Homemade Jam Printable

August 24, 2015July 23, 2015Leave a comment

One of my favorite things about summer is the abundance of fresh fruit. From roadside fruit stands to pick-you-own berry patches, our fridge is constantly full of fresh produce.

Now, I must admit sometimes my eyes are bigger than my stomach. So to save the produce from going bad I make a batch of jam. My favorite is my mother’s blackcap jam, but this time around I had an excess of strawberries so I made this recipe.

To add a bit of homemade elegance, I designed these printable jam labels. Enjoy!

S’more Cocktail

August 10, 2015July 23, 2015Leave a comment

Luckily, summertime campfires and making s’mores didn’t end with my childhood. My family still gathers around our fire pit we when get together and roast marshmallows while we catch up on each others lives.

The lightly toasted marshmallow, chocolate and graham cracker combination is hard to beat, so I thought it was the perfect inspiration for a summer cocktail.

How to:

Melt 4 squares of Hershey’s chocolate.
Dip the rim of a martini glass in the chocolate.
Dip chocolate covered rim in crushed graham crackers
Place glasses in the fridge to set
In the meantime, mix 2 oz chocolate liqueur with 2 oz marshmallow vodka in a shaker with ice.
Shake well and strain into your glass

Cornbread Muffins

July 29, 2015July 10, 2015Leave a comment

There is a little brewery resultant in Mount Horeb, WI that we visit every time we are in the area. Aside from their famous beer cheese soup (seriously, Ian never stops talking about it!) their cornbread muffins are at the top of the list. They accompany their soups and salad orders and make you feel good about your choice to forgo a side order of French fries (I know I’m not the only one who does this!)

While I love the salad + cornbread muffin combo at the Grumpy Troll, I’ve never made them at home. So I thought it was time to mix up our dinner menu and try to bake a batch myself.