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WATERMELON COOLER SLUSHY DRINK

This is a great way to use up leftover watermelon & make room in your refrigerator! Make watermelon cubes & take the seeds out. Then put them in the blender with some ice and other fruit. Some people freeze the watermelon cubes and other fruit before putting them in the blender. You could skip the ice if you do that. The fruit flavors will be … [Read more...]

Grilled Salt & Vinegar Potatoes

I can't wait to try these. They are supposed to be fantastic. It's a little bit of the flavor of salt & vinegar potato chips on 1/4-inch slices of potatoes grilled to crispy perfection. Well, they don't have to be perfect, but they will be tasty. You get the vinegar flavor by boiling potatoes in a vinegar solution. The vinegar flavor is there, … [Read more...]

Beer Battered Green Bean Fries with Wasabi Dip

Love the green bean fries at TGI Friday's? Here's how to make a similar treat that's a lot easier to make. You'll need fresh green beans for this, and you might like to give other vegetables this treatment. You can use any kind of dipping sauce you like, but here's a cool one to try: Wasabi Cucumber Ranch Dip (Serves 4) 1 packet Classic … [Read more...]

Avocado Hummus: Guacamummus or Hummamole?

Do you love guacamole? Love hummus? Then you'll probably love a combination of the two. Creamy? Yes. Flavorful? Yes. Impossible to resist? Quite possibly.Bring this to your next potluck & tell everyone it's Guacamummus or Hummamole!Click the title of this post to link to this easy recipe at GimmeSomeOven (love the name). You could use sea … [Read more...]

More Cheap Water Fun: DIY Slippin’ Slide

I just wanted to add this to the other water fun post. Here's how to make a slipn slide from plastic you may already have at home. You'll also need a sprinkler. We used to have a Slip-N-Slide for the kids, but after using it a few times we stopped. My husband said it killed the grass under the plastic. The sun heated up the plastic & made it … [Read more...]

Asian Chicken Salad: 430 Calories

Here's a great no-cook meal for hot days. Just arrange cooked chicken on fresh spinach with some edamame beans and almonds or peanuts. Love it!You can use any salad dressing you like--they used a spray salad dressing from Newman's Own for just 10 calories.There is plenty of protein here to keep you from getting hungry later. Lots of flavor and … [Read more...]

Beautiful Fruity Red/White/Blue Jello "Sodas"

These look like specialty soda floats with a straw in each one. It's really jello with strawberries and blueberries in it. For 4th of July just add a whipped cream topping to make it red, white, blue, & yummy!One advantage to serving fresh fruit surrounded by jello is that the gelatin keeps air away from the fruit. So the fruit is kept fresh & … [Read more...]