lemon hummus

~ lemon hummus ~ serves 8 to 10 prep time- 5 to 10 minutes cook time- 0 minutes (no cooking necessary) Do you buy your hummus premade? We use to until I discovered how easy it is to make at home. It tastes so much better and fresher, and I love how versatile of an…

six senses saturday

tasting :: campari and tonic on ice…one of our favorite summer libations that always reminds us of our vacation to Riviera Maya, puffy crispy amazing hard shell chicken tacos at Red Wing’s Brick House Pub and Grill…soooo yummy with pico, guac, sour cream and (of course) just enough Sriracha to make me cry a little….and…salt…

cookies & cream icebox cake

~ cookies & cream icebox cake ~ My friend Clare introduced me to Nabisco Famous chocolate wafers a while back. I had never cooked with them. She told me about this easy, yummy, icebox cake with three ingredients, and I thought this would be a fun recipe to try with my daughter Gracie, as she…

love nests

~ love nests ~ Have you ever made pasta nests? You can either buy them in nest form, or you can get creative with a pasta fork and twirl them up yourself! It takes a little practice, but it’s really quite easy, and the presentation is so pretty. serves 3 6 pasta nests (I used…

tomato soup blender dressing

~ tomato soup blender dressing ~ Hello Lovelies! What a beautiful day in the Mississippi river valley. The perfect day for a picnic which is exactly how we spent it. My grandparents came down to celebrate my birthday with me a couple days early and brought  the most gorgeous fresh strawberry (of course!) birthday cake.…