“Southern, fresh peach iced tea made with fresh, homemade peach syrup. Refreshing, sweet ice tea, perfect for those hot summer day!” Summer is quickly coming to an end (yeaaaaah!!! I’m a fall fanatic!) but I couldn’t let this season pass without making some good ol fresh, southern peach iced tea! What is it about making fresh fruit sweet teas that makes me feel all domestic and
“How to make sweet & tart watermelon lemonade. Easy recipe with simple ingredients. Perfect refreshing summertime drink!” It’s no secret that I love me a good homemade lemonade! I mean hello peach lemonade, classic lemonade and strawberry lemonade!! Bring them all to mama!! Homemade lemonade is so easy to make and taste sooooooo much better than anything you will find in the store. Although I
“Make easy wine slushies at home! Frozen strawberries, Moscato wine, and sour apple pucker created the best Jolly Rancher wine slushy ever!! Stock the freezer, it’s going to be a fabulous summer girls!” Oh wine slushies, how I love thee so! Call me a lush if you must. Maaaan, wine slushies are finally starting to get the props they deserved and I am here for
“A sweet apple cider vinegar detox drink that tastes like apple juice! Great for body cleansing, detox and weight loss” Hey y’all!! Here’s that amazing sweet apple cider vinegar detox drink I told you guys about in my rainbow detox soup video! (better late than never right?) I’ve been doing a lot of detoxing this year. Or should I say “helping” my body detox better.
“How to make a delicious, bold homemade apple cider recipe from scratch. Made with a variety of fresh apples, oranges and lemon with lots of cinnamon, cloves, vanilla extract and sweetened with brown sugar” Growing up we had a day called Leaf Raking Day! It was my mother’s cleaver way of getting us outside to burn energy and rake the yard at the same time. We’d
What’s the perfect break from helping a friend clean house and unpack boxes on a sweltering hot & humid afternoon? I’ll tell ya, a big ol’ frosty pitcher of strawberry pina coladas! Or lava flows as some folks call them. Doesn’t this drink just scream, “Fun & Relaxation”? One minute I was sweating it up doing back breaking labor and the next I was swept
Oh man, I can’t even tell you how excited I was to create this boozy post! I get reeeeal happy when things involve cocktails. Is it just me or do cocktails make everything “funner”? Especially when they are colorful, fruity and come in various forms. Today we are doing cocktails three ways baby, all inspired by Simply Beverages new line of juice drinks! We’re going to
“This fun, fruity sparkling champagne punch recipe is easy to make and super refreshing! Great for any celebration and easy to change the flavor and color of this punch! This punch is so doggone easy it’s ridiculous. I can’t even tell you how many times and in how many different colors and flavors I’ve made this champagne punch. It is always well received, I mean
I have been dying to use my melon baller again after using it for my drunken melon balls recipe. I’d been eyeing this melon ball punch for a long time on Pinterest and with this intense heat we’ve been having, it was time to give her a go! ( with a little tweaking of course ; ) If summertime could be bottled up it would
Wheeeew I’z tiiiiiiide! Not tired but tiiiiide! We got back from visiting the in-laws several days ago and I’m just now getting caught up on sleep, homeschool, cleaning, and all that jazz. Going on a “vacation” is definitely a chore with a super curious and freakishly mobile baby. My little Ethan doesn’t sleep good at all when he’s not in his own bed and I
Do you remember when I told you guys that I was starting to really get into homemade protein shakes/smoothies? Well this one isn’t really a protein shake per se, but I just HAD to share it with you guys because it was so good!! Protein shake recipes coming up though! This healthy pina colada breakfast smoothie is incredible!! Don’t you just love being able to
OMG I LOVE this strawberry margarita punch so much! Ok I LOVE margarita ANYTHING! Maybe it’s the hidden lush in me, but I can down about 4 cups of this stuff back to back. It’s so good and refreshing. Sweet, tart, fizzy, and full of delicious strawberry margarita flavor! Be warned though, this strawberry margarita punch is…how do I say this…dangerous!! The alcohol really hides
I have been in a happy mood since the first day of autumn-like weather. I never get all giddy inside when summer and winter arrives but something about fall and spring makes me so happy. I get to pull out my boots and sweaters and cozy up with all of those signature fall drinks and comfort food. Oh and Thanksgiving!! Yes gawd for Thanksgiving!!! One
You wanna hear something odd? I actually ENJOYED/ENJOYING summer so far. I am soooooo not a summer girl yall; heat, bugs, sweat-no bueno! I wouldn’t mind at all if the world only had two seasons, spring and fall. I’m kinda sad to see the end of summer nearing though. Labor day is usually when we shut down the grill, not that we really grill that
I’ve professed my love for smoothies plenty of times on this blog but I feel the need to say it again, I freakin LOVE smoothies!! I blame you all for getting me temporarily hooked to Jamba Juice last year. Luckily the addiction wasn’t as strong as my McDonalds real fruit smoothie addiction and I was able to kick it within a month. Mainly because
