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We are smack-dab in the middle of BBQ season and this week on Sunday Supper we're all over it. Below you will find over 40 amazing recipes that'll cover just about anything you need for your next BBQ! Believe me.... we have you covered; beverages, appetizers, sides and accompaniments, main dishes and desserts! Of course I've got an adult beverage for you all. If little ones are in the mix, by all means, make it a virgin. Just omit the alcohol. Easy peasy. I see all sorts of amazing recipes that include grilled fruit. The sweet smokey layer that the grill brings out in is wonderful. I think it's about time that we bring that flavor to another level of enjoyment by adding it to our cocktails. Fruit and cocktails go together perfectly...so why not grilled fruit? It's a BBQ natural, in my book. Looking at the recipes out there, I'm not the only one who has come to this delicious conclusion. I just wish I had realized it sooner. Grilled Peach and Cinnamon Whiskey Sou...

I don't know what to praise more, the pineapple slicer and corer or the delicious Hibiscus Margarita inside the hollowed out pineapple.  I mean...look how handy this slicer is? One of my dearest friends has had one for a while now but honestly, you sometimes don't appreciate a gadget until you use it yourself. This thing effortlessly cores and slices the pineapple like nobodies business.  You line it up, twist a few times and pull! It's as easy as that. I don't have a pic, but if you remove the handle, you can slide off the tower of sliced pineapple for an impressive display.  If you want to be fancy, remove the core and you have these cute little pineapple cups. As long as the pineapple wall is thick enough, or you didn't slice to close to the bottom. But to make the beautiful, exotic margarita inside, the hardest part might be finding the hibiscus. I found mine at a local Latin market. You can use hibiscus from teabags but that could be costly. Buying in bulk is t...

Happy National Margarita Day!   Now this is my kind of day! Many of you may (or may not) know that margaritas are my drink of choice. If we're going out for dinner and are planning on Mexican food, I choose the restaurant based on how good their margaritas are. Most often though, I make my own at home. And I never use a mix. Making a fresh fruit margarita in your own kitchen is simple, tastes better than any restaurant, and you get to control how much they're going to knock your socks off! And this one will knock your socks off. Don't let that pretty fuchsia color fool you. She's a beauty, but beware... Blackberry Margarita Inspired by   The Pioneer Woman Makes 8 4 cups fresh blackberries, plus more for garnish if desired 1 1/4 cup sugar divided juice from 1 1/2 limes divided zest for 1/2 lime 2 cups tequila 1/2 cup orange liqueur (I used Citronge) 1 cup club soda or lime soda such as sprite 1 lime cut into wedges In a medium saucepan, combine the blackberries, 1/4 suga...

Let me start off by congratulating Mary from Midnite Baker for winning the Tate's Bake Shop Gift Basket Giveaway...WOOO HOOO!!! Congrats Mary! I hope you enjoy it :) Just so you know, I love their first cookbook,  Tate's Bake Shop Cookbook so much that I personally ordered the Baking with Friends Cookbook , using the 20% discount code: mom13 which is good through 5/12/13 Don't hesitate to use the discount code yourself, on any purchases made between now and 5/12/13. Mother's day is coming up fast. You know what else is coming up fast? Summer. Its just around the corner. Gardens are happening. Which leads us to food. Some of you may not know, but I plant a small city garden just about every spring. I'd love to have a winter garden too but when I leave for work, it's dark. When I get home from work, it's dark. We don't get much rain in Los Angeles. Do you know how hard it is to water a garden in the dark? Me neither. Cuz I've never done it. Which is w...

I've been a bit busy (there's a Pillsbury thing goin' on you know). So...while I race around (in my head) figuring out recipes, here's a little something to relax with. Raspberries and Cream Cocktail 1/2  - 1 oz spiced rum (depending on your personal tolerance) 3/4 oz Chambord 3 oz Raspberry mix (2/3 cup pureed frozen raspberries mixed with 1 cup simple syrup) 2 oz heavy cream Fresh raspberries to garnish Combine and serve Its a dessert drink that is so smooth you won't expect the kick in the ass it'll give you.  CHEERS!!

As I was thumbing through the recipes and reading the stories in Muy Bueno, I just happened to notice that 'Drinks' had a pretty thick chapter (A huge plus in my book) and when I saw this vibrant fuchsia margarita...I knew it was meant to be. I mean... look at that color! AND its a margarita. How perfect is that?! The Muy Bueno Cookbook is a complication of old-world northern Mexican recipes that span 3 generations. The stories and memories that are shared are touching and heart felt. They bring the recipes to life as the importance of family and tradition are expressed. The team that make up Muy Bueno include Evangilina and her daughters, Yvette and Veronica.  The three of them pay an incredible tribute to the grandmother in such a way that makes you wish you could've spent time in her kitchen, in her presence. Learning the old-world ways. But since that's not going to happen...lucky for us, Muy Bueno can bring those ways to your kitchen. This week I have chosen a re...