Recipes
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Summer Recipe Round Up
It’s hard to believe we are already half way through August and Fall is just around the corner; I’m not crying you’re crying! Here are the recipes we’ve been posting about and making all Summer in one place for you to refer to for weeknight dinner inspiration or summer hang outs – all fresh, delicious and perfect for enjoying this last bit of Summer! Bacon Cheeseburger Bowls Burger Sauce ½ cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon mustard 1 tablespoon ketchup 1 tablespoon dill pickle relish 1 teaspoon white vinegar ¼ teaspoon granulated onion ¼ teaspoon granulated garlic ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper Salad 6 strips bacon, diced 1 pound organic grass-fed ground beef…
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Salami Ragu
To celebrate the fact that its Friday, we have a new pasta recipe for you today: Salami Ragu! Ever since travelling with Ryan to Venice through Stirred Travel, we have been following @rosiemackeanpastaqueen. Rosie was one of the incredible chefs during our amazing Italian culinary adventure and the pasta pictures she posts on her Instagram account are nothing short of mouthwatering. When Rosie recently posted a recipe for Salami Ragu, I could not resist giving it a try. It was absolutely delicious! We highly recommend you follow her Instagram account for some incredible pasta recipes and, in the words of Rosie, get stuck into her Salami Ragu as soon as…
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Golf Picnic Date Night
“Oh you are golfing again? I’m coming!” And by golfing I mean driving around in a golf cart on a sunny evening drinking a cold glass of Washington wine and eating a yummy (and cute to boot) pressed Italian picnic sandwich. I don’t golf but after this lovely evening I’m thinking I should! When our husbands said they were going golfing again, my girlfriend and I decided it was time for us to join them. Given the times and lack of food options at this course, I decided to pack a little picnic for each couple. These are tasty and pretty sandwiches, perfect for a picnic or as it turns…
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Summer Tart Night
Savory and sweet, these tarts are so simple, you can whip up a couple different versions in very little time. An easy yummy way to enjoy summer produce – just add to store-bought puff pastry and you are half way to dinner. Cut them up small for easy party appetizers, or serve one with a salad for a light and delicious summertime meal like we did last weekend! Don’t forget dessert! This strawberry Nutella tart was so simple but SO delicious. Also, I hate to admit it but Megan made the prettier Zucchini tart and I made the rest ha! Hot tip: roll the puff pastry out with a rolling…
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Parent Pops
We made it to Friday and, whew, its been a week! To top it off, we learned yesterday afternoon that Sam and Emma will not be physically headed back to school in September and instead restarting full-time digital learning. So I decided mom needed boozy popsicles STAT and, after tasting our frozen creations, we decided we had to share… After lots of taste-testing with multiple taste-testers (funny how easy it was to find volunteers for this job!), we came up with four varieties of what we are calling our “Parent Pops”: red wine fudgsicles, rosé pops, Corona popsicles, and margarita popsicles. This weekend is supposed to get warm again, so…
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Got Zucchini?
Its zucchini season folks! This past weekend, my brother Will brought two HUGE zucchini over to the house that his colleague had grown and shared with the office. His question, “What do you do with zucchini?”, inspired this post. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the record for world’s biggest zucchini belongs to a zucchini grown by John (Giovanni) Scozzafavain in his garden in Niagara Falls, Ontario in 2014. His zucchini measured a whopping 8 ft 3.3 inches long (2.52 m). When you have that much zucchini, you have to get creative on how to use it. We are talking way more than zoodles, people. Here are two creative zucchini-based…
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Sunday Funday Grapefruit Cocktails
We tried two new grapefruit cocktails over the weekend and both were winners. Each cocktail was refreshing and light for a day in the sun; perfect for the warm week ahead and for all of your backyard summertime cocktail hours. We also pulled out an oldie but goodie recipe of our Aunt Mary’s to serve for lunch – tuna chicken salad. Served on a tasty roll, low carb wrap or boats of lettuce, this tuna salad rivals PCC’s and is the perfect poolside lunch for your family and friends. Grapefruit Kombucha Margarita Ingredients 1 cup tequila 1/2 cup fresh lime juice 1/2 cup grapefruit juice 4-5 tablespoons simple syrup 1/2…
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Summer Sipping
Summer is finally here! Whether grilling at home or sitting poolside at our parents, we find ourselves gravitating towards the same warm-weather favorites. Rosé and white wine taste best in the sunshine and our Dad, our family’s wine expert, makes sure he has all of our favorites lined up. This summer definitely doesn’t look the same but it’s still time to get outside and have some fun so we linked our favorite warm-weather wines for you below. (1) Villa Maria Bubbly Sauvignon Blanc is crisp and sparkly and my idea of the perfect summer wine (if you are on a bit of a budget you can also give this less…
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Spiced “Lamb” Flatbread
Happy Monday to everyone! Are you on the ball and already done with your meal-planning for the week? Or, are you like me this Monday, and wondering what you are going to cook for dinner because you spent the weekend playing in the finally-arrived(!!) Seattle sunshine instead of doing anything productive like grocery shopping or laundry? Ugh. Well, if you are in the latter group, we have a quick and delicious idea dinner recipe for you that will hopefully make your Monday a little easier: Metropolitan Market’s Spiced Lamb Flatbread. Yum! Living only a few blocks away from Sandpoint’s Metropolitan Market, this grocery store is a frequent stop if we…
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Chinese Chicken Salad
This salad is a giant bowl of flavor and crunch and I have yet to meet anyone who doesn’t love it. It’s our favorite salad to bring to a friend’s house, serve at a gathering or eat al fresco during the summer. Give me all the simple recipes so I can enjoy the sunshine – just make sure to double the recipe because it makes for great lunch left overs all week too. Of all of my mom’s salad recipes, this is at the top of our list. Salad Ingredients 1 head shredded cabbage (I obviously buy the pre-shedded bags) 1 bunch green onions, diced 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds…
