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…
Tag Archive for 4th of July
spiced peach cobbler
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grandma’s cucumber salad
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“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
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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
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cherry cheesecake pocket pies
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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}
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blueberry fizz vodka lemonade
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the farmer’s daughter cocktail
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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…