An Old Fashioned Christmas Cocktail
Coming up with a signature Christmas cocktail has been one of my favorite new traditions that started because of this blog. We almost always have a cocktail hour before Christmas dinner, whether it’s a small affair with just Tory, our husbands and parents, or our more extended family. And it’s fun to be able to…
Baja Style Carne Asada Burritos
I’m BAAAACK! Man, that has been almost my longest hiatus from the blog so far. We’ll see if I can get back into the swing of things this spring or not. Lots going on in the yard with spring getting started, getting the yard cleaned up and getting the garden ready to be planted. And…
Figgy Old Fashioned
Oh bring us a figgy old fashioned; Oh, bring us a figgy old fashioned; Oh, bring us a figgy old fashioned; it’s a cup of good cheer! It’s been quiet here on the blog lately – life kind of got in the way – but since Tory & I started talking about planning the Christmas…
Grilled Lemonade Cocktails – Two Ways
Tory was probably so proud of me when I came up with these two grilled lemonade cocktail recipes. Derek was away for the weekend and I had just made some grilled lemonade. Somewhere along the line, I decided that I needed to spike them. Now, many people are sitting there and reading this thinking, “well,…
Grilled Lemonade
One of my favorite drinks to make in the summertime is fresh squeezed lemonade. And no, I actually don’t even mind squeezing the lemons for the lemon juice. It’s hard to explain but making a pitcher of lemonade means sitting down to enjoy it and somehow that makes the making of it relaxing to me. …
Strawberry Balsamic Sherbet
I’m super excited for strawberry season next year. And the reason is that I planted a 4×12’ garden full of strawberries. A 4×4 section of that is June bearing and the remaining sections are planted in ever bearing strawberries. I’m hoping that this gives us some strawberries throughout the summer along with some big harvests…
Tomatillo Chicken Tostadas
I’ve been in a bit of a rut for new and exciting dinner ideas, mainly due to time. It’s the middle of spring, I’ve been spending a lot of time in my garden planting, in the yard weeding, clearly branches that fell in the winter, and taking a weekend trip to Ely to put out…
