When I was growing up, whenever we had parties down at the lake we always had a tray of fruit and to go with it this yummy, creamy, sweet, marshmallowy, dip. Now I bring it with me to our hunting camps each fall and both my uncle and sister admit that the fruit merely serves…
German Potato Salad
Summer is the season of BBQs and picnics, neither of which is complete with out a pasta or potato salad. This is just one more reason why I love summer, it presents a fun way to dress up your carbs. Seriously, if I had my way, I would live on carbs: bagels and pasta. In…
Apricot Ice Cream
Dana bought me the best grad school graduation gift ever- a lemon-yellow Cuisinart ice cream maker (#EarnsCommission)! The Cuisinart and I have made some delicious ice creams together in the past year, and this is the latest one. We were having a party at work for one of my coworker’s birthdays, it was going to…
Grilled Salmon with Nectarine Salsa
It was the opening weekend of summer (aka Memorial weekend), so naturally I wanted to grill something for dinner. I just had amazing burgers the night before (with the sister), so I wanted something a little lighter this night. I couldn’t decide what I wanted; all I could describe was something “fresh.” I finally settled on grilled…
My Favorite Guacamole
I love guacamole and I mean LOVE IT! I’ve been known to make a batch of guac for lunch and eat the whole thing. The funny thing is I wouldn’t touch guacamole until I was in my early twenties. As kid growing up in a small town at the ‘end of the road’, we didn’t…
