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Side view of two pickle martinis garnished with small pickles.

Dill Pickle Vodka Martini Recipe

Cocktail Recipes, Holidays, Recipes, Valentine's Day Recipes Erin

This Dill Pickle Vodka Martini is a fun twist on the traditional dirty martini. Made with just 3 ingredients – vodka (or gin), pickle juice and dry vermouth.

Right up there with my other favorite cocktails – the Aviation and the Bee’s Knees – is this Pickle Martini. To make this whole sheltering thing a bit more manageable, many of our Friday nights have involved a filet mignon dinner, paired with baked potatoes and a couple of these martinis. It gives a whole new meaning to “Eating Good in the Neighborhood.”

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Overhead close up of bowl of pasta topped with slow cooker bolognese

PERFECT Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce Recipe

Barolo, Chianti, Main Dishes, Pasta, Recipes, Sauces, Slow Cooker, Teroldego, Wine Pairings Erin

This Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce would make my Nana Lamancuso proud. It’s silky and luscious with super tender meat and so much flavor. Crockpot bolognese is where it’s at! 

I’m definitely a pasta fiend. Give me bowls topped with Vodka Sauce, Broccoli Pesto, or my Nana’s Sunday Gravy any night of the week and I’ll be a happy girl.  Continue Reading “PERFECT Slow Cooker Bolognese Sauce Recipe”

Spears of asparagus cooked sous vide topped with parmesan shavings.

Sous Vide Asparagus // 3 Flavoring Ideas

Healthy, Recipes, Side Dishes, Sous Vide, Vegetables Erin

Learn how to cook perfect asparagus sous vide. Say goodbye to soggy asparagus, and hello to bright green, perfectly cooked spears. With three options for flavoring – garlic butter, lemon or parmesan.

The sous vide is my go-to tool for making juicy chicken breasts, filet mignon, ribeye, and pork chops. But today I’m sharing a sous vide vegetable recipe with you – and it’s so incredibly tasty, you’ll probably never turn back.

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Overhead shot of coconut mojito in glass with lime slices and mint sprigs.

Creamy Coconut Mojito Recipe

Cocktail Recipes, Recipes Erin

This Creamy Coconut Mojito recipe is perfect for the summer. It’s like a pina colada and mojito in one cocktail. Mint, rum and lime juice combine with cream of coconut, served up on ice with a sugar-lime rim.

Now that the warm weather is here, there are certain cocktails that I can’t wait to sit and sip on the patio with – margaritas, moscow mules, gin & tonics, and of course mojitos. Continue Reading “Creamy Coconut Mojito Recipe”