I have seen candy infused vodka all over Pinterest and have been dying to make my own concoction. I threw my husband a surprise party a few weeks ago (more on that to come) and decided to whip up a batch for a fun drink to serve at the party. Didn’t realize how simple and easy it is to do this and it tastes delicious – and potent! Yowzah! You can do all 5 flavors in the candy bag, but I just stuck with my husband’s favorite flavor, cherry. Although, I have a feeling watermelon would be amazing too. Jolly…
Meatless Friday – Roasted Mini Sweet Pepper Antipasto
0I had a shit ton of organic little sweet peppers. They are always in the house, but I mostly use them to add some crunch and color into my salad. I wanted to spice things up a little, you know, step out of the box. I decided to roast them up in the oven with a little olive oil and sea salt. Kind of like my favorite Italian roasted red peppers that are usually apart of an antipasto. Since my husband and I have been eating like crap lately, this is going to be an nice, light meal so we…
Meatless Friday – Baked Fish Sticks
0Here we are, another week with out sweets and another friday without meat! I swear, my sweet tooth is going through some major withdrawls. Mostly at night. BLEH!! It is taking everything out of me not to dive into the giant banana-chocolate cake from my husband birthday this past Monday. Must.push.through!!!!!! So a few months ago, I was craving fish sticks. I have no idea why seeing as I never ate them as a child or even liked them much. You would think I was pregnant or something …. and for the record I am not!!! TRUST ME! I found…
Leftover Chicken Chop-Chop
0I always try to mix things up when I have leftover roasted chicken in the fridge. Back when I was in college I worked at a place called Ciccio & Tony’s (the best place ever – wish it wasn’t only in Tampa!!) where they added “Chop-chop’s” to the menu. They are pretty much like what Chicken Kitchen or Offerdahl’s offer, but a million times better. So I started making my own versions of these chop-chops with any leftovers I have. All you need is some rice (I prefer yellow but white, brown, jasmine work), salad, some type of dressing and…
Meatless Fridays – Pasta
0Now that its lent, for the next 9 Fridays, no meat! I have been searching for fish and vegetarian dishes to try out and can’t wait. Who knew I’d be so excited over not being able to have meat. Last Friday I was craving pasta. Nothing fancy, just a simple marinara sauce. MMMM! My husband gets mad at me because I refuse to keep any jarred pasta sauce in the house. It’s one of my weird house rules that MUST be followed. Its way too easy to whip up your own marinara sauce with some fresh ingredients than just popping…
Thirsty Thursday – Strawberry Steintini
0I still have mind lapses aka baby brain even though my baby is almost a year old. I have a crazy amount of strawberries because I just keep buying cartons..Thank you baby Brain! So on Saturday night, my husband and I were going stir crazy and decided to drink. Why the hell not, right!? Well, I am due for a Publix trip so we didn’t have much mixers to choose from and I drank all the wine the previous week. Then I got a brilliant idea. My absolute favorite martini is a Strawberry Martini from the Cheesecake Factory. If you…
Steakhouse Quality Soup & Salad
0Not to toot my own or horn or anything but my Valentine’s meal to my husband was probably one of the best meals I have ever made. Normally when I cook a big meal, I tend to not eat as much. I guess it’s some kind of psychological thing since I usually slave all day cooking it, who knows. But I went to town on that shit. Seconds and thirds type shit! Again, not tooting my own horn, but beep-motha-effin-beep!! It really was like going to a steakhouse. Well, minus the $300 bill. Not sure why I haven’t attempted this…
Thristy Thursday – Watermelon Mint Cocktail
0I have been on the biggest lemonade kick lately. Found this recipe for a watermelon-mint lemonade and was intrigued. I had all the ingrediants in the house and whipped up a batch. It was delish! So refreshing and yummy but it was missing something……… Vodka. Adding a little bit of vodka or rum will make this drink over the top! So ring in the spring with a refreshing, fruity cocktail!!! Watermelon Mint Cocktail 4 cups seedless watermelon 1 1/2 cups lemonade 1/2 cup mint 1/2 cup vodka, run or tequila Puree the watermelon and lemonade in a blender or immersion…
Steakhouse Creamed Spinach
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I love side dishes. Sometimes I could just eat an entire meal of side dishes. When it’s the holidays, side dishes are pretty much all I eat. They are my favorite. I love making them, I love eating them and most of all I looooove having them as leftovers. The other night I tried out new side dish and it was off the hook. I was trying to be all romantical and make my husband a homemade steakhouse-type dinner: clam chowder, wedge salad, surf & turf and creamed spinach. I know, I’m fancy. Now, I never really enjoyed creamed spinach,…
Thirsty Thursday: Cranberry Cosmo Hot Toddy
0In keeping up with all the love from Valentine’s Day, today’s delectable libation pays hommage to my husband Todd aka Hot Toddy.. Hot Toddy’s are great drinks to keep you warm on the cold, wintery nights. So if you are freezing your ass off in the snow, whip up a batch of these, they will be sure to keep the party goin’. Cranberry Cosmo Hot Toddy 1 32-ounce bottle cranberry juice 1 orange, sliced 1 lemon, sliced 1 cup dark rum Heat cranberry juice, oranges and lemon slices in a medium sauce pan over medium high heat. Bring to a…
