happy place......the kitchen. I was thinking of desserts. I often think of desserts. Sometimes dessert … Continue reading →
This bourbon cocktail is fruity and refreshing! The strawberry syrup takes bourbon to new heights! Fruity Bourbon Cocktail I was never really a bourbon girl. I liked vodka and rum because you could mix them with something sweet like in this Rum Punch Recipe or this Pineapple Upside Down Cake Cocktail. Both are easy to consume and are sweet enough for my girly palate. I was at a friends house one night and it seemed everyone was … Continue reading →
A simple red potato salad with Greek flavors! This simple potato salad is humble and simple but the taste is extraordinary! Red Skin Potato Salad For Summer You know when you hear the news that someone is going to go through a life change (i.e.graduation, marriage, a baby), you immediately reflect upon your own experiences. I recently found out that my niece has gotten engaged which was timely for my trip down memory lane as my husband and I … Continue reading →
Peach cobbler dessert makes an appearance in bar form! Cake like bars are studded with peaches and spike with a little schnapps! Why Peach Cobbler Bars Several years ago my family and I took a vacation to Hilton Head, SC. It was the perfect vacation for many reasons, but aside from the beautiful weather and the soft sand, one of the best memories from that trip was a little side trip we took to Savannah, GA. I fell in love with the … Continue reading →
Thick, juicy all-beef patties with pepperoni, cheese. and pizza sauce! These pizza burgers are cheeseburgers with a big personality! Pizza Burger Are Just Fun I cook every day except for Saturday. Saturday is the day I kick back and let someone else do the dishes. I love trying new restaurants and I tend to gravitate towards the trendy foodie spots. Often, these are the places that serve really delicious specialty cocktails, dishes with … Continue reading →