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September 25, 2016 by Tanya 2 Comments

Parmesan Breadcrumb Chicken Recipe

This Parmesan Breadcrumb Chicken is not only a quick and easy weeknight dinner option, it's also a sure fire way to ensure you have no more dry chicken breast.

Chicken on white plate cut and piece on fork

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As my first post after my week off, I wanted to post a quick and easy recipe that my family loves...this Parmesan Breadcrumb Chicken. In my not so professional opinion, chicken breast is one of the hardest parts of the chicken to cook perfectly. I remember back in the day, before I cared about the culinary arts, how much of a disaster it was when I tried to bake boneless chicken breast. I'd buy the chicken breast from the store, you know, those super thick pieces of boneless chicken breast. I'd preheat my oven, sprinkle a little season, mostly salt, pepper, and maybe paprika if I was feeling fancy, and stick it in the oven. I'd let it bake for a longggg time because my biggest fear is undercooked chicken. How would it turn out you may ask?? A super dry thick breast mess. May be the reason for some relationships ending in the past...

Fast forward to now. I still find chicken breast to be a bit difficult at times but not with this Parmesan Breadcrumb Chicken Recipe. Every time I make this, the chicken is moist and flavorful. My daughter and hubby love it and I never stress about dry chicken.

Here are all the ingredients you will need:

That's it...not that much. Dinner will be done quickly and your chicken breast will look like this in about 30 minutes.

Hooray for no more dry chicken, Recipe deets are below. As always, don't forget to Enjoy 🙂

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Parmesan Breadcrumb Chicken Recipe

Author: Tanya

Ingredients

1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
⅓ cup mayonnaise
1 cup Italian Panko Breadcrumbs
½ cup shredded parmesan
1 Tablespoon fresh parsley finely chopped
1 Tablespoon dry basil
½ teaspoon garlic powder
Salt and pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Flatten chicken breast or slice in half to desired thickness.
Season chicken breast with a little salt and pepper. Rub mayonnaise all over chicken.
Add breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, parsley, basil, and garlic powder to a dish and combine. Dip chicken breast in mixture and make sure each piece is fully coated.
Place on baking sheet and bake in preheated oven for about 30 minutes or until done, when temperature reaches 160 degrees F. Enjoy 🙂

September 11, 2016 by Tanya 7 Comments

Mini Dutch Baby Pancakes Recipe

This Mini Dutch Baby Pancakes Recipe is my idea of a delicious and easy breakfast on a Saturday morning. Ready in less than 30 minutes and no more standing over the stove flipping pancakes.

mini pancakes in ramekins covered in blueberries and sugar

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As summer comes to an end, I had to pop on the blog and post one of my all time favorite breakfast recipes, Dutch Baby Pancakes. Soon pumpkins, squash, and the color orange will take over and no one will care about anything else. Le sigh....I like fall and all but summer is my favorite season. Warm weather and fresh fruit will be missed greatly by me.

ramekins covered in powdered sugar and lemon in photo

So about these Mini Dutch Baby Pancakes...they're amazing! Whoever thought about baking a pancake is a genius and should be honored. I'd make a plaque and hold a fancy dinner because baking pancakes is such a great idea. Seriously, the steps are as simple as preparing the batter, popping it in the oven, and then "ding ding ding," breakfast is done. No longer are the days you have to watch the stove to ensure your pancake doesn't burn. No worries about flat pancakes with this dutch baby recipe. I don't know if I'll ever make pancakes any other way.

I love these babies as minis. Why you may ask? Honestly...because they are soooo freaking cute. I used to make my dutch baby in a big cast iron skillet...which is cool and all....but this is just too cute and fancy to resist. And what about these cute ramekins? Perfect display when you want a fancy breakfast layout.

In order to make these mini dutch baby pancakes, you'll need butter, eggs, milk, All Purpose flour, sugars, vanilla extract, lemon juice, and fresh fruit. I bet you you can find all these ingredients in your house without even taking a trip to the grocery store. Another thing I love about this recipe.

