Fruit

Chipotle Fruit Salsa

June 2, 2014 by Erica

My favorite recipes on this blog are the ones that I can’t stop eating. Like, the ones that I keep taking back out of the fridge, despite my best intentions, for “just one more bite.” I mean, when it comes to sharing recipes, if I can take it or leave it, it’s probably not worth sharing, right?

Well, this salsa is definitely one worth sharing. But I mean that in the most hypothetical of terms, because I’m only willing to share the recipe for it. The actual eating? Well, sorry, the buck stops there.

Two times I have made this salsa. Two times I have intended to bring it to get-togethers. Zero times has it left the house.

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Red, Mint & Blue Fruit Salad

July 1, 2013 by Erica

Red, Mint and Blue Fruit Salad

Good morning! I thought we could all start our week off with some beautiful fresh fruit.

It has been ridiculously hot here for the past few days – over 100. I think the whole West has been experiencing this heat wave. Those temps aren’t unusal for a Salt Lake summer – but in June?! I was looking forward to a few more weeks of 80s before we moved into the triple digits! But instead we have highs in the 100s until Thursday, when it will be a cool 98. Eek!

Red, Mint and Blue Fruit Salad

Thank goodness for central air, lots of cold water, and fruit salads like this one. They are basically how I survived the weekend! (Oh and I made some ice cream, too. Just to keep cool, you know?) I’m snacking on this fruit salad as I type, and it’s wonderfully cooling and hydrating. I don’t usually make a conscious effort to choose hydrating snacks, but it strikes me as I’m munching that the water content is half the reason I’m enjoying it so much. Mmmmm melon.

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Strawberry Basil Balsamic Ice Cream Sundaes

June 14, 2013 by Erica

Strawberry Balsamic Ice Cream Sundaes

I don’t mean to alarm you, but that’s not chocolate I poured on my ice cream.

It’s vinegar.

A balsamic vinegar reduction, to be exact.

And you know what? It tastes way better than chocolate with this sundae.

And that’s me saying that. This girl.

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Thai-Inspired Fruit Salad with Lime and Thai Basil

May 1, 2013 by Erica

Thai-Inspired Fruit Salad with Lime and Thai Basil

Happy May!

I think this fruit salad is the perfect way to start off such a glorious month.

Fruit salad just screams “summer barbecue” to me. It doesn’t make an appearance unless you have warm weather, a grill, and enough friends present to make a dent in a huge bowl of fruit. Yep, it doesn’t get much better the kind of occasion that features fruit salad.

But I’m not a fan of what I’ve come to think of as the typical fruit salad: pineapple, melon, and grapes. Maybe I’ve eaten too many continental breakfasts, but that just does not appeal to me. It always seems to sit out too long, the pineapple is all sour and hard, and does anyone actually like the melon in that salad? If so, the world – or at least hotel breakfast buffets – needs more people like you. And fewer people like me, who pick out all the grapes for themselves.

So instead, I created this Thai-inspired fruit salad featuring my favorite spring and summer flavors. No melon required.

Thai-Inspired Fruit Salad with Lime and Thai Basil

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