Kale Strawberry Blueberry Salad

Friday, June 27, 2014
A delicious Kale Salad with strawberries and blueberries massaged with a champagne vinaigrette for a delicious healthy salad recipe.

Kale Strawberry Blueberry Salad With Champagne Vinaigrette is a favorite for Memorial Day and 4th of July with the red, white, and blue colors from Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch.

We've been grilling a lot lately because the weathers been gorgeous and Kale Strawberry Blueberry Salad is amazing with just about anything off the grill. We've enjoyed it multiple times in the last week and I'm pretty sure I'm going to face plant into another bowl tonight. 

Kale salad is one of those salads that holds up beautifully at a barbecue or picnic since the kales hardier than lettuce  and doesn't wilt as easily. Most nights I prep the salad before Colt gets home so we can sit on the patio and read our books while he starts the charcoal. 

I just finished reading Cinder by Marissa Meyer after Lorna suggested I had to read it and moved on to Scarlet. So far I'm totally loving the series and the fact it gives me something to talk with her about.

To me it's the little things in life that make me happy..

Like a big bowl of Kale Strawberry Blueberry Salad on the patio with a book and lots of sunshine.
It couldn't get much better then that.

Here's how to make this family favorite Kale Salad:

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Charcoal Grilled Pizza

Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Charcoal Grilled Pizza

Pizza's a Friday night staple in our house and Charcoal Grilled Pizza is definitely a family favorite.

It take the fuss and hassle of deciding what's for dinner at the end of a long week.

Since the weather's been amazingly gorgeous in Washington the last few weeks we've been some pizza grilling fools.

So when we were planning Mas's 9th Birthday Party and he requested pizza for dinner I knew as long as the weather was nice Grilled Pizza it was.

I still can't believe he's already 9! 

Times gone way to fast, I wish I had a time slowing machine to keep them young just a little bit longer.... **Sniffles**

He's the ham in the house and always keep us all entertained.
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Strawberry Mojitos

Friday, June 20, 2014
Strawberry Mojitos are a favorite easy to make summertime cocktail recipe made using fresh strawberries, mint, lime, white rum, and sparkling water.

Strawberry Mojitos are a perfect cocktail for Easter, Barbecues, 4th of July, or just a hot summer day! Grab the recipe on Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch.

Since it's Friday and bound to be 5 o'clock somewhere I figure right nows a good time to share one of our summertime favorites Strawberry Mojitos.

Our garden became over run with mint over this last year since I've pretty much given up any form of bending and stooping (meaning no gardening), in hopes that at some point me and my back will have a normal relationship where I don't wish to remove half of it.

Any who.... Sorry I didn't mean to start rambling on about my dysfunctional back again..

So back to the story at hand Colt spent the better half of the day pulling mint that was about 4 feet tall in a good 4x10 section to plant the tomatoes and a few other things a week or two back.

For now the mint is gone but let me warn you..

NEVER PLANT MINT IN AN OPEN BED! 

Or all you will have is a bed of mint and it's a pain in the patootie to remove.
It over took everything! I strongly suggest mint as a container only plant. 

So Colt then put some of our mother load of mint to use making these Strawberry Mojitos which just happen to be one of our favorite summer time cocktails and a few mocktails for the kids. 

Here's how to make Strawberry Mojitos:
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Perfectly Pan Seared Steak For Fathers Day

Sunday, June 15, 2014
Perfectly Pan Seared Steak with Hollandaise Sauce is an easy yet elegant meal to make for the one you love at home.

Perfectly Pan Seared Steak With Hollandaise Sauce And Lobster Tail on a white plate.

Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful Dad's!

I knew a Perfectly Pan Seared Steak would be perfect for Fathers Day Sunday Supper.

Then I saw lobster tails went on sale and knew a Perfectly Pan Seared Steak smothered in Hollandaise Sauce and topped with a few slices of Lobster Tail was going to be the perfect man food to show Colt just how much we appreciate and love him!

He's really done a lot this last year doing so many of the things I've been unable to do.

He has come home after work to make dinner when my pains become unbearable and all I can think of is crawling into a ball.<

He'll say don't worry about it we can handle this.

Colt's taken almost all of my finished photos this last year including the one above. He's gained a lot of patiences with my picky ways of angles and plating.

But most of all he is and has always been an amazing Father.

He's patient and understanding. 

Loving and kind. 

When the kids were little he would lay next to their beds and read to them until they feel asleep, many nights after a long day at work. 

I can't tell you how many times I had to wake him up slumped over on their beds.

This recipes for all those Dad's who make our lives special!
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Strawberry Blueberry Pineapple Chicken Salad With Poppy Seed Dressing

Friday, June 13, 2014

Chicken Strawberry Blueberry Pineapple Salad drizzled with Poppy Seed Dressing on a white plate with a white napkin with a blue leaf design.

Strawberry Blueberry Pineapple Chicken Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing is well worth a face plant into your plate.

This is one of those salads we live off of the minute the weather becomes warm. It's so easy and fast, perfect to make after a long day playing at the lake.

Our kids love the fruit so it makes it all the easier to get them to devour salad for dinner without a complaint. Plus the poppy seed dressing is to die for.

My only complaint is they never seem to leave me leftovers for lunch, so make sure to make extra. But if you do make sure to store the lettuce separate so it doesn't become wilted.

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Blueberry Bacon Cinnamon Rolls

Saturday, June 7, 2014
These are my worlds greatest cinnamon rolls filled with blueberries and bacon then drizzled with a maple glaze and topped with bacon. 

Bacon Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls take cinnamon rolls to a whole new level and are a favorite for breakfast or brunch.

 
Blueberry Bacon Cinnamon Rolls drizzled with Maple Glaze and topped with bacon on a white plate.

It's that time of year where blueberries are in abundance and as sweet as ever putting these Blueberry Bacon Cinnamon Rolls on the must make list.

I sadly discover this last week my 3 blueberry bushes were choked out from the mint that over ran my bed after last summers neglect. It was a sad moment but Colt has promised to find me some new bushes and a better location. He also spent the weekend pulling out more mint then I could image to reclaim the bed, planted tomatoes and a fig tree so I'm hoping by the end of summer for a bounty of goodness.

I guess this year a trip to the blueberry farm will be in order to fill the freezer with one of my favorite summer time fruits.

Bacon Blueberry Cinnamon Rolls are the perfect way to start the day filled with blueberries, drizzle with a maple glaze and topped with bacon.

Could life get any better?

Colt ate 2 the first night, I don't know where he fits it. These are huge!

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Cold Italian Tortellini Pasta Salad

Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Italian Tortellini Pasta Salad is a favorite as a main dish or side from Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch.

Italian Cheese Tortellini Pasta Salad is great as a main course on a hot day or an easy side dish for a crowd. It's a go to cold pasta salad recipe and the homemade Italian dressing makes this so delicious after a few hours in the fridge.

I love the crunchy tomatoes, cucumber and bell peppers paired with artichoke hearts, olives and the cheese filled tortellini's then drizzled with an easy homemade italian dressing.

Once in awhile I'll also add a chopped chicken breast or salami but this dish is hearty enough on it's own.

We make Italian Tortellini Pasta Salad for an easy dinner when it's hot, or to take to all those summer barbecues that happen. 

Here's how I make it...

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