Fresh Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you have fresh mint on hand, whether it be for mojitos, tabbouleh, or watermelon salad, set some aside for these mint chocolate chip cookies. I thought the kids would be skeptical when they encountered the surprising fresh mint flavor when biting into a traditional-looking chocolate chip cookie, but they loved them too.
Gin & Tonic with Lilac Syrup
Consider making a homemade batch of lilac syrup that will last weeks in the refrigerator and will preserve the lilac’s floral notes long after the flowers are gone.
Spinach-Artichoke Stuffed Shells
I hadn’t had stuffed shells in years and years and had never developed a recipe for them. I felt inspired. It was something I probably would never have come up with on my own. The cravings of the people around me are most often my greatest motivation.
Rhubarb Barbecue Sauce
I am one of the ones who enjoys using rhubarb each spring and summer, and I look forward to finding new ways to use it, some of them downright delicious. Its bright color is captivating and its acidity surprising.
Toasted Coconut Iced Coffee
I’m offering you a special coffee treat to make for all the moms in your life. Because we need it. Because we survive on it. Because we deserve it. One sip of this homemade toasted coconut iced coffee and mom will be momentarily transported to a far-flung island with sand and waves and coconut trees, enjoying sweet, highly caffeinated bliss.
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Welcome! I’m Maya – a food blogger and food columnist based on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula.
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