Garlic & Zest

Heavenly Mixed Berry Galette

This berry galette loaded with ripe summer strawberries, blueberries and cherries is a quintessential summer dessert. A rustic fruit tart, you can substitute other fruits like raspberries or blackberries and top it with a scoop of vanilla for red white and blue food that’s a great 4th of July dessert.

It’s lucky for us that our founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th. If they’d signed it on January 4th, there’s no way you’d find sweet, ripe red and blue fruits to make your red white and blue food tribute to our nation’s birthday. Luckily, July 4th is the date and it happens to coincide with the height of berry season — perfect for this heavenly mixed berry galette.

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Easy Leftover Rotisserie Chicken Stock

Ever made chicken stock from bones? It’s easy, and this leftover rotisserie chicken stock is WAY better than the canned, store bought variety. Learn the 4 simple methods for how to make broth from chicken bones.

Sliced bread aside, I believe that rotisserie chicken is one of the greatest inventions ever. I mean a hot roasted chicken, ready to go — for under $10 (and only about $5 at Costco). Genius. They’re hot, delicious and there’s so many healthy rotisserie chicken recipes that you’ll never get bored. And, even after you’ve picked the bones clean, that carcass has more to give. Easy leftover rotisserie chicken stock helps stretch your food dollar and makes a dynamite stock. Put a cape on that bird — cause it’s SUPER.

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Cold Roast Beef Salad

Looking for easy, no-cook, light summer meals? This cold roast beef salad is simple to make with vibrant flavors and a tangy sun-dried tomato vinaigrette. Look no further for easy summer salads.

I don’t mind leftovers, ever. In fact, Scott will tell you that “leftovers night” is my favorite night of the week… cleaning everything out of the fridge and indulging in a smorgasbord is weirdly satisfying to me. This cold roast beef salad with a sun-dried tomato vinaigrette came from one of those leftovers nights and it’s also a welcome light summer meal for nights you don’t feel like turning on the stove.

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Key Lime Colada

If blender drinks are your thing, you’re gonna love this key lime colada. Like a frozen piña colada but with real key lime juice instead of pineapple. These boat drinks will have you crooning to your favorite Jimmy Buffett tunes!

For as long as I can remember, I’ve naturally considered frozen piña coladas to be the ultimate summer vacation beverage. Whenever we’d travel during the sweltering summer months, it wasn’t a vacation until I’d had my first piña colada. In South Florida, however, there’s a spot that makes a Key Lime Colada and I think it may have knocked the original off its lofty perch.

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