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As we all know, bacon makes everything better. You know what, though? So does barbecue sauce!
These spicy grilled jalapeño poppers are stuffed with an addictive mix of Stubb’s Sticky Sweet Bar-B-Q Sauce, cheddar and cream cheese, and glazed bacon before being grilled until hot and bubbly.
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This is the absolute perfect Mediterranean party platter! With hummus, tabbouleh, almonds, lavash bread and so much more!
It wouldn’t be summer without a mezze platter.
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Fellow gardeners, you know this tale well. You step away from your garden bed for 1 minute (or a weekend) and come back to find a monster zucchini hiding in the greenery.
Sometimes the plant warns you. Regular zucchini production starts slowing down, odd for early summer. The reason? All of the plant’s attention is going to feeding that one humungous baseball bat of a zuke.
Fortunately, those ginormous zucchinis are perfect for stuffing!
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If you are a fan of citrus, then you’ll love these Iced Lemon Lime Cookies!
There’s nothing better than a soft, chewy cookie, am I right? And when the weather is warm and sunshine-y, citrus just feels so right.
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We can wax on about the glory of the mojito – this perfect concoction of rum, mint, sugar, lime juice, and sparkling water — but I’m guessing you won’t need a lot of convincing in that regard.
Instead, let’s discuss the building of the mojito, which in my opinion, is what distinguishes a “good” mojito from a “truly incredible” mojito.
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There are wet ribs, sticky with a succulent, spicy barbecue sauce, and there are dry ribs, where the flavor is all in the dried mixture of herbs and spices, melded into something greater than the sum of their parts by time, smoke and pork fat.
This is what they do in Memphis, Tennessee, and it’s why Memphis-style ribs are some of the best in the world.
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This will be the best mac and cheese you will ever have! With 3 different types of cheeses and the creamiest sauce EVER!!!
So much for getting back on track with meal prep, right?
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Dreaming up a menu for your next summer cookout? Look no further than one of our favorite pantry staples, olives.
The buttery, mild flavor of both California green and black ripe olives are a fantastic contrast to all of the smoky flavors coming off the grill this summer. You can chop them up into a quick tapenade to serve with chips, make a quick relish to spoon on top of burgers, or toss them with fresh summer vegetables in a pasta salad.
Here are fifteen recipes that put a can of olives to work, guaranteed to make your next cookout a memorable one!
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My husband is a big fan of chipotle – both the spicy, smoky peppers themselves and the restaurant chain. He declared this dish to be better than Chipotle’s fast-casual burrito bowls, so I’m calling it a win!
This is certainly more budget-friendly than ordering take-out for four people. It also cooks in about the same time that it would take us to drive over and pick up dinner!
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These Baked Birthday Cake Doughnuts are a sweet and delicious way to kick off any celebration!
With these baked birthday cake doughnuts, you can celebrate like it’s your birthday everyday. There’s no need to wait for a special occasion to enjoy this treats.
There is just something so festive about glazed doughnuts topped with rainbow sprinkles. They just put me in such a happy mood! However, if pink glaze isn’t your thing, these doughnuts are even tastier with a rich chocolate glaze.
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Everyone’s favorite dish made even easier using ground beef! Comes together in 15 min, prepped for the entire week!!!
My diet hasn’t been the best this summer.
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Skinnytaste Dinner Plan (Week 80). So the official start of summer is finally here!! I hope everyone is having a great one so far! I’ve read all your comments and it looks like the meal plan is here to stay, I’m glad you all find them helpful!
Pictured below is The Skinnytaste Meal Planner where I plan my dinners for the week (you can of course use any meal planner). Meal planning is a great way to get organized before heading to the supermarket to get ready for the week! My breakfast is usually something quick like eggs with fruit, a smoothie or avocado toast. We’re a family of four, so if a recipe serves more, it’s either packed up for everyone’s lunch or eaten the next day as leftovers. If you would like to see some of the previous week’s dinner plans, click here
Skinnytaste Dinner Plan (Week 80)
Monday: Veggie Lasagna Zucchini Boats
Tuesday: Union Cantina Lobster Tacos
Wednesday: Skillet Harissa Turkey Meatloaf, with cucumbers and tomatoes
Thursday: Shawarma-Spiced Grilled Chicken with Garlic Yogurt
Friday: Balsamic Chicken with Roasted Vegetables
Saturday: Dinner Out
Sunday: Summer Vegetables with Sausage and Potatoes
Looking for something special to bring to a Fourth of July cook-out? Check out this American Flag Pie! It’s a sheet-pan slab pie with a homemade crust and a blueberry and strawberry filling, topped with stars and stripes.
Slab pies are shallower than regular pies, but they make up for it in width. A 13 x18 sheet pan pie will easily feed 12 people, perfect for a party.
While conceivably you could use a prepackaged folded frozen pie crust (just get four of them and cut them to fit the rectangular sheet pan, and cut out the shapes), I strongly encourage you to try the home made crust recipe I’ve included for this pie.
