My maternal grandmother was of German and Czech descent. This meant that vinegar was one of her go to “spices”. As a child I remember her making a cucumber salad where all she did was the following. Peel the cucumbers Slice the cucumbers VERY thin using the vegetable slice blade of her box grater Pour…
Archives for July 2013
The Project Stash 7
It’s Wednesday night so that means it time for “THE PROJECT STASH”. Yes, I can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to this week. It’s been so hot here the past 5 or 6 days. I am literally melting! So, what I’ve been up to is finding ways to “Beat the Heat”. Here’s what…
Party Thyme, Beat the Heat – Lavender Vanilla Ice Cream
Yesterday was my husband’s birthday and you know what that usually means…birthday cake. Well, my husband doesn’t particularly like cake but he does like ice cream and berries. I had some strawberries and blueberries in my refrigerator and I had leftover biscuits from our breakfast. So, I decided that we’d have berry shortcake and top…
Spices 101 – Lavender
Okay, how many of you did a double take when you saw lavender on the list of July’s featured spices? Come on now, don’t be shy. I bet most of you did. Well, let’s take some of the mystery out of lavender today, shall we? First off, your thoughts about lavender probably tend toward it’s…
Party Thyme, Beat the Heat – Sparkling Raspberry & Lavender Limeade (and non-sparkling too!)
Wow, it sure was a gorgeous day here today! Sunny, low humidity and high of 85 Degrees F. A simply gorgeous July day! This is also the perfect day to cool off with an ice cold drink. Yesterday morning, I shared with you my recipe for Raspberry, Lime & Lavender Sour Mix. Then, we celebrated a…
Party Thyme, Beat the Heat – Raspberry Amaretto Sour
Okay, it’s Friday and you’ve had a super busy week. Well, kick back ’cause it’s Happy Hour here at 4 You With Love! This morning, I shared with you my recipe for Raspberry, Lime, Lavender Sour Mix and it’s featured in today’s special…. Raspberry Amaretto Sour Doesn’t it look good? Well, it’s even better than it looks!…
Party Thyme, Beat the Heat – Raspberry, Lime, Lavender Sour Mix
I have been searching around the internet and it appears that sour mix is the basis for lots of yummy summertime beverages: citrus-ades, sparkling drinks, alcoholic sours. Most sour mixes are actually a sweet-sour mix where you take tart citrus fruits and combine them with either sugar or a simple syrup (cooked sugar/water mixture). Well,…
Party Thyme, Beat the Heat – DIY Dilly Ranch Dressing Mix
When I was a little kid, the only salad dressing options were: French, Italian, blue cheese or 1000 island. I remember when ranch came out and boy, was it awesome! I went from tolerating salads to LOVING salads. Now, you can find all sorts of ranch varieties at the store…but at a cost. The bottled…
The Project Stash 6
Okay, have you recovered from last week’s holiday week? I’m still a bit confused about what day it is…last week I was continually off a day (I though Friday was Saturday and so on). Well, it’s The Project Stash Day….time to show us how you’ve been using your stash! If you’d like, take a moment…
Party Thyme, Beat the Heat – 15 Ways to Cool Off in Your Backyard
It’s summertime and that means….Sunny, Hot, Humid days! Every kid loves to go to the pool or a water park but the cost can be prohibitive. Well, how about some good old fashioned “water” fun in the backyard? Here are 15 fun activities I found on the web that I just had to share with…