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Basil Vinaigrette
This has become a signature salad dressing for me. Drizzled over soft butter lettuce, it is one of my simplest and most requested sides by my customers. The trick is blanching the basil leaves so they keep their vibrant color, and using a very powerful blender to get it nice and smooth.
Giddy Swamp South Carolina Hash
My giddy swamp hash recipe is from the German belt of South Carolina and uses pork and mustard prominently but other parts of the South might use beef.
Lavender Lemonade
The sweet and tart summertime favorite, infused with the rich floral note of lavender.
Homemade Lemonade with Mint
The perfect quencher on a hot day. Nothing beats a zesty drink to cool and refresh when the sun is shimmering outside. Anything lemon based is ideal and here you have the option to add ginger or mint to make this even more fragrant and summery.
Homemade Gingerale
My number 2 college son started making his own ginger ale syrup years ago. It's fabulous and so refreshing during the summer months. It's easy to make. I think you'll love it. You will need a boat load of fresh ginger, sugar, water, limes and a bit of mint which is optional, but you really shouldn't omit it.
Garlicky Goat Cheese Toast
9 months ago I planted my first garlic and this week I pulled several bulbs out - what I am I going to do with it all? After using it in stirfry and sauteed Swiss Chard I wanted to go all the way with some of my favorite tastes so Roasted Garlic and Goat Cheese Toast was born. It makes a great lunch or snack or you could get fancy with it as an appetizer. The trick is to have it already roasted and waiting in the fridge so all you have to do is squeeze that goodness onto your toast, top it with your favorite goat and go! Simple and good. If you are an avocado toast fan you might like this too. If you eat communally or share an office you may want to ensure others in the room are eating it too.
Lavender Mint Granita
A floral, herbal and lemony summer treat that brings these gorgeous lavender fields of Provance straight to my apartment. When you are stranded in the city for the entire summer, what else can you do -- if the hill will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed will go to the hill.
Easy Amaretto Pineapple Ice Pops
My love of something frozen and creamy started at an early age with afternoon visits from Mr. Jolly and his ice cream truck. My love grew stronger when I would visit my Aunt and Uncle who lived near Wrightsville Beach NC every summer. Not only were the beach visits glorious but Uncle "Doots" owned Dairy Queens! Staying up late, swimming and all the ice cream I could eat - every day was heaven. I still love creamy frozen treats and am always thinking of ways to make grown up versions of them. Using 1% milk makes me think I can enjoy one every day! Sometimes I dunk it in a tiny splash of Amaretto ~ This is so easy and so delicious I make variations on them all year round.
Orange Vanilla Coconut Milk Ice Cream
It gets so hot in Dallas and I crave something cold and creamy, but I'm not supposed to eat dairy or sugar so I came up with this for a treat. It tastes like a Creamsicle and could be frozen in a mold if you would like. I know it's not technically ice cream and gets a little icy, but it can't be beat it for fast, tasty, and unlimited flavor variation potential.
Two Ingredient Banana Chocolate Ice Cream
Transform a few bananas and some cocoa powder into a creamy dairy-free ice cream. My mom made this for me a few summers ago. She tried to trick me into thinking it was regular ice cream. It kinda worked!
Micheladas
Serve these refreshing beer coolers over ice with lime and some salt – then it’s just a matter of adding as many dashes of hot sauce as you can take.
Roasted Berries with Lime and Toasted Coconut
This little dessert fits the bill perfectly for me with squirts of lime and coconut providing a frame for all the yummy roasted berries. This recipe is divine.
Berry, Lime & Coconut Shake
These shakes are a great way to use up leftover coconut milk, though I'm so hooked that I'll buy coconut milk just to make them. They're also a great way to enjoy the ripe, juicy berries that are in the market right now; in the off season, frozen berries can be substituted. Be sure to take the extra step of adding lime zest -- it makes the shakes extra delicious.
Salt & Pepper Babyback Ribs
This recipe's salt and pepper baby back ribs were salty, but I found them strangely addictive; the meat was tender and moist. I will definitely make them again.
Grilled Corn with Basil Butter
Now that the first corn is starting to appear at the markets, it's pretty much all I can think about. This dreamy basil butter recipe is the perfect solution.
Pan-Fried Olives with Rosemary
Biting into these meaty, warm Pan Fried Olives is such an unexpected sensation that everyone always stops in their tracks and marvels. Try this recipe!
Watermelon Feta Salad
A simple recipe that is beautiful enough to take center stage at a picnic or barbecue.
Salt and Vinegar Grilled Potatoes
This is the perfect side dish to any warm weather grilling dish. Steak, fish, burgers or kebobs are all wonderful complements to this versatile and bright side dish. Par-boil yukon gold slices in salt-n-vinegar bath. Grill them for a bit of char. Finish them off with a drizzle of fruity olive oil, sea salt & a healthy glug of vinegar (red wine/ malt/ apple cider - whatever works)!
Basil-Ginger Marinated Pork Tenderloin
If you are looking for an effortless dinner with high potential to please, look no further. This is a subtly fragrant piece of meat to welcome the first spring vegetables, or refresh on a hot summer day. It requires almost no work, just a nice piece of tenderloin, a meat thermometer, and a tiny bit of greens on the side.
Nosh O'clock Wafers
We are serious Friday night cocktail people who celebrate the martini and bloody mary with vigor! This dish, served with bacon, came to me after a few of those favored drinks. It was an immediate hit! We now serve them every time there are stiff drinks to be had. I love sophisticated, painful recipes; it’s a way of life for me. But, soooooooometimes… simple food is just damn good.
Blood Orange Fennel Salad
The idea for this salad marinated in my head for a few weeks after I saw a recipe for a citrus and onion salad. While shopping recently for fresh produce I spotted some gorgeous blood oranges and immediately wanted to go home and try to create my own version of this colorful combination.
Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk
Here’s a recipe for a deeply-flavored vanilla almond milk. The flavors of the almond and vanilla work so beautifully together. This recipe is delicious!
Homemade Almond Milk Ideas
Like anything else you make at home, Almond Milk from scratch tastes infinitely better than what you can buy in a box from a store. Use this recipe for Ideas.
The Perfect Negroni
This Perfect Negroni recipe is a classic Italian cocktail worth knowing. The Negroni's ingredients are gin, Campari, and vermouth—but its flavor is complex.