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Honeydew margaritas are a perfectly refreshing way to cool off this summer. Try our Street Tacos! Honeydew Margaritas This honeydew melon margarita is extremely simple. Puree 1/2 honeydew melon in your blender or food processor. I used the food processor because I don’t have one of those lovely high-powered blenders. Add your favorite tequila, fresh lime juice, and little orange liquor. You can add some simple syrup or agave nectar if your honeydew was not sweet enough for your taste....

½ cup milk 20 large marshmallows 1 large Hershey candy bar with almonds 1 Cool Whip, large container pinch of salt 1 tsp vanilla extract Heat milk and marshmallows together; add ½ candy bar. Stir until smooth and candy bar is melted; cool. Add ½ of the Cool Whip, pinch of salt and vanilla extract to the cooled marshmallow mixture. Pile remaining Cool Whip on top of the pie. Grate the other ½ candy bar and use to garnish the top....

To celebrate the hot-to-cold coffee switch, I think we should drink a lot of Iced Maple Syrup Cardamom Coffee. At least two glasses a day to keep the celebration going. It’s also nearly UK Coffee Week (16-22 April) so maybe an extra glass to celebrate that too. (We will all be very productive during this celebration.) You will love the wonderful flavours of Iced Maple Syrup Cardamom Coffee and you will also love that it is a healthier treat....

Me time moment, coffee morning and kids snack deserve special treat like this Lemon Blueberry Cake with a Blueberry Glaze. So please go ahead and make one. Actually, make two and have the second one for yourself as it is so so good and so so worth it. Trust me, I know this. Okay, so I have a current love affair with all things zesty. I still have an ongoing love affair with fruit it makes sense to add zest to all things fruit....

Makes 4 servings. Recipe from Epicurious. Directions Bring medium saucepan of water to boil. Add onion slice, 3 parsley sprigs and 1 minced garlic clove and bring to boil. Stir in lentils. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered until lentils are just tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. Discard onion and parsley. Stir oil, vinegar, mustard and remaining garlic in small saucepan over low heat until just warm (do not boil). Place warm lentils in bowl....

Pancakes 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 1 cup milk 1 tbsp canola oil 1 large egg, lightly beaten Cinnamon Filling ½ cup butter, melted ¾ cup brown sugar 1 tbsp ground cinnamon Cream Cheese Glaze 4 tbsp butter 2 ounces cream cheese 1 ¼ cup powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract Prepare Cinnamon Filling first In a medium bowl, mix butter, brown sugar and cinnamon....

A good biscuit is bliss. A bad biscuit is little more than a glorified hockey puck. But what a lot of people don’t realize is just how easy it is to make delicious, flaky biscuits in no time at all. I’ve been playing around with the specifics of the recipe (and seeing that there are a total of 4 biscuits or biscuit variations in the new book, I’ve done a lot of testing), and have realized a few things in the process:...

Ingredients 2 oz vodka, roughly 2 shots 2 oz gin, roughly 2 shots 2 oz tequila, roughly 2 shots 2 oz white rum, roughly 2 shots 2 oz orange liqueur , or triple sec, roughly 2 shots 1 oz lemon juice, or lime juice, roughly 1 shot 1 oz simple syrup, roughly 1 shot ⅓ cup ice cubes, as needed cola, as needed lemon wedges, or lime Preparation Fill a cocktail shaker with roughly ⅓ cup of ice, then pour all your alcohol, juice, and syrup....

I will be getting some of my Easter sweet treats via these sumptuous Orange And Chocolate Chip Muffins. The rest of my treats will be via all the Easter egg hunts that granny and Freddy are going to be organising. Guess who is going to be in the middle of things with the biggest egg basket? These Orange And Chocolate Chip Muffins begin with some lovely chocolate, which is then cut through with both orange juice and orange zest and complete with loads of chocolate chips....

I’ve eaten broccoli rabe twice. The first time, I hated it. We spent something ridiculous like $6 for a bunch of broccoli rabe (obviously out of season) in the grocery store. Can’t remember exactly what we did with it, but I do remember how bitter the final product was. Expensive and unenjoyable, bordering on inedible. I was robbed by the rabe. But this time, I loved it. Broccoli rabe (pronounced rahb, sometimes spelled raab, and not technically related to broccoli at all), when cooked properly, is an unusual and healthy addition to any meal....

