Posts Tagged ‘summertime recipes’
Thai Curry Chicken Salad
DEWDS. I think I’m gettin’ chunky. Well, fine, I know I’ve gained some weight in the last two years. Whether that newly minted weight qualifies me as “chunky” or not, I do know for a fact that some of my dang old summer shorts don’t fit no more! And, Hell! That ain’t right! Sewww, that means…
Read MoreWild Rice Salad
A dear, dear friend of mine recently came back to Texas for a visit. She’s been living in New Zealand for a few years now with her handsome Kiwi man and two drop-dead adorable boy-children. The reason for her visit was sad, but we were all so happy to see them. She asked her lady-friends…
Read MoreQuinoa Salad
Quinoa Salad Video (scroll down for recipe) I love quinoa salad. It’s the perfect solution to my inherent laziness – the laziness I fight so hard against but sometimes, like all better foes, it wins and I find myself sprawled out across the room, legs on the couch, face on the floor, watching “Video Chan…
Read MoreWatermelon Salad
Not that ripe summer watermelon needs to be made into salad, but hey, maybe you’re bored with plain ol’ melon and want to try this watermelon salad. I started a post literally almost ONE YEAR ago that I never got around to finishing. Well, I finally did. Like, just a minute ago. Jeez. What a…
Read MoreMy New Favorite Watermelon Recipes
(NOTE: I started this post literally a year ago and it got lost in the shuffle, but now it’s finished! Jeez! Take forever! Also, please note that my photography has improved considerably since a year ago. I hope so, anyway.) Watermelon! It’s rad! It’s also in season and super-duper tasty right now. But how do…
Read MoreCucumber Salad
Cucumber Salad Recipe Video – scroll down for recipe Subscribe to my YouTube channel to get notified of new videos. Cucumber salad a great thing to make the day before a big party because it just gets better in the fridge for the first couple days. After that, it’s still good, but definitely best if…
Read MoreKickin’ Chicken Fajita Salad
So there I was, standing listlessly in the kitchen, staring at a frozen, vacuum-sealed chicken breast and a head of lettuce , trying to figure out how to make them into dinner. Lettuce wraps? Ain’t nothing but taco-impostors. Chicken caesar salad? Uuuggghhh. Sounds like girl-food. Then it hit me! Lime! A lime hit me in the face,…
Read More“Better than Ranch-Style” Beans
People been asking me to do a baked beans recipe for their summer barbecues and picnics and whatnot, but I already have a recipe for baked beans in my Learn to Cook book. So I one-upped em and came up with this SUPER DELICIOUS ranch-style beans recipe. Man alive, these are good! Way, way, waaayyy…
Read MoreFrozen Sangria
Frozen sangria recipe video (scroll down for printable recipe card) I’d be lying if I told you I made this frozen sangria up for Cinco de Mayo. The truth is, I made this up for all the hot, hot Summer days to come. The sweltering, sweaty days filled with flies, mosquitos, and sun beams that…
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