Strawberry Rhubarb Mint Simple Syrup for cocktails, for pancakes, for ice cream, for life. You’re looking at me like, “what. am I going to do with that syrup? Julia.” I’ve got two words for you: cock. tails. Okay, I have another two: pan. cakes. And two more: ice. cream. Are you over me yet?
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Roasted Cauliflower and Chickpea Quinoa Salad with Jalapeño-Lime Dressing is the perfect side dish for all your side dishing needs. Somebody took a stroll down the aisle all dressed in white with something borrowed, something blue, something old and something new recently. And that fine lady was Becca from Amuse Your Bouche! Becca’s far and away, …
Mint Mojito Smoothie is bangarang. Three days deep into daylight savings, folks! Have you broken out your sarong, Ray Bans, patio furniture, and margarita glasses? One extra hour of daylight and already I’m fantasizing about laying on the beach with my snorkel mask on and cocktail in-hand. Except by “laying,” I mean “riding,” by “beach,” …
It pains me to say the summer is coming to an end. During these last days of sunshine (who’m I kidding, it’s always sunny in California…and Philadelphia), hot days and meals from the grill, I’m wringing out cool, crisp, refreshing salads before trading them in for comforting crock pot stews and roasts. Farro, among many …
Lamb Burgers with Mint Pesto and Jack Cheese. Caution: do not consume lamb burgers with mint pesto while operating a vehicle, lest you forget where you are and accidentally listen to Nickelback on the radio for a full two minutes before realizing those are two minutes of your life that you will never get back. …
It’s as though winter never really surfaced here on the west side. It poked its head up once or twice and was immediately shooed away by sunshine. This season has been uncharacteristically dry and warm for California, a contrast from my years and years of heavy winter shoveling, power outages, slips on ice, and bluebird …
Customizing your beverages in the summer is fun and refreshing. Simple syrups can be used to spruce up just about any beverage (or even desserts) and you can choose whatever flavors suit your fancy. Making a batch of flavor infused simple syrup and adding it to your lemonade, iced tea, cocktail or sparkling water is …