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Cherry & Cilantro Mojito

Summer produce is one of my favorite seasonal yields, especially the melons and the stone fruits. So it’s no surprise that summer is the time of year my market bags grow heavy with variety and bright with color.

Luckily, my little guy and I are huge fruit consumers, my son even more so than I am. I’m actually pretty sure that left to his own devices he would be a fruitarian. That might be fine with me if I weren’t a baker. I know, go ahead, sigh out loud that I don’t fully rejoice that the action hero underwear-ing mini-man prefers fruit over one of my cupcakes. I guess I did it right by getting him started early with the idea of pairing fruit against savory, and viewing it as a meal choice rather than a snack. Continue reading Cherry & Cilantro Mojito

Apricot and Cherry Breezer

Apricot and Cherry Breezer ~ The soft sweetness of the apricots provides the perfect backdrop to the splash of cherry tartness. Add some light rum and dash of triple sec and you have a cocktail that will lull you into a weekend ease.

I love this drink because it’s not loud, it doesn’t scream its way into a first sip with any dominating flavor. In fact everything comes together quietly and smoothly for a summer cocktail that will have you gently leaning back in your chair. Continue reading Apricot and Cherry Breezer

Strawberry Fruit Cups

Strawberry Fruit Cups ~ Fruit filled strawberry cups for your Labor Day picnic or BBQ.

I know seriously, what is with me and fruit? Matt keeps saying it all looks nice, but doesn’t it all taste the same?

Hmmm . . . I say pretty food makes everything better? Although I don’t know if this is so much pretty, as it is fun and unique. Since my friends got such a kick out of them, I thought I would share these fun little Strawberry Fruit Cups.

Besides, I have this thing about saving fruit salad from the depths of a boring glass bowl. Why? I’m not really sure other than, like Cole, my 3-year-old son, we love to play with food, especially fruit.

No recipe, just a few notes:

Use the largest strawberries you can find.
Your filling, your preference. My fruit cups have chopped cherries, nectarines and a very interesting (and very good) fruit hybrid called a Mango Nectarine.
Hull your strawberries, then use a grapefruit knife and carve a hole in the center, then fill it with your preferred fruit.
Cut the bottoms flat to stand your Strawberry Fruit Cups upright.
A few other fun fruit presentation ideas you may like, include my Fruit Pops and Fruit Salad Ice Cream Cone.