Oh...and a blender. You need a blender. Can you believe mine died when I was preparing this very recipe. I improvised though and used a food processor. They came out just fine. But my poor blender, I'll miss it.

Hopefully you love this recipe as much as my family and I do. My daughter has even become a pro in making these and wants to have competitions on whose taste better and who makes a better presentation. I let her think she wins.

Well I'm off to enjoy these last few days of summer...until next time, Enjoy 🙂

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Mini Dutch Baby Pancakes Recipe

This Mini Dutch Baby Pancake Recipe is the delicious and fun. Perfect treat for making breakfast with the kids. Top with fresh fruit for a well rounded breakfast.

Prep Time10

Cook Time17

Total Time27

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: mini dutch baby pancakes

Servings: people

Calories: 235kcal

Author: Tanya

Equipment

Mini Colorful Ramekins

Ingredients

4-6 Tablespoon butter*
4 eggs
1 cup milk
3 Tablespoon granulated sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup flour
fresh fruit preferrably strawberries and blueberries
fresh lemon juice
*Amount of butter will depend on size of ramekins. Use 6 ramekins if they are small and 4 if they are the larger kind.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit
Place 1 tablespoon butter in each ramekin. Place in oven to allow butter to melt.
Meanwhile, add eggs to a blender and blend for about 1 minute, until eggs are frothy.
Add milk, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, and flour to blender. Mix until combined.
Remove ramekins from oven and use a pastry brush to spread butter on sides of ramekins.
Add batter to each ramekin making sure an equal amount is in each.
Place ramekins back in oven and bake for 17-20 minutes, or until pancakes have risen and tops are golden brown.
Top each pancake with fresh fruit, a squeeze of lemon juice, and powdered sugar. Enjoy.

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August 29, 2016 by Tanya 8 Comments

Baked Italian Chicken with Mushrooms

italian baked chicken and mushrooms on a plate with dark background

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This Baked Italian Chicken with Mushrooms recipe is quick, easy, and flavorful. Perfect for those days when you're in need of a quick dinner fix with very little fuss.

Alrighty, enough of my complaints...let me get to the point of this post, this Italian Chicken with Mushrooms recipe. Busy months require recipes like this...when you can come home, put the ingredients in the oven for about 35-40 minutes, and BAM, dinner is ready. No more whining from the kid and no more pouting from the hubby about when dinner will be served.

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August 26, 2016 by Tanya 1 Comment

Cheese and Wine Tasting Experience at FlatIron

Flatiron Kitchen + Taphouse, located in Davidson, N.C., prides itself on its big city culinary experience specializing in high quality meats and sides. I had an opportunity to partake in a cheese and wine tasting experience here and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Read about my experience below.

My first ever cheese and wine tasting experience occurred at a cute restaurant located in Davidson, NC known as Flatiron Kitchen + Taphouse . Shout out to The Charlotte Food Bloggers for organizing this event.

Davidson N.C. is a cute little town located north of Charlotte. I usually wouldn't make the 30 minute drive up I-77 but had to check out this cheese and wine event hosted by this restaurant. Hubby and I have always wanted to throw a cheese and wine party and I figured that this would be a great place to get ideas.

Let me take a moment to discuss this cheese and wine party my hubby wants us to host. He wants our guest to wear tuxedos and ballgowns and he wants a butler to carry around the cheese and wine on huge platters. He wants to call it a fancy affair and have everyone walk around with perfect posture. This may not seem odd to many people, but my hubby likes to wear overalls on a weekly basis. It just totally shocks me that he wants to have this party. I mean seriously, check out the picture of us below at his grandmother's house...wine and cheese party people or nah?

man and woman sitting in front of car eating

Alrighty...back to my cheese and wine tasting experience at Flatiron. First, we were greeted by our host, Jason, who would guide us through our wonderful cheese and wine experience. Jason was a great host and had already picked out the combination he thought we would enjoy.

