Garlic & Zest

Rhubarb Ginger Simple Syrup

Want to jazz up your summer cocktail recipes? Start with a homemade simple syrup like this rhubarb ginger simple syrup. With a beautiful blush color and lively ginger buzz, it’s no ordinary flavored simple syrup.

“What is it?” you ask. Fruit punch? Cranberry cocktail? The juice from a maraschino cherry jar? Nope. It’s a revelation. Wait. REALLY. I know that every food blogger says it’s the “best”, the “most”… but in this case, it IS. So, what is IT? A homemade simple syrup. A surprisingly zingy, blushingly beautiful combination of rhubarb simple syrup and ginger simple syrup that will transform your cocktails, mocktails, and dessert table. This Rhubarb Ginger Simple Syrup is the jumping off point for your most eye-opening culinary creations.

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Sour Cream Bundt Cake with Spiced Apricot Pecan Filling

An easy bundt cake recipe with a tempting cinnamon spiced dried fruit and nut filling, this sour cream bundt cake is a family favorite. We like it for breakfast or brunch with a cup of coffee or as an afternoon snack. My glazed bundt cake is great for company too and travels well.

Everyone needs a good sour cream bundt cake in their repertoire and this easy bundt cake recipe is filled with a cinnamon-y fruit and nut center that can’t be beat. Best of all, it’s a glazed bundt cake, that’s equally good as a breakfast-time coffee cake, tasty afternoon snack or sweet finale to dinner with friends.

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Fancy Baked Sea Scallops

This easy scallop appetizer will “wow” your guests and be your go-to baked sea scallops recipe because it’s easy to make and can be prepared in advance. Baked sea scallops in their shell make an impressive starter to a special meal.

If you’ve spent any time poking around this site, you’ll know that I have an affinity for seafood. Fresh fish, shrimp, crab, conch, oysters, octopus, clams, crayfish, calamari, lobster — you name it. I’m ALL IN. And you’ll be all in for these fancy baked sea scallops. They’re easy to assemble and make an eye-popping scallop appetizer.

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Mediterranean Pasta

Here’s an easy summer vegetable recipe that will satisfy everyone’s appetite. This Mediterranean pasta is brimming with roasted garden fresh vegetables, savory Italian sausage, garlic and herbs for a winning Mediterranean pasta recipe you’ll make again and again.

When the squash, zucchini, tomatoes and peppers are growing faster than you can pick them, it’s time for a good summer vegetable recipe and this Mediterranean pasta is one of our favorites. It’s loaded with garden-fresh produce, garlic, briny bites of olives and capers and Italian sausage for a summer vegetable pasta that’s off the charts good. [Read More…]

Best Blueberry Banana Bread Recipe

Humble-brag: This is the best blueberry banana bread recipe. Dotted with sweet blueberries and chunks of ripe banana, this quick yeast bread with a cinnamon sugar crust will be your new family favorite homemade blueberry bread. Pinky promise.

If you’re looking for a regular “banana bread recipe with blueberries” — this isn’t it. It’s WAY BETTER. Anyone can mix berries into their standard banana bread, but this is a cinnamon scented, yeast enriched loaf. It doesn’t require rising or proofing time and it’s like nothing you’ve had before. That’s why this is the best blueberry banana bread recipe —EVER! [Read More…]