Ingredients 16 oz cream cheese 1½ cups sugar 1 tbsp vanilla extract ¼ cup cornstarch 3 eggs, large ½ cup heavy whipping cream 4½ cups golden grahams 2 tbsp butter 1 tbsp ice water 1 cup white cake mix 3 peaches, large 1 cup sugar 1 tsp ground cinnamon ¼ tsp ground nutmeg 1½ cups water 1 tbsp butter 1 tsp vanilla extract 2½ tbsp cornstarch Preparation In a large bowl, mix the cream cheese until it’s nice and fluffy....

Ingredients 3 green onions, trimmed and thinly sliced 3 plum tomatoes, cut into ½-inch pieces 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and cut into ½-inch pieces, ripe ¼ small head romaine lettuce, thinly sliced ¼ cup fresh cilantro, loosely packed 1 cup salsa 12 oz queso blanco, Mexican frying cheese, cut into 12 slices 12 corn tortillas, warmed (6-inch) 1 lime, cut into 4 wedges Preparation On platter, arrange green onions, tomatoes, avocado, lettuce and cilantro....

I never met a peanut butter cup I didn’t like. And I never met a sandwich cookie I didn’t love. Put the two together and, well, you’ve got yourself one heck of a combination. I whipped up a few dozen of these babies to sell at the Sweet Relief bake sale last earlier this month. They were gone before you could say Bob’s your uncle (actually, Tom’s my uncle. Bob was my grandfather....

Ingredients 2½ lb pork belly 1½ tbsp Kosher salt ⅓ cup brown sugar 1 tsp sweet paprika 2 tsp chili powder 1 tsp fresh ground pepper Preparation Mix all the rub ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside. Remove the skin if it is still attached. Place your pork belly on a rimmed baking sheet, and using a sharp knife, score the fat side of your pork belly in a crosshatch pattern....

Suitable for gluten free, vegan, and low carb diets. Post includes Weight Watchers points. Sorrel, the Jamaican name for a type of hibiscus flower, is a popular drink in many parts of the world. While it is deliciously refreshing and can be enjoyed anytime of year, its festive color and seasonal spices make it an ideal Christmas punch. Plus, you can make it ahead of time and store in the fridge until needed....

Ingredients 1 1/2 lb ground beef 1 medium onion, diced 1 tsp garlic, minced 1 cup tomatoes, diced 2 cup tomato sauce 1 tbsp cumin 1 cup wild rice 1 cup white rice 4 large green peppers 1 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, grated Preparation Cook the wild rice. Cook the white rice. Set aside. Brown the beef in a skillet. Drain off any excess fat. Add the onion and garlic....

These unique and delicious oatmeal cookies are a textural delight: crispy on the edges, soft and chewy in the center, and studded with chunks of cinnamon-spiced dried apples and crunchy toffee bits throughout. Look, when it comes to cookies I’ll admit to being lured by the fancy: the filled and the frosted, the stuffed and the sprinkled. I tend to write off anything else as boring and not worth my time....

this Recipe Delicious Tomato Basil Mozzarella Salad One thing I love about this salad…. well there is lots of things…. but I love how easy it is to make. This recipe is super simple to make, but PACKED with flavor. The salad reminds of caprese, but in salad form. I got the inspiration from an Italian restaurant while I was eating caprese. I wanted to create a fresh quick salad to through together that encompassed all those delicious flavors I love....

It is coming up to Easter. So we need chocolate. Lots and lots and lots of it. That is my excuse anyway. And what better way than to indulge in a chocolate cookie with a triple, yeap TRIPLE chocolate hit. I am talking big fat gorgeous smelling cookies made with lovely melted chocolate, boosted with some cocoa powder and all finished with some chocolate chips. These deserve a large collective yummmmm, right?...

It’s a well-rounded, ultra-satisfying meal. What’s more, it’s ready in no time, and makes for some amazing leftovers. The recipe you see here is certainly not what we started with; changing, evolving and improving each and every time we made it. After first discovering the brilliance that is Vadouvan (I believe it was a magazine recipe that first mentioned this new-to-us spice blend), we whipped up a deliciously simple coconut curry with little more than chicken and onions....