Our cheese trays came with 6 kinds of cheese (Appalachian Creamery, Buttermilk Blue Cheese, Goat Cheese, Sheep Cheese, Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, and Double Cream Soft Cow Cheese). The tray also came with palate cleansers to help cleanse the palette after each tasting (olives, walnuts, the best fig jam ever, grapes, and dried apricots). Grilled bread also was brought to our table as a palate cleanser and it was amazing. I could have eaten that all by itself as a meal.

We tried a different wine with each kind of cheese...yes, that's 6 glasses of wine....no worries, I didn't finish all my glasses but if I were close enough to uber, I sure would have.

My favorite cheese, although pungent, salty, and soooo blue was the blue cheese. It was paired with a Riesling wine known as P.J. Vackenberg from Germany. The blue cheese taste, which was strong in this cheese, shocked me at first but having it with that Riesling really calmed down that flavor. I ate the whole piece.

My least favorite cheese was a sheep cheese known as Manchego. My first, and possibly last time trying this. This cheese is hard, chalky, and pretty much flavorless in my opinion. It was matched with a red Spanish Tempranillo wine, which I loved.

I could go on and on about each cheese and the multiple wines but I would strongly urge you to check out Flatiron if you're in the neighborhood or don't mind the drive or uber ride un I-77. Among other items, they have an Artisan Cheese and Meat Plate on the menu.

I had a blast at my first wine and cheese tasting experience at Flatiton in Davidson. I'll also note that they have a complintmentary ine tasting once a month. Information can be found here KnoWine Night .

August 10, 2016 by Tanya 2 Comments

Vietnamese Chicken Salad Recipe

This light and flavorful Vietnamese Chicken Salad Recipe with Asian flavors is a must have on your lunch menu. Bring it to work or eat it at home on the weekends, you and your family will fall in love.

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I tend to post on here once a week and missed last weeks posting. I seriously thought that I would be able to post while away on vacation but I seriously thought wrong. If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you may have noticed that I posted some gorgeous pics from Jamaica. I had so much fun visiting family, chillaxing, and eating some great food. I thought about not coming back but...I got bills. Speaking of bills, I returned to work yesterday and thankfully, it wasn't a nightmare when I returned. I guess it's a blessing when you love what you do.

I decided that my first post upon my return should be another bring your lunch to work recipe. In an attempt to save some coins so that I can continue to take amazing vacations I am trying to make more lunches that I can prep ahead of time and carry to work. This is where this Vietnamese Chicken Salad Recipe comes in handy.

This salad takes a bit of prep work when it comes to chopping, slicing, and dicing...but nothing too major. Once you've chopped your veggies, the rest of it comes together with great ease.

I generally make this salad on a Sunday (when Rotisserie chicken goes on sale at my local supermarket) and pack it away for lunch. It can serve me and hubby for about two lunch days.

Make sure you pack the salad portion (veggies and chicken) in a separate bowl from the dressing or else you will have soggy salad. Unless you're into that kind of thing...

The dressing for this salad contains fish sauce, also known as stinky sauce in my house. I've eaten this salad at work and no one has called me stinky girl but be warned fish sauce has a well...fishy smell. Since this salad is so freaking good, I think it's worth the risk of being called stinky girl.

Here are the recipe ingredients laid out on my itty bitty table. Don't forget to top your salad with crushed peanuts...if you're into that kind of thing.

ingredients for vietnamese chicken salad

I've created a recipe video for this one illustrating the creation of this wonderful Vietnamese Chicken Salad Recipe. Hope you all enjoy 🙂

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Kale and Broccoli Salad with Sweet and Sour Dressing

Thai Chili Cucumber Salad

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Author: Tanya

Ingredients

For the Salad:

2 cups of shredded chicken breast from a rotisserie chicken
4 cups of napa cabbage shredded
1 red bell pepper chopped
4 green onions sliced
1 cup matchstick carrots
½ cup cilantro chopped
½ cup mint leaves chopped
½ cup peanuts chopped (optional)

For the Dressing:

