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Best Ever Barbecued Ribs & Charred Corn Salad with Basil and Tomatoes

Best Ever Barbecued Ribs & Charred Corn Salad with Basil and Tomatoes

How do you feel about tipping? What if it was suddenly forced on you? The two of us went to one of my favorite restaurants the other night, had a decent meal, average service, and enjoyed ourselves. When the bill was brought out, the numbers looked right and we were just about to throw the card into...

Thai Chicken with Basil

Thai Chicken with Basil

Thai is one of those cuisines that I love to have, if I'm not the one cooking it. The subtle flavors have a way of knocking my socks off with their clean and crisp tastes. Every individual component is often recognized and acknowledged in a dish, in a was that works out a perfect balance. Slowly, I...

Basil Pesto Bread Sticks

Basil Pesto Bread Sticks

Basil pesto is a flavorful condiment, made from fresh basil leaves. When added to a roll of plain, refrigerated bread dough, basil pesto bread sticks are born! I've been on a bit of a basil pesto kick lately. Not sure where it came from or why, but I can't seem to get enough of the...

Limoncello Spritz

Limoncello Spritz

Bask in the glow of Italian summer with the refreshing Limoncello Spritz. ?? Bursting with the zestiness of limoncello and the sparkle of Prosecco, this cocktail is a liquid postcard from Italy's sunny shores. Are your cocktail recipes in need of a tangy twist? Look no further than this refreshing summer cocktail, the Limoncello Spritz....

Spicy Cucumber Martini

Spicy Cucumber Martini

Made with fresh ingredients like jalapeno, mint, fresh cucumber, vodka, dry vermouth, and cucumber juice, this Cucumber Martini recipe is the perfect way to cool down on a hot day. Even the most anti-martini cocktail drinkers will be converted after experiencing this refreshing cocktail.  Raise your hand if you love a cool, refreshing beverage on...

Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breast

Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Chicken Breast

Savor the heavenly pairing of juicy chicken and crispy bacon with our Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Breast recipe. This delicious duo is a surefire hit, promising a burst of savory delight with every bite. Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Breast might sound like a fancy meal that’s hard to make, but they’re really very easy to make. This...

White Wine Sangria

White Wine Sangria

This White Wine Sangria is perfect for those who like pumpkin spice but don't want to overdo it. Made with crisp white wine, rye, spices, and fresh fruit, this recipe is a fun twist on the traditional sangria you can enjoy any time of the year! The perfect cocktail doesn't exi-...Let us stop you right...

Frozen Strawberry Gin and Tonic

Frozen Strawberry Gin and Tonic

Talk about refreshing! This Frozen Strawberry Balsamic Gin and Tonic may be my new spring go-to libation. For when the sun it just getting warm and things are in need of a blast of fresh flavors! I have been hooked on gin and tonics lately. They are incredibly smooth and there's something about the 5...

Raspberry Sake Tea Cocktail

Raspberry Sake Tea Cocktail

This Raspberry Sweet Tea Sake Cocktail is perfect for a light midday drink.  Just enough sake to warm your soul, just enough cool raspberry tea to quench your thirst. This smooth sippable tea cocktail recipe is refreshing and light. The fruity notes from the raspberry pair beautifully with the tea and with just a splash...

Exploring the Deep South's Food Scene. A culinary tour of Ridgeland, Mississippi. 

Exploring the Deep South's Food Scene. A culinary tour of Ridgeland, Mississippi. 

Can venturing out of prime tourist spots and into less explored cultural heritage regions of our country also be a journey worthy of its own millennial eat, pray, and love experience or is it dated and tired? On a quick pop to the quiet and unassuming southern city of Ridgeland, Mississippi, I was determined to...

Grilled Watermelon Margarita

Grilled Watermelon Margarita

Sip on this Grilled Watermelon Margarita with Smoked Serrano Infused Tequila, a sweet smokey cocktail balancing adult flavors perfect for summer nights.  Say hello to the Watermelon Margarita – a fun twist in the classic margarita perfect for sipping on a hot summer day. Margaritas just hit different in the summer, especially when they're made...

