A diverse round up of the ever popular tequila laced drink, these 16 margarita recipes will have something for everyone. From sweet, salty, and spicy, to loads of fresh fruit look forward to options galore for craft margarita cocktails this Cinco de Mayo. Watermelon Basil Margarita | Chili Sugar Rim This margarita recipe from Hunger|Thirst|Play brings fresh...
Watermelon Basil Margarita | Chili Sugar Rim
Gosh, you look thirsty. Are you thirsty? I'm thirsty just thinking about how you thirsty I think you are. Good news! I have just the treat for you. Watermelon Basil Margaritas. So good, right? Waaaait for it... Chili Sugar Rim. [mic drop] It's cool to talk about margaritas on a Monday morning, right?? If talking...
Strawberry Jalapeño Margarita
Fresh, juicy strawberry muddled with spicy jalapeño and shaken with silver tequila and classic fresh margarita ingredients. Strawberry jalapeno margaritas are simple to make, pleasantly spicy without overpowering the sweet strawberry flavor! You know that famous Oprah reference where everyone gets a car? "You get a car! And you get a car!" etc. etc. Welp,...
Grilled Corn Salad | Creamy Avocado Dressing
Necessity leftovers is the mother of invention. If you're a house that eats a lot of leftovers, you are not alone. We can relate over here. We can also relate to sometimes being 100% bored with leftovers. This grilled corn salad? Totally made from leftovers. Win for the tummy, win for the taste buds. Nothing says,...
Hail the Kale: 13 Kale Salads You Need for Spring
Each year we're faced with a new array of fad vegetables, coming fresh off a new season of Chopped or Top Chef. Cauliflower everything, romanesco, brussels sprouts - they've all had their day in the sun. Several years after the emergence of the leafy green superfood Kale, and we still see it stocked on shelved...
Making the Most of Four Days in Paris: Day One
Life has been incredibly busy since we got back from France! It seems like a month has literally flown by. With Easter and the Boston Marathon behind us, there is a little lull until Cinco de Mayo. My favorite holiday of all, because tacos and margaritas pretty much make up the blood coursing through my...
Using the Pizzacraft Pizza Pronto + White Pizza Recipe
It's definitely true that we are influenced in our younger years. And several years spent working in two different Italian style restaurants with brick oven pizza makes you a real life pizza snob. That thin, crispy bottom and light airy crust, man oh man. Welcome to my pizza dreams. I've tried everything to replicate it...
Spring Kale & Cucumber Salad | Honey-Ginger Dressing
It's Spring! Spring! Spring! I know I blabbed about it finally being spring in my last post, but the weather has been so darn beautiful it's hard not to shout from the roof tops. That, or Shea and I have been watching the Curious George 'Spring Fever' episode too much. Probably both. As we shed...
Adventures in Paris: The Martini Problem
The chance to travel abroad is an amazing opportunity. Experience another culture through all the senses. Visual observation of architecture, clothing, storefronts and food. Hearing another language spoken fluidly by others and poorly attempted by your own mouth. [But attempted nevertheless!] The feel of the bread, crusty on the outside with a soft interior. The...
National Caramel Day
Happy National Caramel Day! Of all the food holidays, I'm pretty sure this is my favorite. Caramel is one of my all time favorite sweet flavors. It's sweet, buttery, and ooey gooey. Seriously, what is not to love about that? And then sometimes, it's salted and the world stops for just a sec. All those...