Where healthy meets indulgent
Fresh basil and juicy sweet peaches add the perfect summer touch to this heirloom tomato jam! Wonderful spread on a toasted baguette and an incredible condiment for a charcuterie board. I’m about to be that person that convinces you to jam something this summer. Or in this case, put all those garden tomatoes and the last […]
Perfectly crispy and golden sweet corn fritters are spiced up with roasted green chiles and an incredibly flavorful tomatillo avocado salsa piled on top! Checking another one off the summer essential eats list today. Summer is basically just an excuse to eat all the sweet corn physically possible. These sweet corn fritters allow you to […]
Classic peach blackberry cobbler is the ultimate dessert ode to summer! Flavorful brandy is incredible in the fruit filling with even more on top hot from oven. Serve this beautiful cobbler with plenty of vanilla ice cream! It’s been, what a week since we did a boozy dessert? 😝😝 If anything, this rose white chocolate […]
Strawberry rhubarb shortcake is the most amazing summer indulgence! Flaky homemade biscuits are filled with plenty of honey lemon whipped cream and tangy strawberry rhubarb sauce. Can we talk about the EPITOME of summer desserts?? In my mind, it’s always gonna be a strawberry shortcake. It’s what I grew up eating every single summer. Summers […]
Fragrant lavender, creamy mascarpone, and juicy blueberries are a trio made in heaven in these mini blueberry galettes! Perfectly mini-sized for a handheld summer dessert. Wanna hear about the time I accidentally bought a HUGE bag of lavender on Amazon? We’re talking a bag with about 5 cups of lavender in it. FYI, generally when […]
Smooth, garlicky roasted garlic spinach pesto coats every inch of this summery zucchini ribbon salad and it’s all tossed with tons of juicy cherry tomatoes and shaved Parmesan. So this is typical near-summers-end-behavior for me, you guys. I’m talking all about back-to-school stuff on Monday and today it’s back to summer food. Please, I got […]
These overnight refrigerator bread and butter pickles are made ENTIRELY in the fridge overnight and you won’t believe the amazing sweet, tangy flavors that develop. Make a big batch! This recipe is brought to you courtesy of my mother’s numerous-and-simultaneously-exploding cucumber plants. Right now it’s literally us vs. cukes in a battle to use them […]
This creamy basil roasted tomato soup is pure summer in a bowl! Roasted garden tomatoes, fresh basil, and charred sweet corn pack in so much incredible flavor. Am I breaking any rules by throwing a soup in your face while we’re in the thick of July? If so then so be it. This roasted tomato […]
Fresh peaches and amaretto are a match made in heaven in this SUPER-soft glazed amaretto peach quick bread! Perfect way to use up those summer peaches. I am very into peaches and amaretto liquor hanging out in the same quick bread together, friends. Obviously with glaze. Would I even dare to show up with a […]
This seasonal sweet corn zucchini Parmesan risotto is super-creamy and packed with tender zucchini and fresh sweet corn. Made entirely in one skillet in only 30 minutes! Heeeeeey, we needed a killer risotto for the summer and today is that day it happens!! Or one of those days I just eat dinner straight outta the […]
Juicy strawberries and tangy kiwi are the perfect match in these refreshing strawberry kiwi agua fresca cocktails. Make a huge pitcher for the perfect night of summer sipping! Woohoo to summer Fridays!!! And pitchers upon pitchers of sip-all-evening strawberry kiwi agua fresca cocktails! Pitcher(s) is what I meant of course. These are seriously the most […]
Crispy, rustic cornmeal waffles are topped with the BEST homemade strawberry preserves for the best summer breakfast you’ll ever have. Ahhhhh yesssssss……the classic, nostalgic summer breakfast we all desperately need up our summer sleeves. (who wears sleeves in the summer?) Let’s just say that these cornmeal waffles are the one trick you need in your […]
The easiest weekend party sipper ever! These sparkling watermelon lime margarita slushies are quick to blend up and the best use for any leftover watermelon! Let the long Labor Day weekend commence!! And obviously I brought a drink to celebrate. And to sip gulp. Because today’s drink is about 80% watermelon and I don’t know […]
