There are few things that are more refreshing in the summer than a cold mojito or mojito mocktail on the patio on a Friday or Saturday evening. Unfortunately, mint can bruise easily from muddling which results in a bitter, grassy taste. Getting the flavor just right in a drink canister for batch mojitos can be…
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Cardamom and Lime-infused water
This post is sponsored by Sparkletts, who provides our bottled water delivery free of charge. All opinions and feedback on our bottled water delivery are my own. I have an unreasonable obsession with everything cardamom. When C and I were first dating, there was an amazing little Afghan restaurant down the road we used to…
5 Considerations Before Starting a Water Delivery Service
This post is sponsored by Sparkletts, who provides our bottled water delivery free of charge. All opinions and feedback on our bottled water delivery are my own. It’s now been a little over 4 months since we first started our Sparkletts cooler rental and water delivery. Today, we’re running down the five things you need…
My Favorite Carrot Cake Cupcakes Recipe
Anyone else have those freak out moments the day before a party, worried you don’t have enough food – then proceed to make more? Like enough to feed 4x the guests you have? Just me…? That’s how these carrot cake cupcakes ended up on our spread for E’s “Somebunny is One” birthday party. I frantically…
Our Sparkletts Water Delivery: An Honest Review
This post is sponsored by Sparkletts, who provides our bottled water delivery free of charge. All opinions and feedback on our bottled water delivery are my own. My parents have had a water delivery for years and honestly, I always thought it was a little unnecessary. Our fridge has a filtered water feature so why…
Easy Homemade Bourbon Cream
Each year around the holidays, I wait for Buffalo Trace Bourbon Cream to hit the shelves. The challenge is, we never finish the bottle and end up pouring most of it down the drain before it expires. This year, we decided to try making homemade bourbon cream so we could make a smaller batch for…
Ghoulish Halloween Deviled Eggs
Halloween 2020 will look different for so many reasons. Instead of a big party with friends, we’ll be joining our “quaran-team” – a small set of families on our block with kids around the same age – for a backyard party with games for the kids. We’re whipping up a batch of our favorite ghoulish…
The Ultimate Roast Beef Sandwich
My husband is forever mocking me for my love of roast beef. I generally don’t love sandwich meats but roast beef I’ll always adore. There’s nothing like a good roast beef sandwich with spicy brown mayo or a dollop of horseradish cream. We met my family at Top Round (if you’re in Dallas, it’s definitely…
High Protein Chicken Pasta Bake
Yes, it’s still 100 million degrees in Texas right now but there’s just something about being 8 months pregnant and it finally being the end of August that has me craving all the comfort foods. We first made this high protein chicken pasta bake two weeks ago and I haven’t been able to get it…
Homemade Mushroom Ravioli in a Light Cream Sauce
We have a love/hate relationship with homemade mushroom ravioli here in this house. Love them for their decadence and surprising ease to make (yes, I promise you – it is actually easy). Hate because they’re all I want to eat for every meal when we have them in the house – and the recipe makes…
Homemade Ravioli, the Easy Way
Yay for quarantine forcing me to finally get to all of those things I wanted to tackle “someday”. This weekend’s activity: mastering homemade ravioli. I, like many people, have a deep love of pasta – particularly ravioli. I went through a phase in my teens where one of the only foods I would eat is…
Healthy Southwest Egg Rolls
When I used to work in field sales, one of my favorite Friday splurges was to call in Chili’s southwest egg rolls to-go and eat them for lunch in between calls. It’s no wonder I weighed about 30 lbs more than I do now! One order has 41 grams of fat, 137 carbs, and 45…