Happy Happy Monday & a very Happy Fourth of July!!! Woohoo for independence for our wonderful and beautiful country. I hope everyone of you is having a fantastically fun day with tons of food, family, friends, fun and lets not forget lots and lots of fireworks (with a heavy dose of alliteration thrown in too).
With the assumption that most of you are all chilling and enjoying your holiday I thought I might keep these not only short and sweet but also, super ding dang easy with 2 whole ingredients. Oh, and let’s not forget this definitely falls into the ‘skinny’ recipe section, unless of course you want more sweetness and plan on adding some sugar.
Honestly, the watermelon that I used was so sweet and wonderful it wasn’t needed. This sorbet is definitely not your typical sorbet due to the lack of ingredients but it’s wonderfully icy and delicious, absolutely perfect for these hot, hot, HOT summer days. Have a wonderful day today and thank you so much for stopping by! Happy Fourth of July!!
Two whole ingredients, so easy, watermelon & lemon juice…
blend, blend, blend, then into a container to freeze for a bit…
then enjoy!!!
- 1/2 of Watermelon Cut Into Chunks, Frozen.
- 2 Tablespoons of Lemon Juice.
- 1-2 Tablespoons of Granulated Sugar (Optional).
- Freeze your watermelon chunks for several hours, until almost completely frozen.
- Place your watermelon chunks and lemon juice (and sugar if you need it) into a blender and mix until completely processed.
- Now place your watermelon/lemon mixture into a separate container and place into freezer until completely frozen, then serve and enjoy.
Speaking of spending time with people, in case you’re planning on having company to stay over this weekend I’m bringing y’all the perfect and super easy thing you can make for them for breakfast. Even better you can totally prep this and have it ready to go in the oven first thing in the morning. 
I do want to point out that this has an amazing and wonderful crumble topping to go on it but I’m going to go ahead and type it ‘crumble’ because it is so darn humid here & even with the A/C blasting & using super cold butter it totally un-crumbled the topping. 
When the ‘crumble’ topping looks more like cookie dough, it’s not as aesthetically pleasing, but it absolutely doesn’t effect the taste. This bread pudding is wonderfully gooey, with just the right amount of crispness on top and ding dang easy to make, I highly recommend y’all get on this ASAP. I hope everyone has a wonderful and safe weekend, and as always thank you so much for stopping by! 
egg, milk, sugar, vanilla, salt mixture…
pour this mixture onto your bread…
cover with stretch wrap…
time to make some ‘crumble’, butter…
then brown sugar, salt, flour, cinnamon…
again, this should be crumbly, but no fear, still delicious…
several hours later (or overnight) put this topping on your bread pudding…
then bake, bake, bake & enjoy!!! 
Speaking of delicious food, this easy mango ice cream that I’m bringing y’all today most definitely falls into the delicious food category, for reals. 
Now, I guess this ice cream doesn’t count as ice cream because it does not actually contain any cream, but you won’t miss it because it most certainly has the texture of real ice cream, except a billion times easier to make. 
Also, if you love mango (like I do), you will absolutely looove this ice cream, because it is chock full of mango flavor, honestly salivating even looking at these photos, so yummy. I may or may not have put some Malibu Rum in this too, you know in case you really want to have a good time with this ice cream haha. Hope you’re having a great week so far, thank you so much for stopping by, and I really hope you can make this delicious ice cream soon. 
blend, blend, blend until smooth (and take a blurry photo)…
and enjoy!!!
I don’t know why, but I’ve been craving grits like crazy…FYI to all who have no idea what a grit is, basically it’s Southern oatmeal that’s made from corn, that’s a terrible description, but just know they’re good. Also, unlike oatmeal, grits are normally prepared in a savory way, AKA lots of butter, lots of cheese (yummm), etc. 
Soo, due to my cravings I thought maybe putting a fun spin on one of my fav things would be fun. I honestly had no idea how these little guys would bake up, I mean for all I knew they would fall apart, taste terrible, whatevs. Y’all, I couldn’t believe how well these turned out, they baked so perfectly and hand held, with cheesy goodness throughout. These are such perfect little savory snacks and I am just in love with these. I sure hope you get a chance to make these and thank you so much for stopping by. 
cooking up for a while…
then add your cheese, garlic powder, chili powder…
now your eggs & butter…
mix, mix, mix…
into your muffin tins…
bake, bake, bake…
and enjoy!!!
