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Acai Pie

Excited to collab with Sambazon and their amazing Acai Smoothie Packs! This Acai pie is the perfect healthy dessert or fun dish for any occasion. My cooking class went CRAZY over it! Store bought Graham Cracker Crust Sambazon Acai Smoothie Packs Frozen berries Bananas Almond milk Granola Prepare two smoothie packs according to package directions (add almond milk, berries, and banana). Layer half of smoothie over graham cracker crust. Layer banana, berries, and granola. Repeat with one more layer of smoothie and toppings. Freeze and bring out one hour before serving! ETC. You can find Sambazon smoothie packs at Whole Foods, Sprouts, and some Costcos.

Watermelon Arugula Salad

National Watermelon Day calls for this delicious salad from Summer Table! Watermelon chunks Nacho Jalapeño slices Arugula Feta EVOO Balsamic Glaze Layer arugula on a platter and sprinkle watermelon, feta and jalapeños on top. Top with drizzle of EVOO, balsamic glaze and ground pepper

Iceberg Wedge Salad

The Ultimate Iceberg Wedge Salad for a crowd! Make this for yourself or for a party, your family and friends will be so excited to eat a wedge instead of your typical green salad. Iceberg lettuce, cut in wedges Toppings- Tomatoes, chopped Hard or Soft boiled eggs, chopped Bacon, crumbled Purple Onion, thinly sliced Blue Cheese crumbles Ground Pepper Red Wine Vinaigrette Ranch or Blue Cheese dressing, drizzled ETC. Marinate your purple onions in your dressing before serving. It will take the bite out of the sharp onion flavor. Using soft boiled eggs is delicious on this. Make sure to use both dressings!!

S’Mores Ice Cream Pie

S’mores Ice Cream Pie is hands down my favorite dessert of the summer and so easy! Store bought graham cracker crust (and extra crumbs) Vanilla ice cream Nutella Chocolate chips Mini Marshmallows Semi-melt ice cream and add Nutella, chocolate chips, and marshmallows. Add on top of graham cracker crust. Crumble additional graham cracker crumbs, chocolate chips, and marshmallows on top. Re-freeze until serving.

My girlfriend had me over for lunch the other day and made a salad with the most delicious dressing! She is the queen of salads and mine never taste as good. I tripled the dressing recipe so I’d have it for the next couple of weeks. And really, I’d eat it by the spoonful! 1/3 cup sugar 2 tbsp sesame seeds 1 tbsp poppy seed 1 1/2 tsp minced onion (I added a lot more and used purple onion) 1/4 tsp Worcestershire 1/4 teaspoon paprika 1/2 c veg oil 1/4 c apple cider vinegar (I used red wine and I think that’s fine too) Salad- Butter lettuce and Spinach Grilled chicken from last night Strawberries, blueberries, blood orange segments, orange segments Avocado Sliced almonds

Seafood Gumbo

Seafood Gumbo is a labor of love. It was delicious and had amazing flavors but you may want to save it for a special occasion or when you’re feeding a large crowd. Below is the recipe I “kind of” followed. I made some changes (of course) but this should give you a pretty detailed idea. 3/4 C vegetable oil 1 C all-purpose flour 1 1/2 C finely chopped onions 3/4 C finely chopped green bell peppers 3/4 C finely chopped celery 2 TB minced garlic One 12-ounce bottle amber beer 6 cups Seafood stock Dash of dried thyme 2 bay leaves 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce Dash of salt 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 pound raw shrimp and/or scallops 1 pound white fish fillets cut in big chunks (your favorite kind) 1 pound clams Crab legs 1 package andouille sausage 1 package frozen okra Chopped fresh parsley Chopped green onion Rice, for serving Place a stockpot over medium heat, and add the oil. Allow the oil to heat for about 5 minutes, then add the flour to the pot. Stir the…