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Watermelon Salad Recipe with Mint & Feta
A watermelon salad is a perfect side to your barbecue! Throw in some mint and feta and your watermelon & feta salad is a crowd-pleaser. Watermelon is an American summertime treat! Chomping down on a bite of a juicy slice of watermelon on a hot summer afternoon is so utterly refreshing! Kids and adults love […]
Avocado Watermelon Salad Recipe
Avocado is something that is not only delicious, but is an incredibly healthy food to incorporate into your diet. It is versatile, allowing you to mix it with various of flavors to have it take on a completely different flavor. Nutritious Salad The Avocado Watermelon Salad is: light, refreshing, incredibly healthy Crisp and flavorful tomato, […]
Easy 4th of July Recipe Collection
4th of July often means picnics, BBQs or meals by the pool or beach. Whichever your location on the 4th, try out any of these easy recipes for friends and family. Each recipe is easy to make and delicious to eat! Chicken Chutney Spread – Perfect with crackers or a vegetable platter! This is a […]
Hot Dog, Hot Dog, Hot Diggity Dog! It’s National Hot Dog Month!
This month more dogs will be grilled and consumed than any other month of the year. I’m sure the increase of summertime BBQs has an impact on summer hot dog eating! We cook hot dogs in four different ways – depends how much time we have! Microwave, boiling, frying or grilling. Our favorite is grilling. […]
Chicken Chutney Spread – Easy Crowd-Pleaser!
The Super Bowl is approaching, and March Madness will be here before you know it. Chips and dips will be covering our coffee tables as we feed the sports fanatics in our homes. Using a large can of chopped chicken, such as the Hormel Chunk Chicken (a pantry staple in our home,) plus a few […]
Smart Home: Elevate The Everyday™ Summer Dining Sweepstakes, Hormel Foods
Hitting the grill this summer? We love to grill! Burger, dogs, chicken, pork…you name it! Now through August 5th you can enter The Elevate The Everyday™ Summer Dining Sweepstakes by Hormel Foods to win one of 3 great prizes! 13 winners will be selected and you could be the Grand Prize winner, enjoying a $500 […]
Smart Home: Summertime Dining, Dilemmas and All!
It’s the 1st day of summer!!! Woo Hoo! Actually, summer means heat, ridiculous humidity and 100% chance of afternoon thunderstorms in South Florida! That aside, there are summertime food treats that we all love 100 degree heat and all! Popsicles, watermelon, sherbet, corn on the cob, burgers & dogs….Yes, I’m getting hungry. As Ragú’s Mom’s […]
Salmon with Vanilla Balsamic Marinade using Vanilla Bean Paste
Salmon with Vanilla Balsamic Marinade using Vanilla Bean Paste I have a new secret ingredient! It’s what Thomas Jefferson is credited with introducing to the United States in the late 1700s. Vanilla! I was recently provided with a bottle of Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste to try. Are you wondering exactly what is […]
Sliced Summer Fruits with Mango Puree
Mango Puree Make this mango puree as an accompaniment for those hot summer months. You can serve it as suggested below atop sliced summer fruits or add it as a topping for ice cream. Either way it is absolutely delicious. Sliced Summer Fruits with Mango Puree 1 mango 2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice Pinch of cayenne […]
The Best Dip Ever!
I’m starting to realize that this is becoming a bit of a theme…I’ve posted a recipe for 3 Fridays in a row! This week I wanted to share a super yummy dip that I have shared a parties at home and brought to friend’s homes. It’s easy as can be to make and everyone always […]