I was inspired by my cyclical ginger obsession to experiment with some homemade ginger ale. I juiced some ginger, made a simple syrup, and experimented with some proportions. It was refreshing and ahem, mixed well with others.
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Tagged brown sugar, Carbonated Water, Ginger, Juice, lime, Refreshing, Simple Syrup, Summer Drink
Good ol cliche Pad Thai. What can I say, it is darn good despite being the most cliche and possibly Americanized Asian dish. Eileen is much more skilled in Asian cuisine (Curry is one of her specialties) than I am but I was inspired to give this old favorite a try. I looked up some recipes and sort of used them as a basis and tailored it to my taste.
Summer!
These drinks were inspired by fresh farmer’s market summer fruits! They were also inspired by our dislike of premade daquiri mixers and frozen canisters. They end up being so syrupy and overly sweet. So we made some of our own homemade daquiris with all natural ingredients that were easily interchangeable.
This was a watermelon bourbon one.
We also made strawberry with rum, and a strawberry and peach combo with bourbon. No combination turned out poorly and the possibilities were exciting.
They were great, easy, refreshing, and much better than the store bought mixers. Take advantage while the summer fruits last!
Tagged bourbon, drinks, frozen, lime, peach, rum, strawberry, summer, watermelon
mmm tacos. Who doesn’t love a good taco every now and then? The beauty of the taco is that you can make it exactly how you like it and it’s still a taco (ie: hard shell, soft shell, choco taco 🙂 ). Although I do love me some of those pre-made corn taco shells or a soft flour tortilla to support my beef and cheese, we decided to go the healthier route for our taco night this time and use these large, beautiful romaine lettuce leaves. We made some fresh guacamole to complement the earthy lettuce shells and topped the tacos with cilantro and lime for a tasty version of the classic beef and cheese taco.
First, the guac. I like to make guacamole with just a few ingredients ’cause I love avocados so much.
All I use are avocados, red onion, fresh cilantro, lime juice and salt and pepper.
Chop, chop, chop…
…then mash, mash, mash…
…and you have one of the most easy, yet most delicious condiments on the planet.
From here all we did was brown some ground beef, mix in a little taco seasonings, and served it atop a large lettuce leaf with some cheese, chopped tomato, guacamole, fresh cilantro and lime. Nothing fancy, but downright delicious.
Nothing processed or refined in this spin on a Mexican? American? traditional dinner food. Whole foods and tons of flavor. YUM!
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