Now, I’m not a giant fan of white wine because it tends to give me an almost immediate crashing headache, but I figured a wonderful Rosé Champagne would be a wonderful substitute. I absolutely loooved this cocktail y’all, it had just enough sweetness but plenty of kick (thank you Triple Sec) not to mention thrown together in about 5 minutes. 
This will be perfect for your Independence Day get together and it makes a lot so, bonus! Have a wonderful and safe weekend and thank you so much for stopping by!
then blueberries…
Triple Sec & lemon juice…
champagne…
and club soda…
then enjoy!!!
Honestly, these little easy cheesy bites are so darn good that I might be willing to rename Wednesday in their honor, juuuust kidding, but these are super duper delicious for sure. I’m sure most of y’all have had some form of potato skins–most likely in a bar I will assume–and they are usually crispy, but thicker than a potato chip. 
These little easy cheesy potato skins turned out to be like amazingly thick round cheesy french fries. Y’all I couldn’t get enough of these guys, so I highly recommend you make these ASAP. I hope you’re having a wonderful week so far and as always thank you so much for stopping by.
bake, bake, bake…
take out and then add lots of cheese…
back into the oven for a few more minutes then enjoy!!!
Anyways, back to ice cream…and today’s ice cream is so extra special because of the abundant key lime pie flavors throughout. Oh yes, key lime pie ice cream y’all, this stuff is heavenly. This ice cream is cold, sweet, rich and just enough of that amazing key lime pie tartness to it that is just delectable, and did I mention easy to make? yeah, so easy to make y’all. 
Unfortunately I had to share this ice cream with friends & family, otherwise I would have eaten every last drop of this amazing dessert, for reals. I hope everyone has such an amazing day today and thank you so much for stopping by! 
mix, mix, mix…
into your ice cream maker…
and enjoy!!!
and Saturdays you know the next day is Sunday which is kind of tainted knowing your weekend is almost over—my brain is weird but makes sense to me haha. On to the fun y’all, this cocktail. This lovely little libation is made with fresh grapefruit juice, tequila (hey-oh!) and club soda (love me some bubbles). 
I definitely needed to add some extra sugar to this because as I’m sure you are aware grapefruit isn’t exactly the sweetest fruit in the world, so feel free to add some more sweetness (or tequila hehe). Thank you so much for stopping by, Happy Father’s Day to all the wonderful dads out there (including my own) and have a fabulous weekend!!! 
grapefruit juice & club soda into your glass to mix…
Tequila…
and lime juice…
and enjoy!!!
You know it’s crazy bananas hot when you get in your car and you have to immediately take your earrings out because they start to burn your ears due to heating up so quickly-for reals. 
Anyways, back to this pie (or pies because this recipe makes two), but I love just about anything strawberry, anything (well, not asparagus of course) with Cool Whip, and hello no-bake, and because they need to be frozen they are sooo deliciously cold. 
Also, this recipe makes so much it makes more than enough for 2 pies, you could totally use deep dish pie crusts if you wanted because it makes so much. 
This pie is so deliciously rich and wonderfully sweet and tart, definitely a must make. Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!! 
sweetened condensed milk…
strawberry preserves…
strawberries…
mix, mix, mix…
Cool Whip…
fold it in…
into your pie crusts, then into the freezer for a while…
then enjoy!!!
I have been seeing variations of this recipe on different fitness Youtubers that I follow and though I’m usually suspicious at how tasty ‘healthy’ or ‘high protein’ recipes actually are, these were not disappointing, at all. These are crazy satisfying, super easy to make, and the perfect mixture of salty and sweet, and hello peanut butter. 
Also, there is zero guilt in eating these, because these are pretty darn healthy for you too. Do note that these little protein peanut butter balls definitely need to be kept refrigerated because they tend to be a bit soft at room temperature, but other than that these are awesome. Thank you so much for stopping by and have a wonderful day!! 
all chopped up…
everything in the bowl, protein powder, agave nectar, maple extract, peanut butter, almond milk, nuts…
all mixed up…
rolled out…
and enjoy!!!
