BBQ Break

I am so very tired of bbq'd this or that. We are having bbq'd steak AGAIN tonight. Yuck!

This looks delish! With fresh corn just down the street this is a no brainer.

This is for tomorrow night.

Fresh Corn-Rice Salad

Ingredients
4 ears fresh corn
1-1/2 cups cooked rice, cooled
1 pint cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
1 cup fresh arugula
1 small red onion, cut in thin wedges
1 jalapeño pepper, thinly sliced
2 Tbsp. rice vinegar or red wine vinegar
2 Tbsp. olive oil

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Backyard Entertaining

Some backyard decor inspiration!




A fabric "chandelier".


Great idea, a potting bench turned buffet.


Bring the indoors outside.

All images courtesy of DIY Ideas.

...and some more!

Missed these cuties yesterday.

Check out these and more at Z Gallerie.

Outdoor Lanterns

My current obsession.







All available at Pottery Barn.

Cinco de Mayo

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Have a nice light dinner and a cerveza.

Chicken Quesadilla with Peppers

Enjoy the 5th of May.

Dining Alfresco

It's time to enjoy the great outdoors again. Make a beautiful meal and soak up the sun.

Outdoor Dining

Serving Trays

Coral Table Runner

Mojito Fresco

2 large limes
2 cups water
1 cup sugar
Water
Sugar
Ice Cubes
1/4 to 1/2 cup light rum
Quartered limes (optional)

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Mojito Fresco

Relax and enjoy!!

Dirty Sue Martini's for New Years!

Look what the UPS man brought me today! I received a late Christmas present.

A few posts back I posted a dirty martini recipe. A nice guy named Eric suggested I try some Dirty Sue in my next dirty martini. So here it is, ready for New Years Eve. I will let you know how they turned out on Thursday.

Thanks Eric! Happy New Year!