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Top 10 Cool + Refreshing Summertime Cocktails

May 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment
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Delicious Summertime Cocktails!

GET YOUR SUMMER COCKTAIL RECIPES!

Watermelon Margaritas from ValSoCal

Sweet as a Peach Cocktail from Amber Housley for SMP 

Red, White & Bubbly from The Dinnervine

June Bug from Better Homes and Garden

Grownup Rootbeer Floats from Creative Cullinary

Grapefruit Mojito from Iowa Girl Eats

Cherry Beer Margaritas from The Blond Cook

Tennessee Iced Water
1 ounce citron vodka
1 ounce gin
fill with lemon-lime soda
splash of lime juice
lemon wedge garnish

Rum Punch from Martha Stewart

Blue Ta-Ta from Dahlias to Doxies

Hop over here to my Sulia to see more refreshing ideas like these watermelon mojito pops!

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{Party Food} Grilled BBQ Sweet Potato Nachos!

May 10, 2013 By 4 Comments
Grilled BBQ Sweet Potato Nachos! Recipe on Pizzazzerie.com
Grilled BBQ Sweet Potato Nachos!
Grilled BBQ Sweet Potato Nachos!

Summer is on the horizon and that means one thing around here: SUMMER PATIO PARTIES! Ok, let me rephrase. Patio is where I'm doing my summer parties but backyards, beaches, poolsides, parks, you name it! It's time to heat up the grill and enjoy a summer celebration. We all need a few go-to party food recipes in our collection for those last-minute gatherings. I keep Alexia Sweet Potato Fries in my { Continue Reading }

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Recipe Inspiration: Foodie Recipes App!

May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Chocolate Swiss Roll
Foodie.com's Spring Issue!
Foodie.com

Browsing recipes is pretty much at the TOP of my hobby list. I love looking for casual weekday dinner ideas but also seasonally inspired dishes to serve at celebrations. One of my favorite places to browse recipes is Foodie.com. I definitely pride myself in being a "foodie" so this site is just perfect. You can categorize your recipe finds too. Below is a shot at my Foodie.com screen so you have { Continue Reading }

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DIY Cute Easter Birds’ Nest Treats!

February 23, 2013 By 6 Comments
How to make Easter Egg Nests!
How to make cute Easter Egg nests with mini chocolate eggs!
Cute book for the kids with holiday candy recipes by Courtney Whitmore of Pizzazzerie

These little guys are seriously addictive. I remember being on set for my Candy Making For Kids Book and having to quickly find a place for these yummies to disappear or I would have eaten them all! Yep, these recipe is one from my Candy Making For Kids Book book but I wanted to share it with you because it's so fitting for Easter! I made my own little eggs for the book too (recipe in book) but { Continue Reading }

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Mini Baked Samoa Doughnuts!

February 16, 2013 By 12 Comments
How to make Samoa mini doughnuts - baked!
Baked Samoa Mini Doughnut
Adding the chocolate drizzle to baked Samoa Mini Donuts!

I recently wrote a post on how I photograph pics for this blog - and I needed something to make so I could take pictures of my set. So, these babies were born. Girl Scout Cookies are totally fabulous aren't they? Too bad they're not around all year long (or maybe that's a good thing). Anyway, my husband hates coconut (I know.. I know..) so there was no chance he was picking Samoas when he picked { Continue Reading }

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{Recipe} White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cupcakes!

February 8, 2013 By
Did you know you can make frosting flavors with coffee creamers?! White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cupcakes!
How to make cupcake frosting with coffee creamer!
Did you know you can make frosting flavors with coffee creamers?! White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cupcakes!

Did you know that you can use coffee creamers to flavor frostings? Oh yes, and meringues, puddings, whipped creams, cookies, muffins, you name it! This totally opens my world to fun flavor combinations! I used International Delight's White Chocolate Macadamia flavor to make these yummy cupcakes. So let your Valentine know you're "NUTS" about them by surprising them with these cupcakes! I { Continue Reading }

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{Recipe} Citrus Iced Tea Sangria!

February 7, 2013 By
How to Make Sangria with Lipton Iced Tea
How to make Sangria with Iced Tea and Lemonade!
How to make citrus tea sangria that's super delish!

It might be February, but we are hitting the upper 60s here in Nashville (what?) and that has me yearning for summer afternoons, sipping tea outside! So when Lipton Iced Tea + BlogFrog asked me to create a cocktail recipe using one of their 2 new iced tea products (Lipton Diet Green Tea Honey Ginseng & Lipton 100 Calorie Half and Half - Tea and Lemonade), I was all over it! The result? My { Continue Reading }

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Starting Line-Up of Super Bowl Sweets!

January 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Football Field Game Time Cake Pops for the Super Bowl! RECIPE + INSTRUCTIONS!
GAME TIME! Football Shaped Whoopie Pies!
Game Time Krispy Treat Pops!

You might remember the talented Lauryn Cohen (founder of Bella Baker) from this holiday post here. She's BACK with some ALL-STAR Super Bowl sweets sure to please the fans. I'm having a little shindig for the big game and definitely have plans to make these yummy goodies for halftime munchies. Those brownies? Those might need to become a year-round treat - holy moly. Here are some simple game { Continue Reading }

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Valentine’s Day Red Velvet Oreo Truffle Brownie Bars!

January 29, 2013 By 190 Comments
Red Velvet Oreo Truffle Brownie Bars!
Decadent red velvet oreo truffle brownie bars!
Red Velvet Oreo Truffle Brownies

UPDATE: A few commenters were having trouble with the red velvet layer crumbling and not being able to support the heavy chocolate layers so I reworked that layer and the recipe below is updated.  Alright guys. This recipe will have you in your stretchy leggings in no time flat, but it's all worth it. They are a layer of red velvet brownies (I could stop here and be satisfied but what's the { Continue Reading }

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Mini Red Velvet Milkshakes for Valentine’s Day!

January 19, 2013 By 26 Comments
Mini red velvet milkshakes for Valentine's Parties!
Red Velvet Milkshake with Sprinkles!

Red velvet is perfect for Valentine's day because (a) it tastes amazing and (b) hello! it's red! So, I decided to turn one of my favorite flavors into a MILKSHAKE! Sip one with your sweetie on February 14th or serve up mini versions of this treat at a Valentine's Party! You could use mini shooter glasses or cordial tasting glasses (like I used). They're REALLY easy to make and seriously delish. I { Continue Reading }

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