Fearless Friday, Tropical Glasses

I am a confessed plate-a-holic     My New Year’s resolution was NO NEW PLATES!   hmmm….     I had a little relapse when I was planning South Pacific, and bought these hibiscus plates     I absolutely love them, they are melamine, even the kiddos can use them, and we will use them … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Grilled Fireball Pineapple Slices, Pineapple Corer & Vase

We kicked off the summer with grilled pineapple slices marinated in Fireball Whiskey 💃 I got the recipe from my Traveling Tote friend Patti {we’ll be sharing travel adventures on June 1 with a MacKenzie-Childs giveaway!} It’s so simple, fresh pineapple, Fireball cinnamon whiskey, & brown sugar You can bake or grill the pineapple, either … Continue reading

Party Panache, Pineapple Volcano Rum Cake

Kick off summer with a Pineapple Volcano Rum Cake! Triple pineapple! This butter rum cake is covered with pineapple glaze, pineapple icing with a real pineapple topper The lava from this volcano is pineapple buttercream icing And here’s the best part You won’t even break a sweat making this easy cake Cool cake completely and … Continue reading

Tablescapes, South Pacific

  Welcome to day 4 of the Celebrate & Decorate’s Broadway Tablescape Blog Hop!     When Chloe suggested a Broadway themed tablescape blog hop I was thrilled!     Phantom of the Opera… Wicked…West Side Story…My Fair Lady, These are some of my very favorites, but it was only a moment until my heart … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Hawaiian Pizzarooms

Feed your pizza cravings with these lo-carb tasty stuffed “s’rooms” Easy enough to make for a weekend nosh but elegant enough for a party Instead of traditional pizza ingredients, this is an Hawaiian style pizza version with ham & pineapple Look for large cap mushrooms, clean by wiping with a damp paper towel and remove … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Ode to the Pineapple

Today is my sister’s birthday, Happy Birthday Sally!! AND,  she is not only as sunny as a pineapple, she was clever enough to live in Hawaii for a while with her talented architect husband and have two sunny children who are as sweet as if they were born in a pineapple field…     In … Continue reading

Recipe Box, Grilled Hawaiian Chicken in a Pineapple with Summer Saffron Rice Bake

Get that grill  going!  🍍 This meal is fancy enough for company but so easy and budget friendly, you will want to make it all summer for your family HHjr and I have been toying with the idea of stuffing a whole pineapple with a pork tenderloin and putting it on the rotisserie…upon thinking it … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Island Chicken with Pineapple Rum Sauce

Here is a simple little chicken dish that will take you straight to a tropical island It’s loaded with fresh pineapple and gets a little kick from some sweet chili sauce and a splash of rum Bacardi Pineapple Infusion is what I used, but you can use any rum or rum extract The rum flavor … Continue reading

Take out Tuesday, Asian Chops & Pineapple Cashew Rice

Take out Tuesday has an Asian theme this week, the pork chops have a far eastern BBQ sauce and the rice is cooked in coconut milk. The ingredients…. slice the onion and make the sauce Brown the chops.  I used an extra large shallow grill pan and rotated in on the eye a little so … Continue reading

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