Watermelon Lemonade

YUM! Watermelons and lemons=delish! I especially like the idea of draining out just the juice of the watermelon so you don't get the weird texture as you drink :) From brown paper packages

4th of July fun

My FAVORITE holiday! And some fun treats to go along with it
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Lemon Shrimp Linguine

I have been so bad at updating this blog :( Lack of motivation and energy I guess... But here's a SUPER SUPER easy and delicious recipe if you like shrimp, which we do. I have no real recipe because it's so easy. Here's my simple instructions.

Melt butter and a little bit of olive oil in a saute pan (non-stick preferably). Add some garlic, about 2-3 cloves depending on the size of clove and your like for garlic. Saute for just a minute, but be careful because it burns super easy and burned garlic has a nasty taste. Add a bunch of shrimp. (I always buy those rings that come with the cocktail sauce, but only when on sale otherwise they're SUPER expensive. Soak in cold water for 5 minutes and they'll be thawed.) Add shrimp to the pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add as much fresh lemon juice as you like, I usually do a full lemon. Stir all together and make sure the shrimp is well coated.

Add to the pan whatever pasta you like after you cook it. We usually do just angel hair cuz it cooks the fastest. Stir all together and there you have it! SERIOUSLY like 6-7 minutes. Try it. It's so so good. Serve it with some steamed veggies and buttered toast and you have a super yummy super fast meal!

Falafels! YUM!

oooo...I CAN'T WAIT to try this recipe! I lived in Israel when I was younger and also took a trip back just a few years ago and have had many, many falafels. They are truly one of my favorite foods! I'll document how it goes once I've made this recipe from The Sister's Cafe.

Caramel Popcorn

There are so many recipes out there for caramel popcorn, but this one My Kitchen Cafe claims to be the best one. Can't wait to try it out!

*Makes 2 large bowls of caramel popcorn

1 cup butter (2 sticks)
2 cups sugar
1 cup powdered vanilla whey protein (found in any health food aisle from Wal-mart to your everyday grocery store)
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/3 cup water

In a medium saucepan, combine the above ingredients and cook over medium heat until the mixture barely comes to a slow boil. It should still look very light in color. Take the pan off the heat and stir in the following ingredients:

1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking soda

Pour the caramel mixture over two large bowls of popped corn (about 1 cup unpopped kernels that have been air popped) and mix to combine.

Jerk Chicken Dinner

First of all let me just say how much I love the blog that I got this recipe from: Eat it up. Britney happens to be my long-time Gringo girl from Rexburg and she's just awesome. This is one of her many delicious dishes and is one of my top 3 dinners right now. Thanks Brit!

Ingredients:

1 1/4 teaspoons salt

1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

3/4 teaspoon allspice

3/4 teaspoon dried thyme

1/4 teaspoon chili powder

6 chicken breasts

1 can black beans, rinsed and drained

1 large sweet potato, or two medium

1/4 cup honey

1/4 cup lime juice

2 teaspoons cornstarch

sliced green onion, optional

Instant rice, brown or white

1. Heat oven to 375. Spray a 2 quart baking dish with cooking spray. In a small bowl, mix salt, pumpkin pie spice, allspice, thyme, and chili powder. Rub mixture on all sides of chicken. In a non-stick skillet heat to med-high and cook chicken for 2-3 minutes per side, until brown.
2. In the baking dish layer sweet potato and beans. Top with browned chicken. In a small bowl, mix honey, lime juice, and cornstarch. Add to skillet. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Pour over chicken, beans, and potatoes.
3. Bake 35-45 minutes, or until potatoes are cooked all the way through and chicken is cooked through. Serve over rice and sprinkle with green onions.

Candy Bar/ Symphony Brownies

Found on Tried and True Yummy Recipes

2 boxes(9x13 pan size) brownie mixes
3 large hershey or symphony candy bars -the blue symphony are the best

Mix the brownie mixes according to the package directions. Pour half of the batter into a greased 9x13 inch pan. Unwrap the large candy bars and place over the brownie batter then pour the remaining batter over the candy bars and smooth out. Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes or until done. Be careful because it is very easy to undercook these.