¼ cup fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon Sambal Oelek Also known as Vietnamese Chilli Paste
3 cloves garlic grated
2 Tablespoon sugar
3 Tablespoon fish sauce
3 Tablespoon Vegetable oil

Instructions

First, remove skin from rotisserie chicken and eat it because it is delicious! Then remove meat, preferably chicken breast and place in a bowl and set aside.
Combine cabbage, bell pepper, green onion, carrot, cilantro, and mint in a bowl and toss to combine. Set aside.
Add chicken to bowl with vegetables and toss to combine.
In a separate bowl, combine dressing ingredients and whisk.
When ready to eat, top salad with crushed peanuts and dressing. Enjoy 🙂

Recipe adapted from Once Upon a Chef.

July 6, 2016 by Tanya 2 Comments

Cucumber Ginger Juice

This refreshing cucumber ginger juice recipe will leave you happy you had the chance to drink your veggies for the day. It's a delightful drink for those long, hot summer days.

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My husband started a garden at his grandmother's house. I didn't really understand why initially but now I get it. He finds a certain joy in coming home with bags full of vegetables that he has planted. The garden has all types of vegetables and fruit that include tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, cucumbers, onions, cantaloupe, green beans, okra, sweet potatoes, two kinds of watermelon, and corn. Everyone has worked in the garden...except me. Even my husband's 96 year old grandma got out there and pruned some weeds. Maybe one day I will make it out there to help out...but this heat keeps telling me to stay cool on the inside.

One day, as I sat in the A.C. looking out the window, smiling at the beautiful sunshine, my hubby came home and brought me these beauties:

cucumbers from my husbands garden on table

Cucumbers! A lot...and I mean a lot of cucumbers. I had no clue what to do with them all. So I did what any logical food blogger would do, I asked The Facebook. I got many responses and ample advice. Most people suggested I make pickles with these cucumbers, which I did. However, I didn't want to eat way too many pickles and get pickle wasted.

My cousin, Vern, suggested a cucumber ginger drink and even provided a recipe. Her recipe was simple, quick, and easy. She even suggested that I could add a splash of rum if I wanted. Feel free to add a splash to yours as well.

This recipe is pretty quick and easy to make. The ginger gives it a unique flavor and the lime cuts down on the strong flavors of the ginger providing a good balance. Feel free to omit the rum as I did in this video. If you do add rum, make sure it is only a dash as the rum can be overpowering.

Hope you all enjoy this recipe as much as I did. Special thanks and shoutout to everyone that gave advice on what I should do with those cucumbers. I had fun trying out different recipes and I am looking forward to sharing more in the future. Enjoy 🙂

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Cucumber Ginger Juice

Author: Tanya

Ingredients

3 small-medium sized cucumbers
1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger
1 teaspoon of sugar in the raw
juice of 1 lime
splash of rum Optional

Instructions

Cut cucumbers and add to blender.
Grate ginger and add to blender.
Add sugar in the raw and lime juice.
Blend until desired consistency.
Enjoy 🙂
***If using rum, add a splash during blending process. Careful not too add too much.

June 19, 2016 by Tanya 15 Comments

Dukkah Spice Mix

Dukkah Spice Mix, also known as Egyptian Spice Mix, is probably my favorite spice mix in the whole entire Universe. Ok, those are some strong words but I will say that when I came across this Dukkah Spice mix, I fell in love. This mixture of flavorful spices will have you fall in love too. This post may contain affiliate links, please read my full disclosure here.

I came across this spice mixture when I ordered one of those cooking at home kits where they deliver the meals to your door. Love those things! Anyways, this kit had a Dukkah Spiced chicken recipe. What in the world is Dukkah I thought and will I really be this courageous to try it? Oh well, here goes I thought. The kit came with a little packet of the spice mix, chicken, and sweet potatoes. There were a few other ingredients but I now forget what they were.

I was instructed to chop my potatoes, add olive oil, and sprinkle with the Dukkah spice seasoning. I was instructed to add the same seasoning to the chicken as well. Odd I thought, very odd. Why in the world would they tell me to add this seasoning to the chicken and potatoes? Because it is just that forking delicious!!!

