Recipes
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Bicicletta (“Bicycle”) Cocktail
We have a new cocktail for you on this Friday – the Bicicletta -“bicycle” in Italian. And I am obsessed in the “had a Bicicletta each night this week” sort of way! Such a refreshingly light cocktail to enjoy as the evenings get warmer. In her 2016 book “Spritz: Italy’s Most Iconic Aperitivo Cocktail, with Recipes,” Talia Baiocchi, writes that the Bicicletta dates to 1930s Italy, and was supposedly named “for the mode of transportation in which its drinkers toddle home after several drinks at the local cafe.” Mixing this refreshing Italian aperitivo is as easy as riding a bike (pun absolutely intended!). Simply combine dry white wine and Campari,…
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A “Rosé Before the Big Day” Bridal Shower
We had such a fun weekend celebrating our brother Michael’s bride-to-be, Laura. While many of you know that Mallory and I live across the street from each other, you may be surprised to learn that Laura also only lives a few short walkable blocks away. She is the younger sister of one of my brother-in-law Chris’ best friends and attended the same elementary school that my children do now. We are talking less than one degree of separation here. As a result of her proximity and simply because we love her company, Mallory, Laura and I have spent many an afternoon and evening sipping glasses (notice the plural use of…
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Spring Sips Inspiration
Its Friday and you deserve a cocktail! And, if you are anything like us, when weather turns a little bit warm, that red wine you have been drinking all winter long suddenly becomes less appealing. All you really want is a cold cocktail (or chilled glass of rosé). Below are our favorite warm weather cocktails now that the sunshine has finally made an appearance in Seattle. Because we all need some spring sips inspiration with Memorial Day Weekend just around the corner and sun in the Seattle forecast for tomorrow! Frozen Gin & Tonics Mallory and I like this Frozen GT recipe from @sugarandcharm so much that we requested them…
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Cinco De Mayo Recipe Round Up
Cinco De Mayo is tomorrow so lets get festive with our dinner plans! We rounded up our favorite Mexican meals and margaritas from the past year so you can celebrate appropriately tomorrow! I’ll be making baked chicken tacos and watermelon margaritas. What are you making?! Might as well grab some sombreros while you are at it! Watermelon Margaritas Beer Margaritas Skinny White Claw Margaritas Quarantini Mexitini & Watermelon Rose Paloma Baked Tacos Instant Pot Tacos Aunt Mary’s Enchiladas Nacho Average Taco Salad
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Strawberries, Strawberries Everywhere!
Strawberry season is here! And every grocery store I enter right now has strawberries on sale. Last week, needing to use up the abundance of strawberries in my fridge, I tried two new delicious Instagram strawberry recipes that are must tries while strawberry season is upon us. First, I tried @ainttooproudtomeg’s Roasted Strawberries & Burrata served with grilled balsamic chicken thighs and toasted rosemary bread. This dish was heavenly. Cannot recommend highly enough! Roasted Strawberries & Burrata 32oz strawberries (hulled but left whole) Note: The strawberries I roasted were HUGE. Next time, I think I will cut the larger of the strawberries in half before I roast. 2 tablespoons balsamic…
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Run For The Roses or a Mint Julep
The Kentucky Derby is tomorrow (always the first Saturday in May)! Attending the Kentucky Derby is on my life experience bucket list. The perfect excuse to wear a pretty dress, don a large hat, and watch magnificent horses all while sipping a cocktail, and not just any cocktail, THE MINT JULEP. Horseracing is in our blood. For nearly 50 years, our grandparents, William C. and Barbara Nelson, owned and operated Gunshy Manor, a 165-acre farm located in Redmond, Washington, that became one of Washington’s most successful breeding farms. It all started when Grandma Barbie bought a Thoroughbred mare named Triple Punch, a 1957 daughter of Triplean. Her first foal, the…
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Our two Favorite Breakfast Casseroles & a little Easter Recap
What a wonderful weekend it was! Multiple egg hunts, lots of treats, family, mimosas, food and even a little sunshine. Just how we like it! We spent Saturday in Suncadia with Chris’s family; Suncadia puts on the best Easter egg hunt and festivities. If you get the chance to spend Easter over there, I highly recommend it. It’s the largest Easter egg hunt I’ve seen (separated by age), adult beverages, the Easter bunny, toys for the kids and more. The Easter bunny will also come visit you at your house! Sunday my mom hosted her annual Easter Brunch and it never disappoints. I mean any brunch that includes a beer,…
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Easter Menu Inspiration
What are you making your bunnies for Easter? Have you finalized your menu for your Easter celebration yet? Our mom asked us to bring Chrissy Teigen’s Everything Bagel Cream Cheese Breakfast Bake (recipe available here) to our family’s annual egg hunt but I haven’t decided what other Easter goodies I will be hauling to Redmond with me yet. As I was searching my Pinterest, Instagram, and iPhone pictures for recipe inspiration, I also came across these gems from past Easters that I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to share. And, now that I have stopped crying…. back to Easter menu planning. Here are some Easter menu options we made…
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Easter Treat Mix
You should make it – every bunny will love it. It’s so delicious, super easy and festive – the perfect thing to bring to Easter Sunday at your parents or serve at your own Easter brunch. Or package in cellophane bags and give away to friends and family this week before you eat it all. Our first batch is gone (it went a little too quickly) but I’ll be making a second for this weekend’s Easter festivities. Make it your own with different Easter candies and treats – the kids will love to help! INGREDIENTS 4 cups Corn Chex Cereal 2 cups Pretzel Sticks 1 cup Dry Roasted Salted Peanuts 1 (16 ounce) package…
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What’s Up, Doc?
We are just over week out from Easter and apparently have carrots on the brain because today’s post is all about CARROT JUICE. A carrot juice cocktail and a carrot juice pasta because, if you are going to buy carrot juice, you may as well buy the big bottle. Your eyes (and taste buds) will thank you! In the past, we have tended to post a cocktail or a pasta recipe on Fridays. Both seem like a celebratory way to kickoff the upcoming weekend. So we have really upped the ante by featuring a cocktail and a pasta in this post. Maybe should have saved this one for Good Friday…
