Tag: summer recipes
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Bright and Fresh Lemon Vinaigrette
Lemon vinaigrette is one of the freshest ways to experience the summer! A pop of sweet and sour lemony flavor can help to brighten, tang, and level up a variety of different salads and chicken dishes. There are so many versatile salad dressings out there, but none more than the vinaigrette. Making a grain bowl…
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Easy Watermelon Agua Fresca
Watermelon agua fresca. There’s nothing more refreshing than this super simple drink on a hot day. Just a few ingredients and a blender can make life better in a few sips. The weather here in the southeast is starting to get to that unbearable “stay inside” temperature. In Charleston South Carolina, we have been at…
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Quick and Simple Watermelon Salad
There are very few things that taste as fresh as a watermelon salad on a hot day. Watermelon is one of the absolutely most refreshing fruits there are. Hands down. So of course this salad incorporates many other fresh flavors. Cucumber, mint, and lemon help to round out this salad that is sure to be…
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Lost Love: Blueberry Compote
I absolutely love blueberry compote. Blueberry anything really. Beers, breads, preserves, and pies. They’re the best! And I forget that sometimes. Until that season comes back and I start to see everything blueberry again. This is the time of the year when all of the berries come out. Sure, you can get them all year…
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Cowboy Caviar for A Crowd or the Couch
Cowboy caviar is a great dip or snack for any occasion. Whether it be a potluck, cookout, picnic, party, or just sitting on the couch and binge watching your favorite new show. A simple dip that can be ready in just 15 minutes. And easily made in a time crunch too which we all love.…
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Summer corn salad with tomatoes to keep the house cool
It’s a great time for a corn salad. With all of this heat out there, we are finding ourselves less likely to turn on our stoves and ovens for fear of heating up the house that much more. So I say we turn to our fresh produces for cold dishes. It is after all…
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Corn Stock: Use those leftovers!
A corn stock is a great base for summer recipes. And it’s vegan too! All it takes is water, salt, and leftover corn cobs for this summer flavored stock. Many uses of corn stock A good corn stock adds an extra punch of corn into your favorite corn based recipes. Want that polenta to have…
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How to Make Homemade Tomato Paste: A Step-by-Step Guide
Tomato Paste (Conserva) Tomato paste, when made by hand is a loving and caring process. And when done as such, you will create something that when you eat it, tastes like love and care. Making this with fresh tomatoes at the peak of their season is the key to this recipe. You may do it…