So, I think y’all know that I’m semi-obsessed with this fruit salad with mint sugar. But it’s nice to switch things up occasionally, and for the Fourth of July I wanted something without added sugar, since we were going to have dessert (and since fruit has natural sugar anyway). What I think you’ll love about […]
I love watermelon, but every time I buy it I get a little overwhelmed by how much of it there is. So, I figured I’d turn some of it into a margarita. Of course. You don’t need a ton of limes for this. I actually put too much lime juice in the first time I […]
Yesterday was Eat a Peach Day. I didn’t even realize that when I decided to make this ESS Peach Week. But I’ll go with it! I can’t remember if I’ve told y’all that we joined a CSA this year. CSA means community-supported agriculture — we give a farmer a certain amount of money before the […]
Breaking news: It’s hot. In fact, last month was the hottest July on record for Baltimore and Washington D.C. And it was pretty flipping hot in the rest of the U.S., too. So, what can you do? Besides staying inside in the air conditioning or laying around on a pool float all day (lathered up […]
I have been thinking about making watermelon sorbet for a long time. Then a girl at work was talking about how she wants to get an ice cream maker. And I read this article in the New York Times about egg-free ice cream (which I wish I had read before the vanilla bean incident last […]
I have this awesome cookbook I got when I was in San Antonio a few years ago (I think I may have actually purchased said cookbook at the Alamo), called Los Barrios Family Cookbook. In it is a lovely recipe for a fruit salad with chile powder. But it calls for cantaloupe (ew!) and about […]