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The Best Outdoor Eats – Summer 2020
Cantaloupe Agua Fresca
Cantaloupe Agua Fresca – fresh cantaloupe water made with just cantaloupe, water, lime juice, and a dash of sugar. The perfect refreshing summer drink! We get a produce box every week from a local farm (Farmbox if you’re in DFW) and the last 2 boxes have both had cantaloupes. Like, ginormous cantaloupes that are so…
Peanut Butter Pumpkin Pupcakes
This post is sponsored by WellPet but the content and opinions expressed here are my own. Peanut Butter Pumpkin Pupcakes – homemade dog cupcakes made with peanut butter and pumpkin. How cute are these for a dog birthday party?! If this is your first time here, I’m kind of a crazy dog lady. I have…
Frozen Lemonade Pie
Frozen Lemonade Pie – only 4 ingredients and no bake! Graham cracker crust with a sweet creamy lemonade filling. The perfect summer dessert! Originally published August 10, 2011. Updated June 26, 2020. I love a no bake pie in the summer. You know, the ones with only 3 or 4 ingredients and you just mix…
Shrimp Curry Noodle Soup
This shop has been compensated by Inmar Intelligence and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #mycurrycuisine #blueelephant When everything first started shutting down a few months ago and we were all trying to support our local businesses by ordering takeout, I fell in love with Thai curry. I’m not going to tell you how…
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes – buttery mashed potatoes with roasted garlic. An easy side dish that goes with any meal! I love mashed potatoes. I love mashed potatoes of all kinds. I even love those little cups of mashed potato flakes that you add water to and microwave. Are those even real potatoes? Who knows. …
Spicy Honey Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Spicy Honey Roasted Brussels Sprouts – fresh brussels sprouts tossed in a sweet and spicy sauce and roasted until crispy and delicious. I am happy to report that my children ate brussels sprouts (and liked them!) for the first time ever. Roasted brussels sprouts are just the best. They get a little crispy on the…
Watermelon Mojitos
Watermelon Mojitos – fresh mint, watermelon, and limes muddled together and topped with rum and sparking water. One of my favorite summer drinks! This past weekend was my birthday weekend and I kicked it off by making Watermelon Mojitos! A few weeks after we moved into our new house, a ton of mint started popping…
Cheesy Taco Chex Mix
Cheesy Taco Chex Mix – Chex cereal, Goldfish crackers, pretzels, and peanuts tossed in a delicious taco seasoning and baked until crunchy and delicious! I’m obsessed with homemade Chex Mix right now. Which you probably know because I just posted that Dill Pickle Chex Mix a few weeks ago. (I made it again yesterday because…
Butterscotch Pudding Cookies
Butterscotch Pudding Cookies – delicious and soft butterscotch cookies with butterscotch chips. A quick and easy cookie recipe! Pudding cookies will forever be my favorite kind of cookie. And if you love a soft cookie like I do, pudding cookies are going to be your favorite cookie, too. They’re made with instant pudding mix which…
Slow Cooker Carnitas Street Tacos
Slow Cooker Carnitas Street Tacos – like from your favorite taco truck! Pork carnitas cooked in the crockpot and piled on corn tortillas with diced onion and cilantro. I grew up in Alabama and I don’t know if you know this, but we’re not exactly known for our tacos. So naturally, I moved to Texas…
Slow Cooker Garlic Chicken Farfalle
Slow Cooker Garlic Chicken Farfalle – slow cooker chicken shredded and tossed with pasta, bacon, cream, Parmesan cheese, and black pepper. Originally published January 28, 2014. Updated June 15, 2020. This is one of the first recipes I ever found on the internet after I became a stay-at-home mom. So I’ve been making it for…
Homemade Watermelon Sherbet
Homemade Watermelon Sherbet – easy 4 ingredient watermelon sherbet with fresh watermelon puree and mini chocolate chips. I have always claimed that I don’t like sherbet (I’m just not a fruit dessert person) until I started making my own. My Homemade Orange Sherbet made me love sherbet. I loved it so much that I started…
Chicken Bacon Ranch Pinwheels
Chicken Bacon Ranch Pinwheels – ranch cream cheese, deli chicken, bacon, cheddar cheese, and green onions are wrapped in a flour tortilla. Slice them up for a delicious kid-friendly lunch! Originally published September 22, 2017. Updated June 13, 2020. I am always looking for new things to put in my kids’ lunchboxes. Yes, I am…
Broccoli Salad
Broccoli Salad – my favorite summer side dish! Fresh broccoli, red onion, raisins, bacon, and sunflower seeds in a sweet and tangy dressing. Originally posted April 4, 2010. Updated June 12, 2020. Broccoli salad is my alltime favorite summer side dish. I love the classic version I’m sharing today and I love my lightened up…