Recipes, Tips, Crafts, and More!
About 5-6 years ago, I first tried Mint Lemonade at the Cleveland Airport Marriott. It seriously is one of my favorite drinks ever. We even had a New Year's Celebration at the hotel one year and brought a pitcher back to our suite. We combined it with Blueberry Vodka and it was delish! Everyone loved the cocktail. Heck, my husband and I had our wedding there this past March and they made a pitcher just for me to have during the reception! Since I had several lemons still on hand -- 
This week, my neighbor gave me several Meyer Lemons from his friends tree. I was super excited to make some new "sweet" recipes with these lemons. This was the first lemon recipe that I made with them. It was super delicious and had tons of flavor! I dusted with powdered sugar for the picture, but it also tastes great with a powdered sugar glaze. This was recipe was adapted from Alaska from Scratch.
I have plenty more lemons to make some more recipes with. I'm definitely open to any
If you are like me and cannot afford to buy fully organic produce, here is a great tip sheet showing which fruits/veggies have the highest in pesticides. Dirty Dozen / Clean 15 --- Also, I highly recommend buying Organic Milk. Not only is it healthier, but it also lasts longer than the regular stuff.
Definitely shop around when it comes to buying organic produce. I guess that is one of the biggest perks about living in California. There are so many different avenues for getting organic
My dad has been traveling overseas a lot and usually on his return flights back to the States, he would make his connection into San Fran for a weekend visit. I had never officially attempted a Persian dish on my own, so I was really nervous to make this for him! However, I knew this would be something my dad would enjoy - a home cooked meal. After getting a few tips from my mom, I ventured to the store for the ingredients, which are all pretty standard. The outcome: much easier than I
This had to be (by far) one of my favorite pork chop recipes I have done. I made this a few years ago, but realized I never officially made it for my husband, Bob. What's funny is that I make pork chops quite often, at least once a week. So, when I was flipping thru my recipe book, I couldn't believe its been awhile since I made this recipe. Since I had all the ingredients on hand, I thought this would be the perfect dish to make for dinner. I tweaked the seasoning a bit this time
