cocktails, island style, stories & beautiful blue water
Welcome to our recipe series blog hop ~ the Ultimate Recipe Challenge ~ and this time we’re making the most of broccoli! This challenge came at a good time for me, as I’m trying to stick with healthy eating, but hey, it’s football season ~ and that means tailgates and game day spreads. So my challenge recipe this month is broccoli flatbread pizza!… Read More
Welcome to our fun recipe blog hop ~ the Ultimate Recipe Challenge ~ and this month we’re all about summer and strawberries! I used beautifully ripe, local berries in Strawberry Sangria ~ two ways, traditional and frozen! I love strawberries. Cakes, pies, shortcakes, ice cream, jams, ~ even sliced over cereal. And now I have to say this strawberry sangria is moving way up… Read More
How about an easy refreshing cocktail that is perfect for the summer heat? An original Pimm’s Cup is one of our favorites! A tradition at Wimbledon, it’s also nice for our US summer holidays. We decided to have a festive cocktail hour with Pimm’s and some tea sandwiches just because. It’s all in fun and a good excuse to gussy… Read More
Looking for an easy project this weekend? Here’s a 5 minute SCBD project {small change, big difference} to bring a generic floor lamp from the 1990’s into the 21st century. I wonder how many of the torchiere floor lamps were sold in the 90’s? They were certainly a popular item from every home improvement store. Mine has been moved around, put in… Read More
Welcome to our annual tiki bar tailgate at the Jimmy Buffett concert! Neither rain, nor heat, nor 60 hour work weeks will keep us from cranking up the blender and getting our parrot head vibe on ~~~ We arrived in an afternoon thunderstorm and waited for it to pass, before we were able to set up. It cleared off pretty… Read More
Welcome to our fun recipe blog hop ~ the Ultimate Recipe Challenge ~ and this month we’re all about pasta. This fried ravioli appetizer is irresistible! Bluwaterguy always says that pasta is my safety food. When there are too many choices on a menu, or I’m in hurry, or I’m stressed out ~ I go with pasta ~ and it’s all good! These fried ravioli… Read More
We were out and about visiting Scott Antique Market a couple of weeks ago on a Saturday. Unless I’m on a mission for something specific, I’m more of a browser and like to wander about. Bluwaterguy is great at spotting good stuff. He knows my likes and at 6’6″, he has a height advantage. He can see over crowds, look… Read More
Martha is annoyed, Trudy is feeling neglected, Hermione cried uncle three weeks ago ~ and me? I’ve just been trying to stay afloat! Things have been quiet around the blog and on social channels here for some weeks, as my return to corporate America sucked up all my time and energy for a while. I think the tide may be… Read More
Welcome to a fun recipe blog hop ~ the Ultimate Recipe Challenge ~ using one of my favorite ingredients ~ potatoes! I’m sharing my Loaded Potato Soup ~ basically your favorite loaded baked potato in a soup bowl. My Grandmother Nellie {of Sweet Potato Pie fame} always said, “If you’re out of potatoes, you’re out of food!” and we believe that… Read More
