Ice cream is quite possibly the one food I cannot live without. I am almost 100% sure I could survive on just ice cream alone if I had too. I seem to have an bottomless pit for a stomach when I am eating ice cream and honestly have been known to eat an entire pint in one sitting, no problem. And while I love the convenience of store bought ice cream, I am here to convince you that making your own ice cream at home is actually quite simple and definitely delicious. I have a super simple recipe for all of my ice cream bases that requires no egg tempering and is a no fail recipe for you, no matter your skill level in the kitchen. I love making homemade ice cream in the summertime and while there are endless possibilities for flavor combinations, there are a few ice creams that hold a special place in my heart, and one of those is cookies and cream. This recipe for classic cookies and cream ice cream is going to make all of your ice cream dreams come true.
Tacos have a special place in my heart and I’d say we have them at least once a week for breakfast or dinner. I love coming up with new combos that are a little bit unusual. They usually start as an experiment and end up as my new favorite recipe! To me, that’s what cooking is all about. These tacos are extra special thanks to the potatoes getting cooked in the chorizo renderings and a layer of fried cheese (frico) that really takes them to a whole other level! I am telling y’all that these tacos are amazing in every sense. From texture, taste, and beyond you are going to love these sweet potato and chorizo tacos for a new weeknight dinner.
Summertime salads happen at least a couple of times a week at our house because when the weather is this hot outside, turning on the oven just isn’t an option. There is one salad in particular that we have almost weekly and that’s a classic Cobb salad. I have several different versions of Cobb salads that I have shared with you before, but for some reason I have managed to forget to share the one recipe that started them all. There is something so good about the mix of ingredients in a Cobb salad and I love making my homemade ranch dressing to serve with it. This is salad that got my son eating salads again so you know that it is delicious! Today I am sharing the best grilled chicken Cobb salad that you need to add to your weekly dinner rotation as soon as possible.
When summertime hits, there are a few seasonal produce items that always end up in my fridge each week. Summer squash, zucchini, and corn are my go-to during this time of year because there are so many possibilities for recipes to make with them. You can grill them, roast them, stuff them, sauté them, and one of my favorites is to add them to pasta dishes! Who doesn’t love a good pasta dish? Thats why I love adding veggies into pasta recipes anytime that I can! This delicious recipe for summer squash and corn pasta is going to quickly become your new favorite way to use up all of those summer vegetables available right now.
Summer melons are one of the reasons that this is my favorite season of them all. I stock up on all varieties when I am at the store each week and honeydew melon is the one that I tend to buy less often for some reason. I am not sure why because it is actually my husband’s favorite variety of them all. I decided to whip up a new fresh and healthy summer recipe using honeydew as the star ingredient. I have always been a fan of fruit in a salad, especially when you mix a little heat in with the cool fruit because it just is a magical combo. My honeydew cucumber salad is one of those salads that you will be making on repeat all summer long because it just that delicious.
You know those recipes that are so simple that they are almost not even a recipe at all? Those are actually my favorite types of recipes because even though they are ridiculously simple, they are usually the ones people love the most. I especially love these no recipe, recipes when it comes to dessert. Icebox cakes are one of those recipes that could not be any easier to make but are always a hit with the crowd. I love that you can make them with a variety of flavors simply based on what you have on hand in your fridge and the result is always going to be delicious. My easy summer fruit icebox cake is a dessert recipe that you are going to want to make over and over and your whole family will love.
