Muscadine and Rosemary Smash Cocktails: My Diary of Us

Man is it Thursday already? Monday being a holiday really sped my week up and has kind of had me running around like a crazy lady all week. Please tell me I am not alone here. I have a couple of really exciting upcoming ventures that I am about to embark on and it has left little time for a moment to myself, but I am not complaining! Sometimes you need a moment though, so I think today I'll sip on this muscadine and rosemary smash cocktail and take a few breaths.

I have a confession, and it's that I actually have only had one experience with muscadines before this cocktail and it was drinking muscadine wine (Canean loves it) and I was not a fan. It was far too sweet for me. I don't think Cab girls can be muscadine wine girls. However I'm up for a good challenge and muscadines are in season and readily available in Louisiana right now. I figure, why not make something tasty and beautiful out of them?

PostedSeptember 4, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesCocktails

TagsAnthropologie, Anthropologie Cocktail Glasses, Muscadine Cocktail Recipes, Muscadine Recipes, Gluten Free, Rosemary Cocktails, Fall Cocktails, Cocktail Recipes, Muscadines, Cheers, Thirsty Thursday Recipes, Thirsty Thursday

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Whole Wheat Drop Biscuits with Molasses Butter Glaze: My Diary of Us

Last week my mom was here and she started telling me about when she was a little girl, every Sunday they went to her grandmother's house and ate homemade biscuits with molasses butter. (Yes please, I'll have some right now.) I am still not sure why this tradition never carried on into my childhood, seems like one you would want to keep around if you ask me. I had a hard time getting over the fact that I missed out on such deliciousness my whole life as she went on and on about how amazing the biscuits were. By this time there was no turning back, I had to make some for myself. Whole wheat drop biscuits with molasses butter glaze should be everyone's Sunday tradition if you ask me.

This is for all of you lazy baker's out there (talking to myself here). You know for those times when you get a baking whim and don't have the time to knead, let rise, or roll out anything.

PostedSeptember 2, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesBreakfast

TagsMolasses Recipe, Homemade Biscuits, Whole Wheat Drop Biscuits, Biscuit Recipes, Molasses Butter, Molasses Biscuit, Homemade, Baking, Kitchen Therapy, Kind Arthur Flour Recipes

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Happy Labor Day! I hope that you are being very laborless and enjoying the day off with your family! I have big plans on spending most of my day in the kitchen making pulled pork, testing cocktails (tough job) and prepping for the rest of the week while still managing to spend some QT with my main squeeze.

What do you do on your days off? I always end up in the kitchen. Somehow I end up there even if I had plans of doing something else. It's my space, my therapy, and my creative outlet where yummy and beautiful things that nourish my mind and body are developed.

It doesn't matter if it's a lazy Sunday, or a evening where I am exhausted, more times than not, I will still find myself drawn into the kitchen rummaging around until I find something to whip up. It's a magnetic pull.

PostedSeptember 1, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesLife

TagsLabor Day, The Love of Cooking, Julia Child, Adandonment, Passions, Life, Cooking, Cooking Therapy, LIfe Therapy

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I have a dream of one day cooking with Bobby Flay and soaking in all of his grill master secrets. I could watch Bobby Flay's BBQ Addiction on the Food Network all day, everyday and be completely entertained and so what if I take notes like I am in school. His food is always bright, fresh, grilled to perfection, and there is always an unexpected twist of flavors. Sometimes I like to channel my inner Bobby Flay (even though I'm a girl) when I am coming up with a recipe or putting a twist on an old favorite. Burgers are a blank canvas to something tasty and beautiful and they beg to be made new. These Bibimbap pork burgers take my favorite pork burgers to a whole new level and they are going to knock your socks off.

PostedAugust 29, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesBurgers

Tagspork burgers, bibimbap recipes, bibimbap burgers, Labor Day Recipes, Labor Day Ideas, Gochujang sauce, Grilled recipes, grilled burgers, Bobby Flay, BBQ addiction

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Raspberry and Lime Rosé Sangria Popsicles: My Diary of Us

Summer is wrapping up quickly and I have to say that on one hand I am kind of sad, and on the other hand (the hand that is tired of sweating everyday) is getting excited for fall. I will miss the fresh melons and peaches, the laid back feel that summer brings with it, and the long days full of sunlight. But I am beyond ready for some cooler weather, my boots, and fall dishes. To make the most of these last summer days, I figured there was no better way than with refreshing and boozy raspberry and lime Rosé sangria popsicles.

These would be great for your Labor Day celebration and will make the heat a little bit more bearable. You will fall in love with popsicles in a whole new way after just a bite. Who doesn't love a frozen, fruity, made from wine treat?

PostedAugust 28, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesCocktails

Tagspopsicle recipes, boozy popsicles, Rosé Sangria, Sangria Popsicles, Labor Day Recipes, Labor Day, Raspberries, Lime, Last Days of Summer, Gluten Free

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Breakfast Tacos with Andouille Sausage and Queso Fresco: My Diary of Us

School has started, so I am guessing that your weeks have just gotten that much more complicated and hectic. Even if you don't have kids to get to school in the morning, traffic has increased and your morning time has in turned decreased, which can sometimes mean that breakfast gets eliminated or you might tend to grab something unhealthy. Make ahead breakfasts can be life savors for the morning rush and my breakfast tacos with Andouille sausage and queso fresco are the perfect solution to a happy belly.

You can prep all ingredients the night before and in the morning have a fresh and satisfying breakfast on your plate in under a minute. I don't know if you are like me, but if I don't have a good breakfast, I am not very productive and can get kind of hangry. No bueno friends.

I picked up some local Andouille sausage from the farmer's market on Saturday, and I knew right away breakfast tacos were going to be on the menu for the week. The prep is easy, and it's everything that I love about breakfast. Fluffy eggs, spicy sausage, fresh pico, creamy avocado, and crumbled queso fresco...it's perfection wrapped up in a soft tortilla.

You can swap any ingredients for ones that you prefer or have in the fridge and stuff those bad boys with whatever makes your taste buds dance.

They will quickly become a family favorite and you will love the extra minutes you have in the morning and the fact of knowing that you fed your body what it needs to get through the day!

PostedAugust 26, 2014

AuthorLeigh Ann Chatagnier

CategoriesBreakfast

Tagsbreakfast taco recipe, breakfast tacos, andouille sausage recipes, fresh breakfast, make ahead breakfast recipe, Healthy, savory breakfast recipe, back to school, breakfast

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