Recipes

Making your own salsa at home is a lot easier than you might think. Matter of fact, I can't remember the last time that I purchased salsa from a store, it's been at least 10 years if not more. When you make your own salsa at home, you control the ingredients and there is nothing like a freshly made … [Read more...] about Black Bean Salsa Recipe

I admit, we are big iced tea drinkers. We make a lot of homemade iced tea, all year long. We enjoy it sweetened or flavored with lemon, peaches or raspberries. Well, any type of fruit flavoring would do! Out of all beverages in the world (besides water), I would could live off of iced tea! When … [Read more...] about Lavender-Thyme Iced Tea Recipe

How many of you enjoy eating stuffed green peppers? You know, the green bell peppers that you hollow out and stuff with a rice, hamburger and tomato sauce based filling, and then bake in the oven? Well, if you love those bell peppers stuffed, I think you'll love this slow cooker recipe to make this … [Read more...] about Unstuffed Green Pepper Soup Recipe for the Slow Cooker

It can be difficult to remain calm, cool and collected in the midst of summer's longest, hottest, and stickiest nights. One key to beating the heat is to stick with refreshing, chilled eats. However, some of the best chilled treats like ice cream, Italian ice, ice cream sundaes, etc. can be packed … [Read more...] about Chilled Tomato, Watermelon and Basil Soup Recipe

How many of you knew that National Lasagna Day was back on July 29th? I didn't know that, but then again, every day seems to be a national day for something, so it's hard to keep track of them all. For those of you who love lasagna and looking to give it a healthier twist, I think you'll enjoy … [Read more...] about Green Lentil Vegetable Lasagne for Two Recipe

Watermelon, it's something that I look forward to every summer season. Sure, you can buy it in the grocery store year round...but nothing says summer more than biting into a homegrown watermelon! I love them very ripe, juicy and packed full of flavor. Here are a few fun watermelon facts: * Over … [Read more...] about 3 Delicious Watermelon Beverage Recipes

We are now into the dog days of summer and even though we're approaching the end of August, things are still hot & steamy around here. During the hot summertime months, I love to cool off with some homemade lemonade or iced tea. To go along with my icy-cold beverages, I enjoy a great tasting … [Read more...] about Lemon Muffins and Peach Lemon Iced Tea Recipes #FoodieFriday