Frozen Summer Cocktails

Frozen Summer Cocktails

Looking to cool off with an icy libation? Here are some must try Frozen Summer Cocktails for enjoying the long hot summer days to come!   This heat is what these frozen summer cocktail recipes are designed for, so grab a bag of ice and some fruit because things are going to get wild! You...

Homemade Ice Cream Recipes

Homemade Ice Cream Recipes

It's summer time guys and dolls and if you are anything like me, you can't miss out on a great ice cream recipe when the temps rise! So, I went and collected the best of the best around the internet to rally up the must make best homemade ice cream recipes you have to try! ...

DIY IKEA HACK BAR CART

DIY IKEA HACK BAR CART

A refreshing strawberry spritzer cocktail recipe and a fun DIY Ikea Hack Bar Cart are all you need to create a fun little happy hour on the fly!  This post in in partnership with Mike's Hard Lemonade, however, my mad DIY skills are all my own. Confession: I am not a DIY-er. I am pretty sure...

Baked French Fries

Baked French Fries

French fries are a gift from the potato gods. They go perfectly with almost any main dish, and even kids love them. The best thing about this recipe isn't that it's quick or easy (although it is), but that these crispy baked french fries are made in the oven. That's right, say goodbye to fried...

Melon Granita

Melon Granita

This last week was amazing. Fast. A blur. But amazing. A huge thank you to all the bakers, bloggers, and bidders who helped us raise $2812 in the Muffins for Muffin Bake Sale for Response-A-Bull Rescue!! Every item we had up for auction went, bids started coming in before the auction even went live and continued...

Broiled Caprese Salad

Broiled Caprese Salad

This Caprese salad may not be beautiful, but it is amazing. Serve this simple and quick recipe at your next shebang the way it is prepared here, or leave out the broiling. They aren't all pretty. They aren't all supposed to be. Mom's tuna noodle casserole isn't photogenic, but sometimes it hits the spot. Same...

Top 10 of 2012 – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Top 10 of 2012 – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

It's a recap of 2012 by the numbers and my hard working and underpaid legion of analytically super-minds were able to wrangle data from the interwebs and piece together the top 10 most visited posts of 2012. So, according to the data: Thin Mint Trifles Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake Banana Bread in a Mug Slow Cooker Chicken Tacos...

Beef Pho Unfiltered

Beef Pho Unfiltered

It's been cold and wet and something about that has things weighing down on me. There is a lot on my plate and it gets you thinking. Sometimes you just can't help it. My mamma was the type of woman who could pack a car in less than an hour and hit the road without looking back....

Farm Country Grilled Pizza

Farm Country Grilled Pizza

The grill isn't just for burgers anymore. Bust out some dough, and get this pizza fired up. Once you try grilled pizza, you'll never go back. Brace yourselves. It's the last week of grill themed action packed calorie loaded fat kid Mondays here at Pass the Sushi. I know, I cried a little myself. But...

Lamb Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Lamb Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Easy, quick, and way better than just heating up your leftovers in the microwave. This Lamb Grilled Cheese will have you smiling at your scraps in delight. What do make with Lamb leftovers? Use them for lunch today with this crazy good lamb grilled cheese. It's part gyro part what-do-I-have-in-my-kitchen and it's totally delicious. If...

Italian Hoagie Salad

Italian Hoagie Salad

Let's take a moment to discuss the art of the U-turn. U-turns should be a fundamental part of driver's education in which it is explained and practiced, that on occasion, if one has missed their destination or proper road, that they can, at a safer point further down the road for themselves and other vehicles around them,...

Spring Gardens and Easy Chicken and Rice

Spring Gardens and Easy Chicken and Rice

Do you ever have those ridiculously stupid conversations with your partner where you end up annoyed just because? They often go like this, "Hey Babe, can you do this for me?" "No, I'm busy." "Whatcha' doing?" "I don't know." .... Please tell me we are not alone... So I huff off before early morning lack of caffeine and irritation sets in...