WELL THEN. I have fully and officially reached my summer peak with this recipe, and I will be retiring for the rest of the season. You can find me by the beach with a giant pitcher of these cocktails, sipping and [attempting to] tan. Byeeeeee. Jk jk. Kind of. Have you ever had a Tom Collins? I'll give you the gist: Simple syrupLemon juiceGin Club soda That's all there is to ...
Super Simple Tomato Mozzarella Salad
Welcome to the world of ridiculously easy salads that include 3 ingredients + a just-as-easy dressing, which also includes 3 ingredients. It takes less than 10 minutes to make, and it tastes like a summer explosion in your mouth if you want a truly accurate description. This salad was inspired by a lady in my FRG (family readiness group - a huge thing in the Army for wives and families [mainly ...
Pesto Margherita Naan Pizza
Pizza officially just got super easy. I'm talkin' store bought naan, store bought pesto, some cheese, sliced tomato, basil, bam. You done. And it just so happens to taste as delicious as those homemade, more complicated, and time consuming pizzas. Listen, I'm all bout dat homemade pizza. I love making pizza dough, and I love the process of everyone customizing their own pizzas just how they ...
Herbed Mixed Berry Salad
Do you guys find yourself craving healthy, fresh things like fruit and salad if you've had a few days of unhealthy eating? This happens to me biiiiiig time. If I've had some meals over the last few days that aren't exactly packed with nutrition (i.e. pizza...burgers...nah mean?), I end up having this deep desire for crunchy, fresh salads and bright, tangy fruit. That was me this weekend. On ...
Baked Gnocchi with Blistered Tomato Parmesan Sauce
Wait...I just peaked. I might as well quit blogging now, because this is as delicious as food can possibly get. My career is oveerrrrrrr ğŸ˜ğŸ˜ğŸ˜. But for real...this baked gnocchi is my love language. Have you ever played the game Desert Island where you go around and say the three things you would bring if you were stranded on an island somewhere like ma' man Tom Hanks and his friend Wilson? ...
Perfect 30 Minute Red Curry
Oh my gosh. Hold the phone. HOLD. THE. PHONE. This is quite possibly the best thing I have ever consumed in my entire life. Food, drink, anything. First of all...allow me to preface... Up until a few years ago, I had never tried Thai curry. I had tried Indian curry, and I wasn't a big fan of that, so I thought that meant that I wouldn't like any curry. Then I went to a Thai restaurant, someone ...
Herbed Pea and Orzo Salad
Remember that time we made an amazing herb condiment packed with basil, cilantro, parsley, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, and olive oil and then folded it into pasta? OH WAIT. That happened today ????. And holy delicious, it was a big bowl of wow-it's-hot-outside-so-let's-make-easy-food-with-bright-flavors-and-be-happy-forever. You pickin' up what I'm puttin' down? Good. So...those herbs. ...
Pineapple, Basil, and Coconut Ice Pops
Welp, it's officially hot outside in Kansas. And I am LOVING IT. Seriously, I hate being cold. I violently hate it. It just immediately frustrates me intensely when I am freezing. Hence, winter = no bueno. Except for snow and Christmas - I like those things. Cold weather just hurts, know what I mean? Yes, hot weather can be extremely uncomfortable, but it doesn't hurt like cold weather does! Cold ...
Perfect Bruschetta
I am kind of obsessed with bruschetta. Aaaand by kind of obsessed I mean one hundred percent obsessed. Obviously. Which is really very strange because I don't like tomatoes. I don't despise them but I don't enjoy them. And what is bruschetta? Tomatoes. Ninety percent tomatoes. But for some reason when you add some garlic, salt, pepper, basil, and a touch of balsamic vinegar to the ...
Caprese Salad Bites with Garlic Balsamic Reduction
Okay...once again I am SO far behind on this post. I am sorry! I hate not being consistent about posting and I never want people to wonder "where the heck did she go?" If you read my last post (on April 30th...whoops), you know how crazy this week has been for me! So far, since that last post, I drove to Atlanta, flew to Charlotte, flew to Denver, and flew back to Charlotte to help my ...