Delicious Recipes to Keep my Family of Four Happy and Full
Pound cake is one of those super simple cakes to make that goes well with just about anything. We usually keep one around the house so we can top it with fresh fruit for a quick dessert. I love the combination of strawberry and basil together so I created grilled strawberry basil pound cake for an extra special dessert.
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Strawberries are at the height of the freshness right now! We have a strawberry patch that opened up just down from the road from us and it is packed all day long right now. Oh, and of course, I keep seeing tons of strawberry photos all over my social media. During summer, I love a good cocktail so I went on the hunt for some great strawberry cocktails and came up with these 9 refreshing ideas.
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I love cheese. That doesn’t always marry well with my Paleo lifestyle but I do allow myself to indulge from time to time. One of my favorite cheeses is goat cheese. I love it in salads, pasta and so many other dishes too. I had some gorgeous, fresh strawberries recently and I was torn with what to do with them…besides eat them. I ended up making strawberry goat cheese crostini and it was the perfect Spring lunch.
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Strawberries are everywhere right now. I know our berry patches are turning out some amazing strawberries and they are just begging to be eaten, cooked with and enjoyed while they are at their peak. I love eating strawberries on their own but also like to add them to desserts during the summer. For dessert not too long ago, I decided to do a slightly different take on strawberry shortcake and use a cheesecake style filling in place of the traditional whipped cream.
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Mathlete is a scone lover. Every time we go to the coffee shop or pick up pastries for breakfast, he always chooses scones. I had never really thought about making my own scones until I was chatting with a blog friend of mine about ways to use her awesome basil simple syrup. I decided right then that I was going to try my hand at making strawberry basil scones with a basil glaze.
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Almost every Friday, another family and I hit the local Mexican restaurant for margaritas. Both of our schedules have changed a bit so we haven’t been able to make it there as often and have opted for food and cocktails at home instead. Jose Cuervo makes a delicious ready-to-serve margarita and they just recently introduced the Iced Teagarita. It is an yummy mix of a classic lime flavored margarita and iced tea. It is an amazingly refreshing cocktail on a hot summer night!
I have been adding fresh berries to my iced tea drinks recently so I decided to combine that new treat with the Jose Cuervo drink and make a strawberry basil Teagarita.
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It is only mid-June but I’ve talked a lot about how I like to cook on the grill already. So, it is probably no surprise that today’s recipe is for grilled fruit kabobs. These grilled fruit kabobs are special though because they are basted with a citrus mint glaze while they are grilled which gives them an extra punch of flavor.
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For us, July 4th is just as much about the great food as it is all the red, white and blue decor. We typically have a neighborhood get together and a few picnics too. To help me get inspired for what to make this year, I collected 25 red, white and blue recipes!
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Nothing brings the images of summer to life more than lemonade. Picture kids on the corner with their adorable lemonade stands or settling under the beach umbrella with a cool lemonade in your hand. I wanted to capture that feeling in a delicious dessert and came up with these amazing strawberry lemonade cheesecake bars. And by amazing, I mean the best cheesecake bars EVER!
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I love coordinating food colors to the holidays. With Memorial Day and July 4th coming up, my head is swimming with ideas of red, white and blue foods. I made this red, white and blue berry cake the other night as a trial run for our upcoming Memorial Day BBQ and it was so good. Honestly, it might be the easiest cake to make on the planet too. Delicious and easy is exactly what I want when throwing together a last minute BBQ for friends.
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