There isn't anything better than a frozen margarita on a scorching day. It's a drink meant for relaxing and chatting on a lazy afternoon. It's almost always a pretty drink, too, so you can enjoy looking at it when you're not sipping. We've been doing a lot of house projects lately and recently decided we needed a bit of relaxing time with a nice drink. After a quick look through the freezers and garden, our Mango Blackberry Mint Margarita was born! Ingredients: 2 oz tequila 3 oz ... Read More
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Lemon Basil Sugar Cookies
I love sugar cookies. They're such a simple treat, but there's something about that soft, yummy cookie that takes all my willpower to not eat the entire batch. We were doing a lot of yard work this past weekend because our weeds have gotten seriously out of control. I was bemoaning the fact that my garden has not fared well at all this year. Between freak mold on my cherry trees and Matilda picking all of my plants, there's basically nothing left--except our herbs. We saw the basil thriving as a ... Read More
Cherry Pistachio Biscotti
There are few things in this world that make me happier than cherries. If you follow me anywhere, you know that I'm pretty obsessed with them. I was given the chance to create a recipe with jarred cherries and jumped at it. It was a little bit difficult to move past the "open jar, put cherry in mouth" direction, but I managed! I'm really happy with how my Cherry Pistachio Biscotti turned out, and I'm also sharing a fun DIY for a cherry-inspired mason jar for gift giving. Ingredients: ... Read More
Chicken Zoodle Summer Salad
This post contains sponsored content and affiliate links. I don't know what it is about the start of summer, but we always seem to be busier than at any other time of the year. We have all of the crazy end of the school year activities, and regardless of intentions, we seem to always be jumping right into new activities once school is out. With four kids, I feel completely all over the place and am always looking for ways to ease our days. Not needing to go to the grocery store is one way I've ... Read More
Pad Thai
I had never had Thai food before Scott and I started dating. It is now solidly up there with my favorite cuisines. It is actually pretty easy to find good Thai food in New Zealand, and we ate it regularly when we lived there. Still, nothing compares to actually getting to eat Thai food *in* Thailand, and in our pre-kid years, we were able to do just that. I have such a love for Pad Thai and it's a dish that I can honestly say we've eaten all over the world. When we moved to the States and Thai ... Read More
Easy Mixed Berry Jam
Scott and I often daydream about a life where we have a pantry full of canned goods we've made ourselves. I think that my love of things in jars dates back to the first time I read the Little House books and the need to stockpile for winter has stuck with me. We started canning together when I moved to New Zealand. In fact, we made gift baskets of canned goods we had made ourselves as gifts for our first Christmas together. We've been making our own jam for a while now, and it's so easy and ... Read More