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How to make Orange Ginger Dressing

January 20, 2021

Orange ginger dressing is light and zingy. It’s perfect for your green salads, but also great for dressing grain salads. Made with only a handful of ingredients, this dressing is quick and simple.

pouring orange ginger dressing on salad

Salad dressings, like sherry lime vinaigrette, are easily made at home and are much less expensive than store-bought.

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Filed Under: Condiment, Salads Tagged With: dairy-free, dressing, gluten free, orange, orange ginger dressing, salad, vegan, vegetarian, vinaigrette

White Wine Spritzer with Blood Orange Soda

December 28, 2019

A white wine spritzer is the perfect party drink any time of the year. It’s light and refreshing, which makes it a great cocktail for holidays when you are enjoying parties, but don’t want to overindulge. Wine spritzers are a great choice if you are trying to watch your calorie intake while still being able to enjoy a wine cocktail.

Blood oranges are in season during the winter months, as is most citrus. If you can’t find blood oranges, regular oranges or cara cara oranges make a great substitute.

blood orange white wine spritzer cocktail

photo: kab photography

A blood orange spritzer makes a great holiday drink. They are quick and easy to make, not too sweet and they are light and citrusy. 

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Filed Under: Drinks Tagged With: beverage, blood orange, citrus, cocktail, cocktails, craft cocktails, fruit, holidays, New Year's Eve, orange, orange juice, spritzer, Summer, Valentine's Day, white wine, wine

Cranberry Upside Down Cake

October 8, 2019

Cranberry upside down cake is a perfectly tart and sweet dessert for the fall and winter. This cake recipe is a variation of my easy clementine upside down cake. I’ve swapped out the buttermilk for regular milk, because we don’t always have buttermilk on hand. This upside down cake is studded with fresh cranberries and it makes a delicious addition to your holiday dessert table.slice of cranberry upside down cake on stacked white plates with cake in background

What I like most about this cake is the lack of sweetness. That’s not to say it isn’t sweet, it is, but it isn’t overly sweet. The tartness of the cranberries combined with the hefty amount of orange zest offsets the sugar. It is nicely balanced with a cake batter that is just barely sweet. And, it’s great with a cup of coffee in the afternoon, in case you were wondering.

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Filed Under: Desserts Tagged With: baking, cake, Christmas, cranberry, cranberry orange, cranberry upside down cake, Dessert, easy recipe, fall, Food, fruit, holidays, how to, orange, orange upside down cake, recipes, upside down cake

11 of My Very Best Fall Recipes

October 7, 2016

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Crisp fall air and leaves turning shades of red and burnished orange, the crackle of them under your feet as you walk down the street with hands snuggled deep inside your pockets.    Autumn is by far my favorite season.  The temperatures begin to cool down at night, calling for an extra blanket or a down comforter.    This is something I miss now that I live south of the Mason Dixon line.  It’s only been 3 and a half years, but I doubt I’ll ever really get used to the lack of (distinguishable) seasons.

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Filed Under: Dinner, Fall, Side Dish Tagged With: acorn, arugula, baking, beans, bourbon, bread, butternut, cake, chili, cooking, cranberry, Dessert, drinks, fall, Food, herbs, jam, kale, orange, rice, rolls, salad, sausage, sides, soup, squash, turkey

Herbal Iced Tea Recipe

September 13, 2016

This herbal iced tea recipe will help you beat the heat this summer.  Made with fresh fruit juice and fruity tea, it’s the perfect thirst quencher for summertime.  Make a big pitcher for the whole family to enjoy.

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Herbal Iced Tea Recipe

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Filed Under: Drinks Tagged With: beverage, citrus, drink, easy recipe, Florida, gluten free, healthy, herbs, how to, kid-friendly, lemon, mint, orange, recipes, tea, vegan

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