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Celebrating Watermelon Day with WTRMLN WTR
Watermelon is one of my favorite fruits and as you know, watermelon is wonderfully versatile. It lends itself to both sweet and savory and shape-shifting between solid and liquid. WTRMLN WTR has compiled seven recipes that show off the melon’s many qualities. See just a few of the unique watermelon pairings and recipes. Poke INGREDIENTS: 1 cup sushi grade ahi tuna (or fish of choice) ½ cup chopped WTRMLN ¼ cup sliced mango ½ cubed avocado 2 tablespoons ponzu sauce 1 tablespoon tamari 2 tablespoons nori seaweed 1 teaspoon fried onion pieces sesame seeds (to taste) PREPARATION: Allow fish to marinate in ponzu sauce until flavor evenly coats fish. Add…
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July is National Grilling Month
Nothing, but simply delicious times with these backyard BBQ Tips & Recipes from Kosher.com. Heat up your Weber and get ready for backyard barbecue season. Whether you’re hosting an Independence Day bash or just enjoying the sunset from your deck, grilling and summer go together like hot dogs and mustard.Kosher.com, the premier online community for kosher cooking and living, welcomes National Grilling Month (a.k.a. July) with a slew of ideas, tips, and recipes for BBQ season. “We love the relaxed vibe of summer that just makes everything seem easier,” said cookbook author Chanie Nayman, editor in chief of Kosher.com. “Nobody wants to fuss much – especially in the kitchen. Anyone…
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5 Best Las Vegas Restaurants For Every Budget
If you have seen more than half of my posts, you know that most of them are food related, so it should not come to any surprise that after my trip to Las Vegas, I have come up with a list of some of my favorite, not only mine, but some of the families favorite restaurants. Food for me is more out of enjoyment most times and not nourishment, sorry, still working on myself in this area:) So after sharing in my last post regarding Las Vegas, the 6 must dos in vegas, I am almost 100% confident that after I provide you with my list of 5 Best Las…
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5 Reasons Why Ginger Is A Father’s Friend
5 Reasons Why Ginger Is A Father’s Friend  Just like we celebrate our hard working mothers, we should celebrate our hard working fathers. My father has always been a hard worker from enlisting in the Army, going to school and obtaining a degree from the local college to improve his chances for promotion at work and an excellent promotion it was from which he has retired from and is now enjoying himself on the golf course. This is for you if you are thinking of a way to incorporate ginger, that wonder spice into some great recipe pairings that that father in your life may enjoy. I may sneak one…
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Crunchies
 I have received samples of Crunchies in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. #ad Just in time to end National Oatmeal Month, I wanted to share what you can do with fresh dried fruit from Crunchies. It is okay to play in your food, just any kid you know and in my case you can ask me one of the biggest kids I know:) Crunchies has been mentioned in so many times in various Health and Fitness Magazines that once you try them you will see why. Great snack even for the kids. I put a big S in my oatmeal using Strawberry Banana and decided to dress it…
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Meaty Classes at Pine Street Market
I had the opportunity to attend the Whole Hog Class at Pine Street Market for free in partnership with Culinary Local in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. I learned oh so much from Rusty #knowyourbutcher. #ad Warning: A cut up animal picture is below. If you do not like to see cut up animals, this class is definitely not for you. Â Have you always wondered where various parts of the pig come from? Have you wondered about the process of how bacon is made or pork butt? Did you know that the pork butt actually comes from the shoulder of the pig? I had no clue, but…
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Grilled Cheese & Beer Book – National Cheese Lover’s Day
Grilled cheese sandwiches are one of my most favorite things to eat anytime of the year. Why? Simply because I enjoy cheese and I do not discriminate. It is perfect in the summer with a refreshing beer and in the winter with a hardy soup. There seems to be no wrong way to make a grilled cheese sandwich and that excites me. Just in time for National Cheese Lover’s Day, January 20th comes, Grilled Cheese & Beer: Recipes for the Finer Things In Life. Ménage à Cinq Ingredients: 3 slices of sourdough bread 2 slices of cheddar cheese 1 slice mozzarella cheese 1 slice of Muenster cheese 1 slice pepper…
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National Gluten Free Day – Explore Cuisine
Edamame, Black Bean, Chickpea, Red Lentil. I have had each of these in their “natural” form, but I have got to tell you if you like anyone of these and you are gluten free then you would enjoy what I am about to share with you. I came across an awesome brand that I have not known about until recently and I have covered a good couple of Gluten Free Expos in Atlanta. I have received some spaghetti in each of the forms of protein mentioned above for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. Currently, I am eating differently and starting to more cognizant of what I…
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Healthy Snack: Nut Butter Apple Sprinkle
Received a couple of sample jars in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. Post may contain affiliate links. #ad I am a major snacker and found that I had better learn how to snack smartly. Yes there is a such thing and I was about to try it out. I figured that I would need a go to recipe. Something that I can always make and make quickly if I need and/or want to snack. Perfect for adults as well as kids. I decided to take a few things that I enjoy eating separately, apples, nut butter, chocolate and coconut and put them together. I know it sounds horrible,…
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Lovely New 2017 Fall Menu at Twelve Eighty
Thank you Woodruff Arts Center for sponsored me and a guest as a member of Atlanta Food & Lifestyle Blogger Society in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. Downtown Atlanta has many many gems and Twelve Eighty is one of them. I have been to the High Museum which is part of the campus, but did not realize or had heard of Twelve Eighty prior to this event. Hubby and I were waiting for our work day to end so that we can get to the restaurant. You see, we used this as a date night, but on someone else’s dime. Best kind if you ask me:) Arriving about…
