Jalapeno Popper Corn Fritters

How did it get to be August already? Summer feels like it’s flying by.  There’s so much I need to do before I say “hello, Fall.”  Well, now that I think of it I really need to do three things… make our vacation reservations, eat some s’mores, and eat as much corn on the cob as humanly possible. Mmm, corn on the cob.  I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again…  I just love this stuff.  I’ve enjoyed corn in warm salads, cold salads, and fun dips.  Now it’s time to enjoy corn in fritter style. Jalapeno… popper… corn… fritters?!  Yes indeedy.  These fritters …

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Best… Hummus… Ever

Here’s the second installment in my Best Ever series!  What’s it all about?  Click here to get the scoop and get some chips ready to scoop up this uh-mazing dip. Today I’m sharing with you the, Best… Hummus… Ever. It all started when I wanted a good hummus recipe that didn’t require tahini (which is a common ingredient in hummus).  To be honest, I thought I’d make it once and realize that tahini was in fact necessary for a hummus to be awesome.  I was wrong.  You don’t even notice the tahini is missing.  It’s tasty and everyone goes crazy over it. …

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Eggplant Caprese

Sticky Buns win!  T, what are you talking about and what does that have to do with this eggplant dish?  I’ll explain. Bare with me for one minute as I digress from today’s recipe.  My husband and I have been having a friendly debate as to whether cinnamon rolls are different from sticky buns and if one is better than the other.  We concluded that both are freakin’ amazing (at least as far as his recipes are concerned), but if we had to pick a favorite then he’d pick the sticky bun and I’d pick the cinnamon roll.  What better way to figure it …

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Watermelon and Feta Salad

Summer, summer, summertime. This past weekend we spent some time with my family on our annual Lake George, NY trip.  It was four fun days of food, pool, shopping, food, food, and more food.  Needless to say, I have the need to detox, without actually doing a real detox program because I can’t last two hours on those. The next best thing to a detox (or in my opinion, THE best thing) is to turn to a healthy salad.  I’ll be frank, I’m sick of lettuce salads right now so I turned to one of my favorite summertime fruits, watermelon. …

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Spicy Baked Asparagus Fries

After a day like Saturday, my husband and I deserved a trip to IHOP. Okay, I may be being a bit dramatic.  The story goes that my car is 10 years old and I thought I’d make sure that I have the title handy just in case I decide to buy a new car at a moment’s notice.  Guess who couldn’t find the title?  In true Tina style, I freaked out.  Thankfully my husband is a calm cookie and kept me from losing my mind.  Also, fortunately you can get a copy of your car title from the DMV.  However, there’s only one …

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