Tag Archive for 4th of July

palmer house ice cream

I remember getting a rainbow cone at the Minnesota State Fair every summer ever since I was a little kid. It’s such a pretty treat with all of those amazing colors, but my favorite part of this ice cream is a flavor called Palmer House. Palmer House ice cream was originally created for The Palmer…

spiced peach cobbler

These beautiful peaches were on sale at the local market and I just had to get a bunch to make cobbler. Perfectly ripe and sweet and begging to be made into a decadent, summer dessert. I’ve always been partial to spiced peaches. Like the kind grandma used to make and put up in her pantry.…

grandma’s cucumber salad

“He had been eight years upon a project for extracting sun beams out of cucumbers which were to be put into vials hermetically sealed, and let out to warm the air in raw, inclement summers.” ~Jonathan Swift Gulliver’s Travels My grandma has been making this awesome summer salad for as long as I can remember.…

patriotic salsa

With Memorial Day weekend coming up I decided to create a recipe for healthy chips and salsa featuring Food Should Taste Good‘s blue corn chips. I made the salsa with red grape tomatoes and white navy beans for the whole red white and blue patriotic theme. It turned out so delicious, and so pretty too!…

bacon bourbon baked beans

I purchased a 5 quart, Red Wing Pottery bean pot recently and I couldn’t wait to make my first batch of homemade baked beans in it! I had so much fun creating this decadent bean recipe. They’re perfectly sweet, smoky, tangy, bacony, rich and saucy. Feel free to leave out the bourbon at the end…

cherry cheesecake pocket pies

We love these little, portable “pocket” pies for picnics! Just put them in a container that seals well, and place the container in a cooler filled with ice. The sweetened “cheesecake” component of these yummy pies make them a good breakfast or brunch offering too. They sort of remind me of a cross between a…

not your father’s root beer float {cocktail}

We recently discovered this amazing, “boozy” root beer called Not Your Father’s Root Beer. It is SO good! I immediately knew I had to get some and make giant root beer floats with it. I must say, that was a good call. Cheers, Lovelies! I think you’re going to love this summer cocktail! for one…

blueberry fizz vodka lemonade

While Jeff was mowing the lawn, Grace and I decided it would be fun to head outside and lounge on the deck. I sat at the umbrella table and started reading this amazing book that my friend lent to me. It’s set in northern Minnesota in various areas that are familiar to me. I always…

the farmer’s daughter cocktail

Happy weekend, Lovelies! As you know, I am obsessed with strawberries. I absolutely love them. And paired with basil… oh my! A match made in heaven. This delicious, refreshing cocktail is the best of both of those worlds. I think these cocktails would make a lovely addition to a Mother’s Day celebration or a summer…

apple pocket pies

Aren’t these just the most adorable “autumn-y” little apple pies you’ve ever seen? I purchased the little pocket pie maker at Williams Sonoma a few years ago and it works like a charm. I tried to find the mold on their website so I could link to it for you, but I couldn’t find it.…