Strawberry Daiquiri

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Red, white, and blue… Yup, I went there. I don’t always match my food with the appropriate holiday theme, but when I do, I go all out.  😉  Since the 4th of July is all about family time around the BBQ and having an iced beverage to cool down, I instantly had the idea of sharing a cocktail recipe with you to celebrate the occasion. I wanted to make a red, white, and blue cocktail but that seemed to involve too many kinds of alcohol and too much preparation.  Who has that kind of time?  It’s not that you’re not worth it, …

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Quinoa Salad

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The 4th of July is like Thanksgiving in July, but with different foods.  You know what I mean, right? This coming weekend is BBQ weekend here in America.  Almost everyone will be hosting one or going to one.  There will likely be loads of fattening food choices for you to choose from.  Everything from barbecued meats to baked beans to potato and pasta salads.  You will pig out, you will feel sick, you’ll swear that you’ll never want to eat again, and then before you know it you are going for second and third helping.  Sound familiar to Thanksgiving dinner? …

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Spicy Baked Asparagus Fries

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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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Iced Mocha

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Do you look forward to your morning coffee?  You will now.  🙂 When my lil’ sis and I plan our shopping days together, we MUST hit a coffee shop and l look forward to it, even days beforehand.  I’m very serious about my coffee.  😉 I even post pics of my various coffee adventures on Instagram and Twitter.  Although I have to admit that I only started sharing these kinds of pics because it seems like everyone else does it.  Yes, I feel like I’m back in 5th grade and peer pressure has gotten the best of me because I want to …

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Bagels

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My boo strikes again with another fab bread recipe and in my opinion one of my favorites! Take it away, Dave… While we were walking into the market to buy flour to make these (yes, even Dave’s Bread Corner occasionally runs low on flour supplies), Tina asked me “should we pick up some bagels for the week?”  I had to remind her that we were only there to buy supplies to make bagels.  🙂 “You actually want to make bagels?” T questioned.  Yup.  I realize that not many people want to take on this challenge, but I’d like to add it …

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