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Easy Weeknight Meals for Hot Nights
It is HOT here in NC this week – the heat index has been above 100º all week. As we say here in the South, it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity that makes it so unbearable. On these kind of nights, no one feels like cooking. You want something fresh and easy, quick and dirty. Well, not dirty. No one wants dirty food. Anyway, awhile back, we were introduced to Barramundi. Barramundi is a fish. Sustainable sea bass to be more specific. It is native to Australia and the Indo-Pacific. It is a delicious, firm fish that doesn’t taste fishy, if you know what I mean. I recently discovered…
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Salsa Season
Last week, we took a family vacation to the beach, our all-time favorite place. It was so wonderful to get away from this weird new normal for just a little while. We have been taking this trip most years since our girls were tiny. Usually, we go away at the end of September or early October, but the last 2 years hurricanes have messed with the get away. So this time, we decided to escape at the beginning of the season. It was easy to forget all of the chaos going on in the world right now while we were surrounded by sunshine, sand and salt water. I had no…
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Strawberry Mango Salsa
There is just something about warmer weather that makes you crave fresh snacks like chips and salsa. I have shared salsa recipes with you before, but this week, I thought I would try something new. Strawberries are currently at their peak right now, the local fields are bursting with the beauties. I picked up another bucket and started thinking about making strawberry salsa. We also have gorgeous mangoes in the house so I thought that would be great in the mix, too. I did a little hunting on Pinterest and found a couple of recipes to try, but you know I had to make it my own. Of course the…
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Millions of Peaches
It is peak peach season here in North Carolina and we are eating them in every possible way in my house, so it seems natural to write this ode to peaches. There is just nothing quite like a juicy peach at it’s perfect ripeness. You can find them in the grocery store this time of year, some stores even sell locally grown peaches. But my favorite place to buy them in the NC State Farmers Market. (I’m starting to think they should give me a discount for all this advertising.). I am a loyalist, I buy my peaches most often from the same stand – Michelle’s Fresh Fruits. I have…
