Make a light and airy profiteroles recipe and fill the pastry with ice cream. Profiteroles are a fancy way of saying "the best cream puffs you've ever tasted!" I used vanilla ice cream instead of the classic pastry-cream filling for a summer dessert everyone will love. When I think of one of my ...
Summertime Favorites
Mini Ice Cream Pops – No Mold Needed
Mini ice cream pops are as easy as can be. If you can scoop ice cream, you can make these treats. Add sprinkles and you have a playful summer dessert for a crowd. Ice cream pops that I don't have to put in a special mold? I'm in! These little bites are also totally customizable. Use ...
Mediterranean Chicken and Rice Lettuce Wraps
Lettuce Wraps filled with tender chicken, and rice take summer eating to a whole new level. Tangy rice, crunchy nuts, currents and olives are wrapped in soft green leaves to make a fun-to-eat meal. Your tastebuds will thank you for making these simple chicken lettuce wraps. So will your ...
Fresh Corn Fritters with Cheddar and Pimentos
If you're looking for an easy Southern-style appetizer, or even just the best summer snack: Fry up these classic crispy corn fritters with some spicy mayo dip. This easy corn fritters recipe has vegetables, cheese, spices, and a cornmeal dough base. The delicious cheese is cheddar, ...
Pasta With Bacon, Tomato and Yellow Squash
The summer months are perfect for pasta salad, and one with yellow squash and tomatoes is garden-fresh. Plus who doesn't love bacon? This combo is fast, easy, and ultra-tasty. Summer Pasta Dinner It's summertime, and you want to put some color (and veggies!) in your meals. The bright ...
Tropical Chicken with Grilled Pineapple
Tropical Chicken with Grilled Pineapple is heaven from the BBQ. Make it for an easy dinner or cook it at the game when tailgating. I love grilled pineapple. It's pretty dreamy–the juicy, smokey flavor and the caramelized bits. It's so versatile as well, great for savory meals like this tropical ...
Easy Peach Tarts
Easy Peach Tarts with fresh fruit, creamy topping, and flakey crust are what dessert should be about. These little bites are perfect for a party or gathering. Growing up my mom would buy peaches by the bushel and spread them out on towels in a spare room. That entire side of the house would ...
Refreshing Fruit Drink: Peach Ginger Fizz
A refreshing cocktail, or mocktail, with the juiciness of fresh fruit flavor. Fresh ginger gives this peach cocktail a punch! You can rim the glasses with sparkling sugar for an extra zing. You say peach, I say yes! This refreshing peach and ginger drink brings some of my favorite flavors ...
Memphis Smoked Bologna Sandwich
This Memphis Smoked Bologna Sandwich is a regional classic you don't want to miss out on. Top it with creamy coleslaw and you have yourself a Southern BBQ meal. Memphis Smoked Bologna Sandwich, you ask? Well, this is not the bologna sandwich recipe you might remember as a ...
Tart Cherry Lime Granita
Tart Cherry Lime Granita is an easy summer frozen dessert for beautiful hot days. It makes your taste buds happy and your mouth pucker. It's the middle of summer and it's hotter than ever! Take a break, cool down, and enjoy one of my favorite frozen granita recipes. And if you're looking ...
Summer Melon Dessert with Coconut Sauce
This Summer Melon Dessert with Coconut Sauce brings the juicy, sweet flavors of watermelon, cantaloupe and honeydew together with a creamy coconut drizzle. Is there anything better than a refreshing melon on a hot summer day? I don’t think so either! This summer melon recipe is perfect if you ...
Memphis BBQ Sauce
This Memphis BBQ sauce recipe is the perfect finishing sauce for ribs, pulled pork and chicken. It's tangy and thin, not sticky and sweet, with just the right amount of spicy kick! Authentic Southern BBQ Sauce Imagine yourself sitting on a porch swing in the South sipping ice cold ...
Terrific 10 Ingredient BBQ Rub From Your Pantry
This terrific 10-ingredient BBQ rub uses spices you probably already have in your pantry. Mix this homemade BBQ rub up in minutes and have a flavorful seasoning all summer long. I don't make promises very often. You have to make sure you can keep them. One promise I can make you, is that after ...
BBQ Mop Sauce Recipe
Homemade BBQ mop sauce is brushed onto your meat during a low and slow cook on the grill. The tangy, spiced mixture enhances the flavor and keeps your meat from drying out. • • • No one really loves to mop their kitchen floor, but this homemade BBQ mop sauce recipe is so tasty it will have you ...
The Perfect Pina Colada
Sitting outside drinking the perfect piña colada sounds amazing doesn't it? Find out how a secret ingredient makes this fun summer drink recipe even more delicious! If you like piña coladas, and getting caught in the rain... okay so I may have just stuck that song in your head for the rest of ...
Grilled Italian Bunless Burgers
Grilled Italian Bunless Burgers are Mediterranean-flavored patties packed with delicious ingredients. These unique burgers make a great summer meal. I love a summertime meal I don’t have to cook indoors. That means a cookout for me! But sometimes I want to shake up the regular ...
Easy Caprese Focaccia
Summer is the perfect time to make Easy Caprese Focaccia. Tomatoes are abundant and delicious this time of year, so eat your heart out! Fresh mozzarella, juicy, tangy tomatoes and fresh basil are the things summer dreams are made of. This simple take on caprese salad is perfect as a summer ...
15 Wonderful Watermelon Hacks and Tricks
Watermelon is always the perfect summer treat, but sometimes picking, preparing and serving this iconic fruit can be a challenge. I've put together 15 great watermelon hacks that'll make your life easier and more delicious! Everything you'll ever want to know about eating, juicing and ...
24 Different Ice Cream Flavors You Can Make
These are cool and exciting ice cream flavors you may have never heard of! Make different ice cream flavors at home, with or without a churn. Just three easy steps get you to ice cream heaven. Weird and Cool Ice Cream Flavors If it's ice cream you like, you're in the right place. You'll ...
How To Make The Best Vanilla Ice Cream - Tara Teaspoon
The best vanilla ice cream is easy to make at home. A foolproof no-egg recipe with luscious vanilla flavor. The richness comes from adding cream cheese! I wouldn't have believed it before I tried it. Adding cornstarch and cream cheese to my ice cream base actually makes it better than just milk ...