Posted in drink up!, kid stuff, summertime on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Now if I can only make this without my kids knowing I’m adding sorbet, because I can’t really leave it out, right?!
Ingredients
1 cup chopped ripe strawberries (5 large strawberries)
1 cup chopped seeded watermelon
1 cup chopped fresh peach
1 cup raspberry sorbet
1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
Directions
Place the strawberries, watermelon, peach, sorbet, and orange juice in a [...]
Posted in kid stuff, soups & salads, summertime on August 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This is just too cute to not do at least a couple times this summer! My kids LOVE fruit salad, and doing a bowl of melon balls is a fun presentation that really gets them excited!
Reprinted with permission from Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade magazine and Hoffman Media, LLC.
For more information, go to www.semihomemademag.com
Cut favorite melons in [...]
Posted in Sweet Treats, kid stuff, summertime on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Reprinted with permission from Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade magazine and Hoffman Media, LLC.
For more information, go to www.semihomemademag.com
2 (18.25 oz) boxes white cake mix
1/2 tsp red food coloring, divided
5-oz craisins, currants, or raisins (could even use chocolate chips)
2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
3 (16 oz) containers fluffy white frosting
green food coloring
Preheat oven to 350. Spray 4 (9″) [...]
Posted in canning, summertime, veggies on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bring to a boil…
1 qt cider vinegar
1 cup pickling salt
3 qts water
In each quart jar put…
1/2 tsp alum
1 hot pepper (I forgot, so I just sprinkled some red pepper flakes in)
several cloves peeled garlic (I used 3 cloves, cut in half)
dill – top & bottom
cucumbers (I prefer whole, but I did make spears and circles [...]
Posted in ham, soups & salads, summertime on July 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1 pound boneless ham steak
4 peaches, halved (leave the skin on!)
3 Tbsp EVOO
salt & pepper
1 hass avocado
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
3/4 lb baby spinach
1/2 cup crumbled goat cheese
croutons
*Preheat grill to medium-high. Brush the ham and peaches with EVOO and season with salt & pepper. Grill the peaches about 5 minutes, just until [...]
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