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Twelve Picnic Recipes

By Hilah | July 23, 2012 |

Picnics. Isn’t the very idea of a picnic just ROMANTIC AS HELL?? You know, in your mind, the picnic happens on a grassy knoll under a 200-year-old oak tree; a perfectly pointy blue-gray mountain range on one side and a huge crystal lake on the other (don’t worry; Jason is a thousand miles away in…

Watermelon Salad

By Hilah | June 28, 2012 |

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…

Cucumber Salad

By Hilah | May 24, 2012 |

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…

Green Papaya Salad

By Hilah | November 19, 2011 |

My friends Harry and Maew at the Simmons Family Farms are one-of-a-kind organic farmers. In addition to standard crops like greens, tomatoes, and peppers, they also grow many unusual vegetables and herbs like Thai basil, Chinese broccoli, and even papaya. This past week I was lucky enough to grab a green papaya from their stand…

Putt-Putt Picnic

By Hilah | September 24, 2011 |

(Okay. It was actually minigolf. But “Minigolf Picnic” isn’t as fun or as alliterative … those two facts are possibly related.) If it’s been a while since you’ve played minigolf, I think you should do it soon. Preferably with a group of friends and a picnic. The last time I’d gone was for my own…

10 Essential Things To Pack For a Day at the Lake!

By Hilah | August 26, 2011 |

10 essentials to pack for a day at the lake (or the beach!)

Even though Summer is technically almost over, in Texas we can count on at least another month of 90+ weather and (probably) no rain days. That means there’s still plenty of time and reason to head out to some body of water on the weekend and get in it! As a seasoned lake-day-planner I have…

How To Make Pasta Salad

By Hilah | July 6, 2010 |

This is my pasta salad recipe – full of fresh vegetables with a light vinaigrette. Perfect salad for pot lucks, barbecues, pool parties, or anytime! Major yummy-times, people.