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Greek Flatbread Pizza Recipe with Homemade Tzatziki

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This Greek flatbread pizza recipe has all the flavors of spanikopita and chicken souvlaki mixed together and then its topped off with the best homemade tzatziki.  This easy and very flavorful appetizer is perfect for serving to guests! A word about the homemade tzatziki: If you have ever made tzatziki before and it was only ok, you are in for a treat!  This homemade tzatziki recipe is really so good and its very easy. You are going to love it! Why We Love this Greek Flatbread Pizza you can make these ahead of time and cook when your ready to… Read More

27 Pantry Essentials for Easy Entertaining

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Having these pantry essentials on hand takes the stress out of last min guests, holiday entertaining, and when your husband invites friends over without checking with you first! Ha! When you’re prepared, you feel relaxed about hosting and you actually want to invite your friends over because that’s what life is all about, right? Connecting with our loved ones! Who this List of Pantry Essentials is For: people who entertain often – having a list and a plan makes entertaining so much more enjoyable! people who feel they are too busy to entertain – with these pantry essentials on hand,… Read More

The BEST Strawberry Pizza (Fresh Mozzarella, Basil, & Balsamic)

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This strawberry pizza is fresh and light with a wonderful sweet, salty, and savory thing going on all at once!  This pizza with strawberries is an easy appetizer that will totally impress anyone you make it for. This strawberry pizza is one of the most unique and delightful strawberry recipes I have tasted in a long long time! Pizza with Strawberries? Yup, you heard me right.  And even though it may be a little unusual, trust us, when you try it, you’re going to be surprised how good it tastes! In fact, this strawberry pizza is pretty irresistible now.  It… Read More

Hard Raspberry Lemonade and Limoncello Cocktail

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This hard raspberry lemonade and limoncello cocktail is going to become your new favorite summer cocktail!  It’s refreshing, fruity and so so good! In this post we give you a recipe for making this as a single raspberry limoncello cocktail or as a pitcher of hard raspberry lemonade. What is Limoncello? Limoncello is an Italian lemon liqueur.  It’s got a beautiful sweet and tart lemon flavor and is so good in lemon cocktails or even just sipped on its own. It’s made with the rind of the lemon, rather than the juice, and then mixed with vodka and sugar.  It’s… Read More

Crispy Carrot and Zucchini Fritters Recipe (Herbed Sour Cream Sauce)

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Carrot and zucchini fritters that are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.  We’re sharing the recipe and tips to make them perfect every single time! If you have a plethora of zucchini in your garden, or your just looking for another way to cook zucchini, THIS is the zucchini recipe to try! We promise that you won’t be disappointed. Every summer both Debbie and I look forward to our zucchini fritters!  They are, hands down, my favorite zucchini recipe of all time and they are made even better by the addition of carrots and the herbed sour… Read More

Easy Asparagus Tart with Puff Pastry

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This asparagus tart is so easy to make, packed full of veggies and tastes amazing.  It’s the perfect springtime appetizer to serve to guests. The crispy crust with all the roasted veggies on top covered in cheese and sprinkled with prosciutto and basil!  Oh man, so good! As soon as this came out of the oven, it was gone!  I suggest that if you make this, make two…. Wild Asparagus Inspiration This asparagus tart was inspired by my adventure picking wild asparagus in Cache Creek! Wild asparagus is like no asparagus you have tasted before.  It actually tastes similar to… Read More

The Classic Moscow Mule Cocktail

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The classic Moscow mule is a favorite for a reason!  It’s the perfect simple summer cocktail with it’s fizzy, spicy & refreshing ginger lime flavor! We’ve got a little twist on the classic if you like some extra ginger flavor as well as some tips on how to serve this Moscow mule for a crowd. Maybe at your next backyard party or when your camping this summer! Ingredients in a Classic Moscow Mule: The ingredients in a traditional Moscow mule are the following: vodka ginger beer simple syrup lime ice One ingredient that we are using that’s a little unique… Read More

Simple Breakfast Skillet with Potatoes & Sausage

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This breakfast skillet is so simple to make and is one of our families favorite Sunday brunch recipes.  I often use this breakfast hash recipe when Im making brunch for guests just because its so easy and everyone LOVES it! We’ve got the breakfast skillet recipe here along with optional ingredients, two ways to make it, and tips on how to get your potatoes nice and crispy! Everyone loves crispy potatoes! We’re going to show you two ways to make this brunch recipe, in a skillet and also on a sheet pan.  Maybe the sheet pan version should be called… Read More

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