June 24, 2015

Cantaloupe Lassi

I had a coworker who would pour himself a huge bowl of yogurt and toss cantaloupe in it for breakfast. In my head, I thought it was kind of weird and later on I found out that my other coworkers agreed. It must have been a texture thing. But blending the two together? Well, you’re onto something there.

Cantaloupe Lassi enters the picture!

This recipe is an adaptation of my friend Cheryl’s Pineapple Lassi recipe from her latest book- Yogurt Culture.

I didn’t have pineapple…..

It’s light. It’s refreshing. There’s a little spice to it with the cardamom. The saffron on top makes it fancy and it’s a wonderful way to use up all that cantaloupe you overbought. I know you. You’re just like me.

Just cut it up, put it on a baking sheet and toss it in the freezer. You’ve got yourself frozen cantaloupe. And you’re one step closer to making Cantaloupe Lassis.

recipes

June 23, 2015

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

MEAT. It’s not pretty, but dang…. IT’S TASTY. Look at this Slow Cooker Pulled Pork!

One of my current Meal Prep staples is pulled pork! And I’m going to show you how to make it and give you some ideas how to use it. The best part is that we let our crock pot do all the work. You can come home from work and make BBQ pulled pork sandwiches in no time! Carnitas tacos too! No need to turn the oven on. We’re keeping things cool in the kitchen this Summer.

Inspiration

June 22, 2015

Popsicles GALORE!

I have a batch of popsicles in the freezer right now. Look out for a new recipe on Wednesday! It’s totally POPSICLE SEASON, so bust out your popsicle molds….clear some space in your freezer because once you start making popsicles, you can’t stop!

Cucumber Watermelon Popsicles

Two favorites combined together! It will make you think of all that Bath & Body Works lotion you hoarded in your high school bedroom.

Mango Lassi Popsicles

Cooper’s favorite drink turned POPSICLE!

Raspberry Lemon Yogurt Popsicles

If you have some leftover lemon curd, YOU NOW HAVE A NEW USE FOR IT!

Because we’re grown adults who like to put a little booze in our popsicles…..

Campari Cantaloupe Popsicles

Things that make you go mmmmmmm.

Piña Colada Ice Pops

Things are getting TROPICAL up in here. You could always take out the sticks and blend up the popsicles. Desperate times call for desperate measures. Wait. This is not desperate. It’s just genius.

Boozy Frozen Peach Pops

Peach Pops! That’s fun to say. There’s vodka up in here.

Pimm’s Cup Popsicles

This one went viral last year. It’s because THEY’RE amazing. Sometimes I float one in a giant glass of Pimm’s Cup. META!

Cucumber Ginger Gin Popsicles

Oh goodness. These ones were the most refreshing popsicles ever. They combine all my favorite cocktail flavors in one popsicle!

Here are the popsicle molds I use. I love the shape of them because they’re CLASSIC!

Inspiration

June 21, 2015

And I Quote:

my everyday life, Photography

June 20, 2015

My Everyday Life: Week 25

Here’s what this past week looked like:

The light right now is my everything.

Looking down.

Making an arrangement for the deck.

He hadn’t caught anything yet.

Change your view.

Cooper told me that my new sneaks looked HOT. Oh gosh, buddy.

June 19, 2015

I love lists, Friday!

My maj got me hooked on reading my horoscope here.
Meringues that look like a work of art.
I’ve learned a lot from Ina Garten (not at the gym though)
Hello, claustrophobia.
Will Fitbit go the way of the Palm Pilot?
I love reading other people’s packing tips.
50 Things You Need to Eat in SF Before You Die
So that explains my pickle phase last year.
I got one error on this color vision test. It was kinda hard!
What gorgeous animal portraits!
Holy cow, these hot dogs look amazing.
We’re going to take Cooper to see this movie ASAP.
Casey is an ISTP and I’m an INFJ 🙂 I can’t wait to find out Cooper’s.
Oh my dear lord. Mac & Cheese WAFFLES.
Such a cute way to remember anniversaries. I wish we started this 9 years ago!
If you need some summer shoe ideas, here are my favorites.
I have a lot of rocks that would be perfect painted!
Cake decorating fails!!
A list of really good traveling hacks.
More about the psychology of grocery stores. Always a favorite topic.
This is the treehouse of my dreams.

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June 18, 2015

Indoor S’mores

I call these indoor s’mores because not all of us has a pit of fire to put marshmallows over. I happen to have a gas range…so when we get the craving for s’mores, I take a skewer and toast a marshmallow that way. To make things less messy/more fun, I melted a handful of chocolate chips in the microwave with a heaping teaspoon of coconut oil. I dipped the toasted marshmallows in the chocolate, sprinkled chili powder on the chocolate coated marshmallows and dipped them in graham cracker crumbs. WHO NEEDS A FIRE PIT NOW??!! Indoor s’mores for times you wanna be an indoor kid. 😉

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