Weather is warming up and the sun is out. That means the food is lightening up and the oven is getting turned off. Here are 5 recipes to achieve just that.
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Summer Fare
Don’t you just love summertime food? It seems like everything you eat just has sunshine radiating through it. We had our annual Memorial Day get together and everything tasted better because it came off of a grill or was eaten out in the sun. Here are 5 recipes that I will be trying while summer is in full bloom. What are some of your favorite summertime foods?
- The Best BBQ Chicken Kabobs by Fabulessly Frugal
- Raspberry Sorbet by Creme De La Crumb
- Raspberry & Chia Seed Superfood Parfait by Camille Styles
- Spicy Shrimp Taco with Mango Salsa from Pure Wow
- S’Mores Stay At Home Dip by Penny Pinchin’ Mom
Bonus Time
We find ourselves at a 5th week bonus post so I decided to share with you pictures from all of my escapades. Enjoy!
Eating Should be Enjoyable
You know what . . . you should really enjoy what you eat. I think if we enjoyed what ate all of the time we would have a better relationship with food and by default a better understanding of food as well. I am sad to say that there has been things that I have eaten that were less than sub-par. I am slowly learning that if it isn’t enjoyable; I walk away. It saves a lot of calories to walk away from the less than stellar items. That is a bonus in my book.
But I am not actually here today to talk about your relationship with food or calorie consumption—I am here to tell you about the best things that I have eaten lately. Some I made at home and some I bought out but all of them had me savoring each bite and looking forward to the next “good” meal.
So here is your assignment for the rest of the month—Enjoy the Food You are Eating!!
- Chicken Pad Thai from Cooking Classy (Side Note: Tastes great even as left-overs 4-5 days later)
- Simple Lemony Chicken & Spring Veggie Soup from The Cozy Apron (Side Note: I added fresh asparagus as well)
- Homemade Hot Pockets from Happy Money Saver (Side Note: I inserted mine with pesto and fresh veggies. Nothing else and they were fantastic!)
- Otis Cafe in Otis, OR: This place is VERY small and you probably will have to wait but you should and without a doubt, try their German Potatoes. HEAVENLY!!
- Pacific Way Cafe in Gearhart, OR: I love that this place is not in one of the main coastal tourist towns. In fact you could completely miss it but I wouldn’t recommend it. They have wonderful calm chowder (seasoned the way I like) and a WONDERFUL Dungeness crab open-faced sandwich.
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