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Blueberry Basil Margarita

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Hi, my name is Meghan and tequila is my frenemy but I’ll never turn down a margarita.  Seriously, one of Erick and my favorite spots in Jersey City is Taqueria.  They have the best margaritas and cactus tacos.  Nothing  Better.  So when I was thinking about a refreshing cocktail for this hot and humid weekend […]

Easy Homemade Guacamole

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Quick and easy homemade guacamole recipe coming your way!  Confession: I only recently started enjoying guacamole, or avocados for that matter.  I’ve really been trying to love them but its been an acquired taste for me.  Guacamole was something I was able to get behind because there’s typically chips involved.  Still trying to figure out […]

No-Bake Chocolate Toffee Cookies

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Guys, it’s been hot.  You know, that stereotypical humid, sticky, can’t step outside with out sweating, summer in New Jersey hot.  You would think since I’ve lived here my whole life I would be prepared, but I never am.  It’s as if every year, as I’m flipping the calendar from June to July, beads of […]

Kale Salsa with a Green Juice Cocktail

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Guys, get your grocery lists ready.  I am bringing you two easy recipes just in time for the weekend – a kale salsa made in the blender and a refreshing green juice cocktail.  Now those that know me, know I am not a big fan of most dips or condiments.  Seriously, I eat my salads […]

Chicken Pot Pie

Have you ever come across a recipe on pinterest or instagram and you thought it looked too good to be true?  That if you attempted to make it yourself it would never look as professional?  Everyday?  Yep, me too.  I had that same feeling when I spotted this chicken pot pie recipe from Julie of Lovely Little Kitchen, […]

Lemon Bars

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My Grandma’s birthday falls on the day before St. Patrick’s Day.  So naturally, when we celebrate the theme is always shamrocks, corned beef and Irish soda bread.  Typically my offering of dessert follows suit with something sweet that requires green food dye, inevitably staining your teeth.  This time around I decided to switch things up […]

Valentine’s Day Cookies

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Valentine’s Day is tomorrow and I thought it was the perfect excuse to bake up something sweet.  I’ve always found sugar cookies with royal icing to be almost too pretty to eat and have been dying to try out this icing technique for myself.  As a first timer, my cookies didn’t come out quite as […]

Winter Citrus Cocktail

If we’re being honest, when I think “winter cocktail” I usually think of something along the lines of an eggnog or a mulled wine.  Maybe a chocolate martini garnished with a candy cane or even a hot toddy.  But a grapefruit concoction? -usually not on the top of my holiday drink list.  This winter citrus, […]

Thanksgiving Preparations

As usual the holiday season is approaching at lightning speed.  Thanksgiving is just three days away and I swear summer was just a few weeks ago!  How did that happen?! Now while I don’t have any tricks to slow down time, I do have a few tips to assist in your Thanksgiving prep. I’ve mentioned […]