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Triple Berry Frozen Mojitos

June 4, 2012 10 Comments

This post is inspired by our balcony garden, which is flourishing in the summer heat. Especially the apple mint. That sucker is spreading out and overrunning everything! It reminds me of a hydra — every time I snip off a sprig or two for cocktails, 10 more spring up. It’s starting to get out of…read more »

Filed Under: Alcohol, Beverage, Fruit, Summer Tagged With: berries, boozy cocktail, fruit

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bites

June 1, 2012 14 Comments

So, you may have noticed that I’ve been M.I.A. from this blog lately. Sorry about that! Things have been kind of hectic around here, and between all the traveling we’ve been doing, my bar exam review classes, and work, I just haven’t had the time or energy to cook and blog. It doesn’t help that…read more »

Filed Under: Cheesecake, Chocolate, Cookies, Dessert, Kid-Friendly, Snack Tagged With: chocolate treat, cookies

Beef Rib Burrito with 5-Minute Queso

May 16, 2012 5 Comments

What do you do when you get home from work, your significant other is unusually hungry for dinner, and most of your cook-able foods are still frozen ‘cuz you forgot to pull stuff out of the freezer the night before? You chop up some beef leftover from the weekend, throw it into a warm flour…read more »

Filed Under: Beef, Dinner, Lunch Tagged With: beef, cinco de mayo

Strawberry Mojitos

May 15, 2012 8 Comments

It’s strawberry season, everyone! The pick-your-own-fruit farms are open for business, the grocery store shelves are loaded with fat, juicy, sweet berries begging to be eaten, AND…   …my strawberry plants have started to bear fruit! Do you know how exciting that is? SO EXCITING! Our little balcony garden is a success! [Squeal!] To be…read more »

Filed Under: Alcohol, Beverage, Fruit, Summer Tagged With: boozy cocktail

Braised Short Ribs

May 13, 2012 10 Comments

Want to show your mom how much you love and appreciate her this Mother’s Day? Give her flowers, take her shopping, treat her to a spa day, and then cook her a delicious dinner of fall-off-the-bone braised short ribs with horseradish mashed potatoes. And wine. Lots and lots of wine. Admittedly, this is not a…read more »

Filed Under: Beef, Dinner, Guest Post, Holiday, Slow-cooked Tagged With: beef, hearty, slow cooker

Popovers with Orange and Honey Butters

May 12, 2012 5 Comments

So, Mother’s Day is tomorrow. Normally I would buy my mom flowers and either take her out for brunch or cook her a delicious meal at home, but…my mom is currently vacationing with my dad in China. Based on our phone calls I gather that she is hanging out with friends, eating delicious 10 course…read more »

Filed Under: Bread, Breakfast, Holiday Tagged With: breakfast food, buns/biscuits

Grapefruit Margarita

May 5, 2012 10 Comments

Another day, another margarita. Don’t judge me, OK? It’s Cinco de Mayo! I’m pretty sure margaritas are mandatory on Cinco de Mayo. Yup. Totally. And that’s fine by me, ‘cuz these grape fruit margs are fabulous — mild, sweet, tangy, and refreshing. Even Dan, who doesn’t like grapefruit at all and looked deeply skeptical when I…read more »

Filed Under: Alcohol, Beverage, Fruit, Summer Tagged With: boozy cocktail, cinco de mayo, party

Classic Lime Margaritas

May 3, 2012 6 Comments

Someone pointed out the other day that I’ve been going nuts with the beverage posts lately. It’s true. The only action my kitchen has seen in the last few days is fruit-squeezing, ice-making, and cocktail-stirring. Before you ask, no…I have not suddenly developed a drinking problem. It’s just that for food-blogging purposes it’s a lot…read more »

Filed Under: Alcohol, Beverage, Fruit, Holiday, Summer Tagged With: boozy cocktail, cinco de mayo, party

Mixed Berry Crumb Bars

April 29, 2012 4 Comments

What happens when you buy a ton of strawberries and blueberries because you’re trying to get more fruit into your diet, but then forget about them because you have a busy week and don’t have time to pack lunch? You get a fridge full of sad, mushy berries, that’s what. Sad, mushy berries that need…read more »

Filed Under: Bars, Dessert, Fruit, Kid-Friendly, Snack, Summer

Blackberry Mojitos

April 28, 2012 34 Comments

Kids always think that being grown up is soooo glamorous. Adults can do what they want, eat all the candy and junk food they want, stay up as late as they want, etc. And yeah, I guess that’s all true. But, being an adult is also expensive. Really expensive. Like… “holy crap, how did this…read more »

Filed Under: Alcohol, Beverage, Fruit, Summer Tagged With: berries, boozy cocktail, fruit

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