simple weekend recap: edition 3

This past weekend was one of the warmest this year. Moose and Erin were not fans of this heat, and neither was I! The heat was oppressive and forced me to be a homebody tucked in with the shades down and all of the fans on while watching some movies I had lined up.

The weekend started off on the right foot...with bacon! My favorite way to make bacon is to bake it on a cooling rack at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Nice and crispy and not swamped in grease.

 

 

Made some brunch hash with potato, onion, eggs, cheese, and fresh chives. Super easy & quick recipe tomorrow!

 

Sunday dinner was one of my favorite & simplest recipes of all times, shrimp scampi! Recipe later this week!

Now that the heat has momentarily broken...it's time to be social! Later this week I will be heading out for a Whim pop-up series dinner at Smolak Farms in North Andover. Social....and foodie...my favorite combination!

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the liquor store

Last night I went to the liquor store, a normal trip with nothing too out of the ordinary...until I slowed down and started to look at all of the different offerings. Have you ever slowly looked up and down all of the aisles before? There are some weird bottles there!!

 Bacon-flavored vodka? What do you mix this with??

Old-school moonshine in a ball jar? Really?

I ended up leaving with 2 bottles of 90+ cellars (which is an AMAZING company that basically un-brands wines that are ranked over 90 points and puts their own mystery brand on them for a reasonable price) and 1 bottle of white rum for mojitos with our home-grown peppermint. Mojitos are super simple to make and there are so many different recipes but I always go for the easiest low-effort recipe when it comes to cocktails: 12 mint leaves, 1 lime for juicing, 1 tsp sugar (muddle), add equal amounts of white rum and club soda (shake), garnish with mint sprig and serve!

 

Get ready to enjoy some chilly cocktails in the upcoming toasty summer months!

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