Tag Archives: summer

Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

For some reason I decided to buy three giant zucchini from the farmers’ market on Saturday. I thought I needed more than I did. I bought one to make peach pita pizzas but that one was so big that I … Continue reading

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Peach Pita Pizzas

I’ve been eyeing the “Love & Lemons” cookbook for a while but I never wanted to shell out the money for it. Then Prime Day happened and the cookbook was marked down to $10, so I finally took the plunge. … Continue reading

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Strawberry Ice Cream

For those of you who are late to this story, I picked ten pounds of strawberries over the weekend and I’ve been trying to think of ways to use them up. Cue: This strawberry ice cream. I made jam and … Continue reading

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Tropical Moose

I started typing the title for this blog post and it came out as “Topical Moose,” which sounds like a really disgusting skin cream or a weird study section. ANYWAY. Tropical Moose is neither of those things. It’s a tiny … Continue reading

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Grilled Halloumi and Corn Salad with Peaches

Summer, to me, says Halloumi. It all started when I was living in D.C. Every summer, I’d buy a hunk of Halloumi cheese, slice it, fry it, and put it on salad. For a while it became my go-to meal … Continue reading

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Honey Lavender Ice Cream

The past couple weeks of my life could be known as: “Lavender on Everything.” I’m fine with that. In this installment, I decided to combine honey and lavender in ice cream. It was a test of patience and resolve, because … Continue reading

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Open Face BLT with Heirloom Tomatoes

I’m still thinking about this open face BLT a week later, which probably means I should tell you about it. There are few things in this world that I love more than BLTs. Avocados, deer, and kittens are a few … Continue reading

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Sugaree Baking Company

A couple months ago, I ditched work and went to explore Dogtown. Sugaree Baking Company was at the top of my list. I hadn’t been to the bakery since before I moved away from St. Louis five years ago. I … Continue reading

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Brown Sugar-Peach Ice Cream

I’ve been craving peaches lately, and especially peach-related desserts.  At work a few weeks ago, I had a conversation with a co-worker about peaches and brown sugar.  My co-worker said her father’s favorite dessert growing up was warm, oven-roasted peaches, … Continue reading

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Making My Own Ice Cream

Everyone, meet my ICE-21 Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker.  ICE-21, meet everyone. For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to make my own ice cream.  Maybe it began three years ago, when I spent all summer working at a … Continue reading

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