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Recipe of the Month
Cranberry Orange Scones
Cranberry Orange Scones

summer list

Virgin Sangria

I really wanted to make some tasty sangria this summer. I got the idea to make my own sangria after going wine tasting with friends in Temecula, California.  Falkner Winery, one of the wineries we visited, has a recipe for sangria that uses two bottles of their Luscious Lips red wine which is absolutely delicious. [...]

Homemade Mint Lemonade

Maybe because it’s summer. Maybe because it’s finally sunny in San Diego. Maybe because I’m really looking forward to our trip to Austin in October. Maybe because I love lemons…and mint. For whatever reason, I really wanted some homemade lemonade. Some homemade mint lemonade. For me, homemade lemonade makes me think of front porches and [...]

My Summer List

I’ve been meaning to sit down and write a list of things I’d like to do, cook, eat, drink, bake and otherwise this summer. But, for some reason, I had yet to actually get down to doing it.  Then, I read Molly’s post about her list for the summer.  Not only does she have some [...]

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