Favorite Summer Sips & Sweets

I keep hearing all of this crazy-talk about summer being almost over. I suppose backpacks are on the shelves at Target, but until the first pumpkin muffin shows up on Pinterest, summer is in full swing to me. To celebrate my favorite season not being over, here are a few of my favorite cocktails and sweet treats… Ginger Peach Sangria Tart Cherry Frozen Yogurt / Watermelon St. Germain Cocktails Fancy S’mores / Cherry Cheesecake Parfaits … and last but not least: Chocolate Chip Cookie Skillets. (You could also bake these as normal cookies or in ramekins). What are you making this weekend?

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Join me for a cooking class & workshop

August 22nd / Santa Monica

Some quick news – I’ll be hosting a super fun cooking class and workshop in Santa Monica on Saturday, August 22nd with Almond Breeze. Come join me! Together we’ll make brunch and take pictures of our waffles while I share my best Instagram photo tips & tricks. Space is limited, sign up today! Details: Better with Almond Breeze Brunch Workshop with Love & Lemons The Gourmandise School of Sweets & Savories, Santa Monica CA Saturday, August 22nd from 10am – 1pm $20 (reserve your ticket here) pre-requisite: come hungry

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Summer Squash Vegetable Pizza

summer / vegetarian / dinner

Our vacation is coming to a close and while we’ve eaten well in Italy, we’ve eaten just a little too well. I’m feeling pretty ready to go home and get back to my many-vegetable way of eating. But before we go to salad town, I thought I’d share this pile-of-vegetable pizza recipe that I made before we left. Usually my opinion about pizza is “less is more,” but I had a fridge to clean out. The crust here is made with part white whole wheat flour, but if you can use all whole wheat or all all-purpose flour if you prefer. Or skip the…

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Favorite Summer Salads

summer / vegetarian

If I had to pick only one season and one category of food to blog about until the end of time, it would be this one. I’m pretty obsessed with salads all year round, but I just can’t get enough when tomatoes, peaches and zucchini are all at their best. It’s hard to go wrong with a salad by tossing peak-season summer veggies into a bowl with a simple, tasty dressing (that’s how many of these salads came to be). If you’d like some inspiration, though, here are some of my all time faves: pictured from left to right, top to bottom: Heirloom…

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travel tips for Rome & Amalfi?

travel / italy

Later this week, we’re taking a little trip and would love to hear your travel recs… especially those that involve food (of course)! If you have favorite restaurants, markets, or gelato shops please let me know! Jack and I are heading to Rome, and the Amalfi coast so we’d love suggestions for Positano, Amalfi, Capri, and Sorrento. We’ve been to Rome (and Capri, pictured) before, so we’ll probably skip some of the main tourist attractions but would love other ideas – cool neighborhoods to check out – that sort of thing. Grazie!!

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Vegetarian Cookout Recipes

summer / recipes

Over here the skies are gloomy and it hardly feels like the start of Memorial Day weekend – but I hope it’s sunnier where you are and that you have some fun outdoor party plans this weekend. Here are a few recipe ideas to get you started! Portabello Pups Mango Goji Guacamole / Grilled Potato & Arugula Salad Mango & Red Pepper Orzo Salad Corn on the Cob 3 Ways / Tart Cherry Frozen Yogurt

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Favorite Spring Cookbooks

spring / cookbooks

I don’t even know where to start on this year’s recently-released spring cookbooks – gorgeous, stunning, beautiful, endearing, witty, and drool worthy are not words that even begin to describe them. Because I didn’t know how to choose just one at a time to start writing about, here’s a list of a few of my favorites – I’m sure I’ve missed some (let me know if you have any spring favorites!). Pictured above: Seven Spoons, by Tara O’Brady Can’t wait to make: Chocolate Olive Oil Zucchini Bread and her Esquites and Yellow Tomato Gazpacho My New Roots, by Sarah Britton…

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Austin Food & Wine Festival 2015

Photos from the 2015 Austin Food and Wine Festival!

austin / events

One of our favorite foodie events is without a doubt the Austin Food & Wine Fest. It’s a smoky grill-tastic weekend complete with big flavors on small plates… celebrity chefs cooking alongside local chefs… and, of course, bottomless glasses of wine. One highlight for us was watching Hugh Acheson’s demo (we just love watching him on Top Chef!)… Surrounded by a pretty meaty food & wine fest, he made fava bean & leek soup and an arugula salad with mint. He charmed the audience talking about the importance of cooking at home, eating seasonally and using good ingredients. He says “life’s too short for crappy olive…

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Vegetarian Taco Recipes

Amazing Vegetarian (and some vegan) Taco and recipes in time for Cinco de Mayo. Lots of Black Bean, Sweet Potato, Migas, and Veggie Ceviche

vegetarian / cinco de mayo

While Cinco de Mayo might be a highly Americanized holiday, here in Austin, we’ll take any excuse we can get to stuff things into tortillas. Here are a few of our favorite taco recipes that you should definitely make for your own veggie fiesta: Sambal Salsa & Black Bean Tacos Miso Maple Sweet Potato Tacos / Mango Habanero Black Bean Tacos Black Bean Tacos with Zucchini Salsa / Mini Ceviche Tacos (veggie) Sweet Potato Avocado Tacos / Migas Breakfast Tacos Aaaannd to wash it all down, here’s a Jalapeño Margarita recipe:

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Matcha Recipes

healthy / green tea / japan

I love matcha, you love matcha, we all love matcha… if you haven’t tried it yet, here are a few ideas to get you started! Unlike steeped tea, matcha is made by grinding the entire tea leaf into a powder. Because you consume the whole leaf, it has approximately 10x more nutrients than regular green tea. We, of course, love it because it tastes good. pictured above: Matcha Mint Iced Tea / Matcha Coconut Ice Cream Matcha White Chocolate Almond Butter Cups / Matcha White Hot Chocolate Matcha Mango Smoothie / Matcha & Sweet Azuki Macarons and some deliciousness from around the web: Matcha…

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Insta-love: what readers are making

We’re switching things around today – rather than looking at what I’ve made, here’s a peek at what some of you have been making! From left to right, top to bottom: @jennygoycochea made our Chilaquiles @walnuttrees_ made our Skillet Apple Crisp @merrittmatic made our Lemon Broccoli Pasta w/ vegan parmesan cheese @ophelieskitchenbook (Ophelie’s Kitchen Book) made our Blueberry Pancakes @amandahpinney made Any Vegetable Vinegar Pickles @littlestbeetle made our Romanesco Chickpea Salad @anya_pustynnikova made our Creamy Sun Dried Tomato Soup @jennygoycochea made our Dried Chile Salsa @dr.foodie made our Strawberry Quinoa Salad @internationalpalate made our Socca & Leek Almond Tart @graceelkus (Double Thyme) made our…

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