Tag: mint
Blackberry, Mint, Black Pepper Jam
We have a blackberry and blueberry U-pick farm close by. (In the off season, it’s a Christmas tree farm.) It’s always well maintained and the staff is helpful. And they have some of the biggest berries ever. It’s been a few years since I picked there so one morning I got up early. By 7:30…
Limoncello Sparkler
Today’s cocktail is brought to you by It Takes a Villa by Kilby Blades, the latest TLC Book Tour read. It’s a steamy little book set in Italy with a strong American protagonist and a hunky Italian. 🙂
Voodoo Grog (or a Froggy Princess Cocktail)
For October’s Food ‘n Flix we travel to New Orleans (and into the world of Disney) with The Princess and the Frog. Heeerrrreee’s a cocktail!
Volver Mojito
Here is this month’s Food ‘n Flix post for Volver. You will want “to return” to this cocktail again and again.
Freekeh Pilaf
This dish is “freekeh” amazing! Recipe is from Yotam Ottolenghi’s Plenty.
Wild Rice Salad with Dried Fruit and Arugula
Here is a recipe from a truly beautiful book, Eat Beautiful, by Wendy Rowe.
Fresh Mint Ice Cream with Cacao Nibs
A garden update and a cookbook review of “Sweeter Off the Vine” by Yossy Arefi.
Coconut Mango and Mint Margaritas
Summertime and the livin’ is easy. Amen, brother! It is time for patio sitting and sipping. Especially on a rainy day. Coconut Mango and Mint Margaritas 2 c. frozen mango cubes 1 c. coconut water with pulp 2-3 oz. blanco tequila 4 large mint leaves 1 oz. lime juice Place all ingredients in a…
Blackberry-Cucumber Water
I am addicted to flavored water this summer. Last summer got me hooked when Sassy Water was making the Pinterest rounds. Now I am experimenting with whatever fresh stuff I have in the kitchen. Most recently (with 2 1/2 flats of blackberries to use), I dreamed this up. I am really fickle, but this is…
Moroccan Carrot-Chickpea Salad with Mint and Chives
We still have a plethora of carrots—I am talking three full plastic shopping bags full. I have made two carrot cakes, two batches of muffins, hummus and carrot wraps, and numerous carrot salads. But, I am always on the hunt for a better carrot recipe.