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Beat the heat and cool down this summer with a bowl of this refreshing, healthy, and fat-free Blackberry Frozen Yogurt!
Ice cream is my first love but frozen yogurt is my second. Ice cream is sweet, thick, and creamy but sometimes that can be too much when it’s really hot out. Sometimes you need something that’s just cool and refreshing… and doesn’t ruin your figure. Something like this Blackberry Frozen Yogurt!
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I love a daiquiri, be it frozen or straight, strawberry or banana. It’s all good.
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The perfect make-ahead cocktail for any occasion! Takes literally just 5 min! Let chill and serve with sparkling wine. That’s it!
Guys.
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Quesadillas have to be my favorite go-to food for lunch. They’re just so easy to make! Especially when you have tortillas and cheese in the fridge, which we almost always do.
One way to take a quesadilla from snack to a meal is to add some protein, like chicken, beef, or in this case shrimp.
First marinate raw shrimp in a little lime juice and chili pepper. Then sauté the shrimp and add it to your jack-cheese quesadilla along with red onion and cilantro. Serve with some sliced avocado, sour cream, maybe another squeeze of lime juice, and you’re set!
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King Crab fried rice is one of my favorite dishes we often order when dining at a local Japanese restaurant. Every time I order it, I always say I’m going to try this with riced cauliflower, so finally I did and it was SO good!
This is an easy recipe for classic Southern Pimento Cheese.
I wasn’t sure what to think about this recipe. I’m not Southern. And I don’t necessarily think very highly of pimentos either! But who can resist a Southern recipe? I’m always up for trying new things, so my gut told me that I just might enjoy this one.
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For years, iceberg lettuce got a real thrashing from chefs who thought of it as tasteless and nothing but texture. What’s wrong with great texture?
Cut up a head of iceberg for a classic wedge salad, add blue cheese dressing, smoky bacon, and a few cherry tomatoes, and even the worst kitchen snobs will change their minds!
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That’s literal.
It’s actually 1,015 miles, to be exact. That’s how much Alaskan ground we covered in our short 5-day jaunt through the great state of Alaska.
When our friend Frank told us that he would be working in Alaska this summer, texts started flying. Bjork and I, along with our friend Joe, did not waste any time planning a reunion “to visit Frank” in Alaska. You know how that is, right? Your friend goes somewhere awesome and it is almost a requirement that you go visit? That was this. From the start, it was destined to be the ultimate adventure – Rendezvous in the Midnight Sun, we called it.
Bjork and I are high school sweethearts (if that term doesn’t make you gag a little bit, you are rock solid), and Frank and Joe are two of our high school friends, so mostly the high-school level inside jokeage on this trip was out of control. We’re talking sore-abs level laughter. It has been a long time since I laughed that hard.
And that’s really the best part about Alaska, for me – the time spent laughing and adventuring (slash misadventuring) with friends.
But we also did really see a lot of Alaska.
Like, more than a thousand miles’ worth.
I cannot be a minimalist in this moment, so this post is just a blast of pictures from our journey through Alaska. Mostly because I like to document, and because this is a blog, and because sometimes it’s fun to see what other people are doing in the world. Please, all of you, go start blogs and post your vacation pictures. I promise to look at all of them. This is a thing for me.
At the bottom of this post, I will list out a few favorite places that we hit up for those who might be planning their own Alaskan trek.
And for the rest of you, may these pictures prove to you that even short trips are worth the time and energy, that old friends are hilarious, that Alaska is sparkling with magic.
First stop: Seward!
If I could only go back to one place in Alaska, it would be Seward, hands-down. As much as I love the mountainous wonder that is everywhere in Alaska, it is the mountainous wonder + crystal clear blue ocean that really puts stars in my eyes.
Also, humpback whales and puffins and orcas in the wild … that doesn’t hurt, either.
Number one most amazing experience of my life. Or at least REALLY high up there, along with road-tripping through Big Sur and motorcycling across the island to Moalboal when we lived in the Philippines.
My love for this little 6-hour, 100-mile, glacier-viewing cruise was just unstoppable.
Oh, and by the way, I GOT A TATTOO.
13 hours on a school bus national park tour = 13 grizzly bear sightings, dozens of caribou in a “nursery herd,” one moose mama and baby, mountain-climbing curly-horned dall sheep, and views that I cannot figure out how to make look NOT fake.
This place is on a whole ‘nother level.
The bus situation:
Moose mama:
SO MUCH WILDNERNESS.
It is remote beyond remote.
I have never tasted cheap pizza so good.
What an adventure. It was everything a Rendezvous in the (literal) Midnight Sun should be.
Here’s a list of our stops:
Okay, so who’s been to Alaska? Experienced any of the same, or something different? Tell, tell, tell! ♡
If you’d like to see/read more, I have some videos on my personal Instagram account – @lindsaymostrom – including one of the bus tour that might make you sick. Whee! Enjoy!
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