Recipes of the Month: A Fruity Twist
July 24, 2020 Outdoor CookingYou’re ready to fire up the grill for your summer sizzle session, but you need a tasty twist on some culinary classics. Below we have recipes perfect for the summer months, enjoy!

You’re ready to fire up the grill for your summer sizzle session, but you need a tasty twist on some culinary classics. Below we have recipes perfect for the summer months, enjoy!
Summer is quickly approaching and our tastebuds are ready to adapt! What’s cool, refreshing and ready for a patio party? Here are some yummy summer treats perfect to beat the heat!
How many times do you go somewhere and you’re begging the host for the recipe?! Either that or you’re smuggling one last bite in your mouth trying to figure out if that’s rosemary or thyme, so that you can make that recipe next weekend! For this month’s featured deliciousness we are highlighting 5 star recipes… ones you will surly want the recipe for!
Appetizer – Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Salad – Jamie’s Cranberry Salad (we don’t know Jamie, but the salad is delish)
Main Dish – Whiskey Grilled Baby Back Ribs
Side Dish – Quinoa and Black Beans
Dessert – Sopapilla Cheesecake Pie
Cocktails – Honey Rose Margarita and 25 other springtime cocktails
Non-Alcoholic Sips – Luscious Slush Punch
As the weather get’s cooler, our food should get warmer, right? This month’s featured recipes will help warm your soul and are pretty tasty too!
Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Space
Spaghetti and Turkey Meatballs
Pumpkin Mac and Cheese with Bacon
Warm Caramel Apple Cream Cheese Spread
Peanut Butter Shortbread Cookies
‘Tis the season for eggnog, Aunt Betty’s famous mashed potatoes, sugar cookies, and fruit cake (for the 3 people on earth that actually like fruit cake) … it’s also the season for gaining weight. The average person gains 7-10 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. So how can we have our cake and eat it too? Well we could get in a quick workout each day, but the calories going out rarely exceed the calories going in. For instance, you can jog on a treadmill for 30 minutes and only have 3 oz of a cocktail or spin on a bike for 30 minutes and you can only enjoy 3/4 cup of egg nog or go on a walk for an hour and that will score you 2 buttered rolls on your plate. So we thought we would come up with some recipes that are still festive, but won’t pack on the pounds.
12 – hard-boiled eggs
24 Tablespoons – Green Chili hummus
Peel eggs, slice in half, dump out yolk, scoop 1 Tablespoon into each half, keep chilled and serve!
These eggs will knock your stockings off, they are so good! Here are some more delicious recipes worth trying …
Green Bean Casserole – Slimmed
Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Pomegranate and Hazelnuts
Secret Ingredient Dark Chocolate Brownies
Cheers, enjoy!!!
It’s that time of year where everyone gets together for a football and food frenzy. If you can’t be at the game, aim for the next best thing: watch the game with friends in the comfort of your own outdoor living room. So ditch the truck tailgate and fire up the grill in your backyard for a “pigskin” pregame party.
… just something to think about!
How ’bout something to wash it all down?
2/3 cup pineapple juice, chilled
1/3 cup vanilla flavored vodka
1 dash grenadine syrup
2 pineapple wedges
2 maraschino cherries
Pour the pineapple juice, vodka and grenadine into a shaker full of ice. Shake, then strain into two glasses. Garnish with a piece of pineapple and a cherry on a skewer!
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