Add a splash of Fall to your coffee or tea with this DIY Pumpkin Spice Syrup! This post may contain affiliate links. My friend Natalie asked me one recent autumn day if I had a good recipe for a pumpkin spice syrup to mix into coffee. (“Pumpkin’s back!” The seasonal commercials hound us at every […]
Campfire Breakfast Bloody Mary | Glamping Recipes!
Glamping (glam + camping): the pleasures of a crackling campfire, good friends, and open-air slumber glammed up with luxurious comfort, chic decor, and indulgent food! This post may contain affiliate links. When you awake in the morning at your glamping site, you’ll have hopefully had a cozy and restful night lulled to sleep by the gentle […]
4th of July Fireworks Ice Cream Soda
May contain affiliate links. Ice cream sodas are a joy of summertime! Which one is your favorite: a classic root beer float? A scoop of orange sherbet atop bubbly 7-Up? Or how about a scoop of vanilla in a chilly glass of Coke? Creamy, cold and carbonated: such bliss. This 4th of July Fireworks Ice […]
¡Delicioso Cinco de Mayo Party Food Recipes!
It’s almost May 5th! Cinco de Mayo! I don’t know about anyone else, but I feel like this celebration always sneaks up on me – often on the morning of the cinco de mayo. Sometimes there is a scramble to put together a plan for going out to a bar or local Mexican restaurant. Or […]
Getting Fruity: Tiesta Tea, plus the Fruity Bubbles Cocktail
I was first drawn in by the names of the tea blends from Tiesta Tea: names like Citrus Midnight, Sexy Hot Christmas Tea, Momma’s PB&J, and Naughty or Anise. This post may contain affiliate links. And this tea, which I am reviewing here is Fruity Pebbles! Yes, I am one of those people who do […]
Delectable Destinations: Sparkling, a Champagne & Wine Bar in Middlebury VT
My most recent quest for good eats (and in this case fine drinks) took me and my friends Heidi and Kelley to Middlebury, Vermont to a wine and champagne bar! We had heard about Sparkling from our friend Tessa, about how much she loves it there, how fun and charming a place it is. Anxious to […]
6 Sweet Ways to Use Fresh Cherries & Strawberries
The fresh fruit season is in full swing! In our area local strawberry patches have their signs out at roadsides, to entice folks to come on in and load a flat with hand-picked berries. Cherries are abundant now too. Garnet-colored fruits are loaded into plastic bags that overflow the produce bin at the grocery store. […]
Kid-Friendly Summer Recipes: Hungry Enough To Eat Six on Fox44’s “The Morning Brew”
I had a great opportunity to return to The Morning Brew show on Local 44 News (WVNY/WFFF) to share some summertime kid-friendly recipes! My first visit to The Morning Brew was to chat with Meteorologist Amanda Lindquist about my winning recipe in the Girl Scouts National Cookie Recipe Contest, and to chat about this blog […]
Hungry Enough To Eat This? Book of Recipes
Hungry Enough To Eat This? A book of family recipes from a good friend I recently received a lovely gift from a good friend. Natalie is a teacher at the school where I work and I had the pleasure of helping in her classroom last year. When not distracted by… whoops, I mean helping students, the […]
Blueberry & Toasted Marshmallow Milkshake
Six Ways with Blueberries! If you have never had a toasted marshmallow milkshake, you must do so today. That sticky, caramelized sugar taste is good for more than just s’mores. Have you been to the creemee stands and shops where huge banners brag of offering hundreds of different flavors? (Oh wait, I’m forgetting that only Vermonters […]
Grilled Pineapple Margarita
While in the midst of playing with margarita recipes, my good friend Schmid wanted me to try a one using Mezcal, which is a tequila with a smoky vibe. Really intriguing, but sadly I was not able to get my hands on Mezcal in time for this series. (Perhaps in a supplemental margarita recipe in the […]
Thai One On Margarita
Six Ways with Margaritas! For this feature of Six Ways with Margaritas I’ve looked at the existing flavors of a classic margarita and tried to find ways of playing on those flavors, to find appealing variations. When looking at the lime juice component of a margarita, I thought of adding coconut. And then […]