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2 cups All purpose flour 1 Tbs baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 2 Tbs sugar 6 Tbs unsalted butter, cold, cut in chunks 1 cup frozen blueberries 1 tsp vanilla 2 tsp lemon zest 1/2 cup heavy cream 1/2 cup Oatmilk or whole milk, 2% Read More
1 Bottle of Spanish, Chilean or Argentinian White Wine 3 oz Brandy 2 oz Triple Sec 1 cup orange juice 1 cup pineapple juice 2 oz simple syrup, (1 cup water with one cup of dissolved granulate sugar) cooled 3 oz peach puree (peaches put Read More
2 oz St Germain Liqueur 1/4 oz Grenadine 1/2 oz Lime Juice 2 oz Sparkling (Prosecco) Topped off First, juice the lime. Second, put ice in a cocktail shaker. Third, measure the lime, then the sparkling and Grenadine. Pour all into the drink shaker. Shake Read More
I leave a bucket of snacks out on our front porch for our delivery friends. I never really knew how much it meant to them until I’ve either talked to them, or like today when I received this note with some packages. Nita, our sweet Read More
I have begun looking forward to every Tuesday! I get to set my Local Farm OK bag outside of my door and I wait for them to deliver the most delicious and freshest produce from our area. This week we had an assortment of goodies Read More
4 chicken breasts, trimmed and with a pocket cut 1 package of prosciutto Boursin cheese or any cheese you like 1/2 cup white wine* (if you do not drink alcohol, double the chicken stock) 1/2 cup chicken stock 2 Tbs Kerrygold unsalted Butter orzo pesto, Read More
assorted cheeses: triple cream brie, Manchego and a cheddar or goat cheese are good ones to use. assorted fruits: grapes, blueberries, strawberries assorted meats: prosciutto wrapped string cheese, salami, pepperoni assorted veggies: cut up cucumber, sugar snap peas, carrots pomegranate seeds for on top of Read More
fresh beets olive oil lettuce for salad oranges, sections removed purple onion, sliced crumbled goat cheese champagne vinaigrette On a cutting board, cut off the stems and tail of the fresh beet. Wash it and thoroughly dry them. Place each beet in its own piece Read More
3-4 ears of corn, roasted in a pan or on the grill 2 avocados, diced 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped 1 pint roasted grape tomatoes For the “dressing”: 3 Tbs olive oil 1 Tbs Red Wine Vinegar juice of 1 lime 2 garlic cloves, minced Salt Read More