Had me a blast. It really has. And so I’d like to share with you two of my favorite summer cocktails as well as one non-alcoholic refreshing brew. I keep making these at parties and they have been a consistent hit. They’re actually the same cocktail prepared with different liquors so it’s easy enough. There’s just one [...]
Archive for July, 2008
Summer Lushin’
Posted in FOOD, tagged Cocktails, Honey Vodka, Pimm's, summer on July 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Summer Cocktail Recipes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Basil, Cocktails, Ginger, Iced Tea, lemonade, Lime, Mint, Pimm's, Stawberry, summer, Vodka on July 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Adjust according to your own tastes but this is the basic idea:
A handful of muddled fresh mint leaves
About 2 cups of muddled chopped strawberries
2 limes cut into thin rounds
2 parts Pimm’s or 1 part Honey Vodka to 1 part Limeade
1 tablespoon of ginger syrup
Ginger beer (non-alcoholic)
Stir everything except the ginger beer into a pitcher and chill. Pour [...]
This is America…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 4th of july, bbq, summer on July 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
My glorious gluttonous foodie America. On 4th of July weekend I visited my foodie friend in the America people dream of- the America others assume we all are. When I imagine foreigners thinking of a picturesque seaside America they envision this. I was in a quaint little town outside of Portland, Maine with the foodie friend and [...]
Summer Recipes from the 4th
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bbq, chipotle, corn, eggplant, grill, mushrooms, onions, peppers, pineapples, potatoes, squash, summer, veggies on July 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you looked at the menu you know that there are A LOT of recipes- so for my own sanity I am going to pace myself with them. Here’s two to start. I will also try to get the bread recipe from Jane because it was really good.
Mexican Corn
Ingredients
Corn on the Cob
Mayo
Grated Cotija Cheese
Cayenne Chili [...]
Healthy Snack- Put the Lime in the Coconut
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged coconut, coffee, dessert, frozen, fruit, healthy, lemonade, limeade, smoothie, summer, tea chocolate milk, yogurt on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For photo’s sake anyway.
Coconut ice pops for the hot summer days. These babies are just frozen coconut water with a dollop of coconut milk. Other recommendations include homemade lemon or limeade, chocolate milk, sweetened coffee with cream, iced chai tea, non-fat yogurt (I like Greek) or the more labor intensive option of making a smoothie [...]
Cherry Cheesy
Posted in Uncategorized on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
And that is how I like it! I am going to promote this as a fourth of July recipe. It’s extremely rare that I would get it together in time to give you a holiday or occasion recipe before the holiday or occasion so you’re welcome.
I wish I had created this recipe. There are times [...]
Sweet-and-Sour Cherry Turnovers with Goat Cheese Cream
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 4th of july, cherry, dessert, goat cheese, pastry on July 2, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From Bon Appetit
Ingredients
Compote:
1 1/2 cups pitted dark sweet cherries
1 1/2 cups pitted sour cherries
1/4 cup sugar
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
**NOTE** There was a note on the original recipe that said that sour cherries are basically impossible to find. I found this to be true. If you can’t [...]
