sausage, egg, and cheese breakfast tacos

 Breakfast this morning was a breakfast taco with this all-natural sausage:

scrambled eggs and a mix of monterey jack, cheddar, and asadero cheeses and wrapped up in this whole wheat tortilla:

with a sliced Jazz apple on the side.  Jazz apples taste so sweet right now!  So delicious!

We had about 5 tacos worth of leftovers, so I wrapped each one in plastic wrap and foil and placed the bag in the freezer.  These are perfect to heat up for busy mornings and I love getting multiple meals out of one morning of preparation!

asparagus with lemon crumbs

This asparagus has such a light and fresh taste that I ended up with a very large portion on my plate!  I cooked a pound of fresh asparagus cut into 2 inch bite size pieces until very tender, but not mushy. Then I sauteed butter, dill, flat leaf parsley from the garden, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic and pepper and added unseasoned bread crumbs.  I tossed the asparagus into the crumbs and had a fresh buttery, lemony flavor explosion going on!

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poached pears in honey, ginger, and cinnamon syrup

This dessert was so delicious!  I simmered the pears in a simple syrup of honey, ginger, cinnamon, vanilla bean and Moscato wine.  Then I thickened the syrup a bit and drizzled it over the pear. I served it alongside a scoop of Tahitian vanilla bean gelato.  So elegant, you could serve this for a fancy dinner party, but your secret would be safe with me on how EASY this is to prepare.  Desserts make for such happy endings, don't they?

What is the fanciest dessert you like to eat?

josie's hot cranberry punch

So the title of the recipe is hot punch and while I did follow the recipe and make it in the slow cooker, as soon as it was done steeping all of the flavors, I chilled it and put it over ice to enjoy cold!  It is totally versatile!  I would compare this to an Arnold Palmer which is a cold beverage consisting of half iced tea/half lemonade and all the rage this season.  But, there is no tea in my concoction (which makes it kiddo friendly for the girls).  It is made with cranberry juice, frozen lemonade, frozen orange juice and cinnamon sticks. 

I can see this being great served warm in the winter, but it was a hit over ice as a tart, fruity, not-to-sweet sipping beverage for a hot afternoon.

Besides water, what quenches your thirst in the heat of the summer?

cranberry turkey melts

This is a great combination of flavors: cranberry sauce, turkey breast and pepper jack cheese -- all baked off until the crust is crispy and the cheese is melty goodness.

Since this reminds me of fall flavors and because it is so scorching hot right now, what are you looking forward to when the season changes into autumn?

bacon and egg sandwiches

I topped this classic sandwich with watercress.  The result was an easy, no-fuss meal!

What are some easy sandwiches that you go to for a quick meal?