Looking for healthy fall picnic inspiration? You found it! Keep reading for delicious recipes and picnic ideas. Fall at Shakespeare Dallas is the perfect excuse to pack up a fabulous picnic to enjoy theater under the stars. We worried all week about the weather but it was practically perfect for the opening night of King…
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Butternut Squash Rice Salad
I made the most delicious Butternut Squash Rice Salad yesterday and could not wait to share the recipe with you all! With roasted butternut squash, dried cranberries, pomegranate arils, feta cheese, and pumpkin seeds, this rice salad is bursting with flavor and nutrition. Plus, it’s just plain gorgeous! I came up with this for a fall picnic…
Corn Chowder
I am officially obsessed with this bacon corn chowder. It’s the perfect thing to make when you can still get great fresh corn (though you can use canned corn in a pinch!). This is cozy comfort food at its finest. This creamy chowder only gets better as it sits, making it excellent leftover. It easily…
Chocolate Maple Whoopie Pies
Imagine this: you read this recipe, you leap up because you know you have all of the ingredients in your well-stocked pantry, and in mere minutes the sweet fall smell of maple syrup is perfuming your house. You guys told me on Facebook recently how much you love maple and I took that very seriously….
Roasted Tomato Basil Soup
This Roasted Tomato Basil Soup is the ultimate comfort food. Serve with a grilled cheese preferably when it’s raining and you’ve got yourself a whole cozy vibe. This is the perfect thing to make at the end of summer/beginning of fall when you’ve still got tons of sun-ripened tomatoes and basil in the garden but are…
Cantaloupe with Prosciutto and Burrata
Looking for a ridiculously simple no-cook appetizer or side dish that will wow your guests? You found it! I feel like a fraud even calling this a recipe. It’s more of an idea really, but I just adore simple Italian food like this. Photographed is half a cantaloupe, one medium burrata ball cut in half,…
German Spaghettieis
If you’ve ever been to Germany, you’ll recognize this whimsical dish. Spaghettieis is one of the most popular desserts in Germany and I’m continually flabbergasted that it hasn’t caught on in America yet. It’s adorable, delicious, and so fun! What is Spaghettieis? Eis means ice cream in German and Spaghettieis means spaghetti ice cream. That’s…
Burrata Cherry Tomato Caprese
Dare I say? This is the perfect summer dish: dreamy burrata cheese with a cherry tomato caprese salad, fresh basil, all to be gobbled up on grilled sourdough bread. (Okay, fine, I used asiago sourdough bread and it was even more amazing!) I am the biggest tomato lover I know. I have to have tomatoes in…
Chocolate Covered Pineapple
Pretending you’re walking around Disneyland with delicious Chocolate Covered Pineapple! This juicy treat is the perfect summertime dessert. I’m confident you guys will do a much prettier job than I did! I made these in such a rush and they still turned out delicious. I bought cute sticks to insert in the pineapple spears and…