Watermelon Agua Fresca

This drink is the embodiment of summer! My original plan was to get the recipe up before July 4, but *coughs* I’m not sure what happened. I’ll go ahead and blame it on Congress. Anyway, if you love watermelon and fruity beverages, then look no further. This recipe is adapted from Cooking Light’s  “Minted Lemon-Lime……

Chocolate Graveyard Pots de Creme

Halloween is just over a week away, and I’m in full-on Halloween party food testing mode! Today I want to share with you this recipe for Chocolate Pots de Creme – with a spooky twist! The recipe that inspired me to make these can be found over at MyRecipes. To make 4 half-cup servings, you……

Gingered Butternut Squash Soup

Like many of the fall recipes I have added recently, I’ve been wanting to make this soup for some time. When my camera was out of commission, I kept getting ideas for seasonal posts, and this is one of them. I tried butternut squash for the first time last year, when I made a butternut……

Tomato Bisque

As much as I love tomatoes, I have never been a big fan of tomato soup. However, I saw a photo of a tomato bisque and it just looked too creamy and beautiful not to make. The addition of smoked paprika tones down the “tomato soupy” flavor and adds an interesting kick of its own.……

Mocha Almond Frappucino

Something is missing from my blog. If you know me, then you may have noticed that somehow I have posted four entire recipes without a SINGLE dessert to be found. This could be a sign of the apocalypse. But don’t worry… I’m about to right this wrong. I bring you…. Bliss. To achieve nirvana, you……

Salsa!

There are few things in life that I love more than Mexican restaurant-style salsa. The Mexican restaurant near our old apartment in Glasgow served the best salsa I’ve ever had, and I experimented for months trying to find the perfect combination of flavors. I really started to panic when I realized we would be moving……