It has been far too long since I’ve posted a recipe. I’ve been indulging in all things summer from spending time with family to relaxing and learning new skills in the form of a consulting business. While the hubby is the main product (consultant), I’m …
Nothing says weekend to me more than a delicious cocktail. Hello, Friday… Is it happy hour yet? Being it’s going to be a marvelous 3 day weekend, I plan on starting the weekend-ing a bit early with these awesome honey lime margaritas. This tart and …
It’s FRIDAY and I’m feeling great! My kids were in vacation bible school every morning this week which meant I actually had some bona-fide alone time to get things done. I checked off item after item on my summer to-do list and am finally caught up. I also submitted two pieces of a big project that I’m working on so that makes me smile. My garden has been producing like crazy. Like, it’s on steroids kind of crazy. So I’ve already had to start preserving some of the abundance. Not a bad problem to have, especially when it comes to strawberries and basil. An abundance of strawberries and fresh grown herbs just in time for the weekend can only mean one thing… it’s strawberry basil mojito time!
Yes, I know mojitos are usually made with mint but strawberries and basil taste SO great together. I could have just added strawberries to my original honey based mojito but the basil gives it a great little flavor punch. The rest of the ingredients are the same. It’s a summery fresh easy drink. Pour yourself a glass and welcome the weekend with a strawberry basil mojito!
Please note this post contains affiliate linksIt has been a whirlwind this past week experimenting with fun recipes like this baked pumpkin and apple wontons and spending the last four days back on my mom’s farm for a little archery hunting and fun with my …
I get excited when fun things arrive at my doorstep. Today, the postwoman brought me a delivery of 50 alpine strawberry plants!!! I’m way super excited but I haven’t quite figured out where I’m planting all of them. The coolest thing about these plants is …
I was feeling in the mood for something a little tangy, something a little sweet… and bright and sunny! How about raspberry vinaigrette! This recipe was a request by my sister to create a fresh raspberry vinaigrette that was healthier than the store bought varieties and easy to make. Can you tell I’m attempting to hang on to the last threads of summer? I know, I know, fall officially started a few weeks ago and with the leaves turning into a beautiful mosaic of yellows, oranges and reds, it’s undeniable. We’ll get about two weeks of awesome fall weather and then BAM!, it’ll be winter. Wouldn’t you know it, my raspberry canes are STILL producing fruit. The two frosty mornings can’t kill their enthusiasm and so it won’t kill mine either! I’m having more fresh raspberries and raspberry vinaigrette… on everything!
This vinaigrette takes a smidge more time than just whisking ingredients together as you do need to smash your raspberries but really, it’s still only five minutes start to finish. Grab your raspberries and a metal strainer and hold it over a bowl. Give them a good smash with the back of a spoon and press them through the strainer. Get all the juice out and you should be left with mostly just seeds in the strainer. This will serve as the base to whisk in the remaining ingredients.
Then all you do is whisk it all up, pour it into a cruet, and you’re ready to go! Fresh raspberry vinaigrette! My favorite salad to put this on is spring greens, sliced strawberries, a couple of green onions and slivered almonds. Also great with cubed Havarti cheese 🙂
Happy Monday! As promised, I did make that mojito I mentioned with the last of my fresh mint on Friday but I didn’t get a chance to post it before we left for camping this past weekend. I just love mojitos. The roadside grill just …
I am refusing to believe that summer is nearly done for another year. It seems that the summers are whizzing by faster each year. I took my kids out to the beach for the last splash in the lake before school starts tomorrow. Then, I’ll be left …