After dinner that night, I rummaged through my kitchen looking for that little spice packet. What the heck is in this stuff I thought. It must have 40 ingredients! To my surprise, it listed only 5: Almonds, coriander, cumin, sesame seeds, and salt. That's it! I've got to find this stuff I thought.

So for weeks, I went searching for this stuff in the stores and could never find it. Like seriously, my local grocery stores are missing out by not stocking this magical Dukkah Spice Mix. Then it hit me, duh Tanya, you can make this at home...it has like 5 ingredients.

So I went to the world wide interwebs and I found out how to make it. This stuff is so good, don't be surprised if you get a jar of it from me for Christmas. In the meantime, you can make it yourself.

So now I will share my recipe with you all. Oh, by the way, did I mention that all (well most) of my recipes will be on video as well? I love visual explanations and thought I would give it a go. Feel free to leave me feedback on whether you like the videos or not. Here are the recipe deets:

First, grab your ingredients:

Then, add your coriander seed (½ cup), sesame seeds (½ cup), cumin seeds (¼ cup), and whole black peppercorn (1tsp) to a skillet over medium low heat and stir until you can smell the spices, about 5 minutes.

spices being toasted in cast iron skillet with wooden spatula

Once your nose is filled with the beautiful smell of spices, remove seeds from stove and add to a food processor with 1 cup roasted whole almonds and 1 teaspoon salt.

Pulse until ground.

And there you have it, Dukkah Egyptian Spice Mix. Sprinkle over any meat, fish, or vegetable you like.

Here's a photo of my pan fried chicken with the Dukkah spice seasoning. Looks yummy right!

collage: dukkah in glass jar on left, dukkah on cooked chicken on right

Looking for more Homemade Spice recipes? Try these out:

Homemade BBQ Seasoning

Homemade Poultry Seasoning

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Dukkah Spice Mix

Easy and flavorful Dukkah spiced mixed.

Prep Time5

Cook Time5

Total Time10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: African

Keyword: dukkah spice mix

Author: Tanya

Ingredients

1 cup roasted almonds
½ cup sesame seeds
½ cup coriander seeds
¼ cup cumin seeds
1 teaspoon whole black peppercorn
1 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

Add sesame seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, and whole black peppercorn to skillet over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes, or until you can smell the aroma of the spices. Make sure to stir continuously to avoid burning.
Once toasted, remove seeds and add to food processor. Add roasted almonds and sea salt. Turn on processor and process until nuts and seeds are finely ground.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator,

Notes

Can be added to meat, fish, or your favorite vegetable.

Adapted from The Kitchn

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June 11, 2016 by Tanya 1 Comment

How to Make a Fruity Martini at Home

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Learn how to make a fruity martini at home. Watch the video for more details, recipe below.

You must try this Fruity Martini with fresh Strawberries. At less than $2.50 per serving, this martini is not only delicious, it's budget friendly. We decided to prepare this martini after realizing we were spending way too much on drinks when we went out to dinner. Seriously, imagine going to a restaurant and ordering two meals at 15 dollars. Pre tax, and if you drink water, your dinner would be 30 dollars. But if you add 5 or 6 drinks, especially martinis...you start sweating bullets wondering how much that bill will be. Now I'm not saying I'll never have a martini or two when I go out to eat, but it would be nice to make some of these fancy pants martinis at home.

All you need is the alcohol, ice, martini glasses or a spice jar (the spice jar explanation is in the video), and a martini shaker. Oh, and of course fruit if you are fancy like we are.

We have received rave reviews on this drink! OK, so my friend Tia and my best friend Miss. Tracy tried it out and loved it. hehehe. Best review was that it taste like a Jolly Rancher. And for those of us that don't get enough fruit in our diet, here's a great place to start.

Enjoy a date night or get together at home by making this drink and turn up! Enjoy 🙂

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How to Make a Martini at Home

Author: Tanya

Ingredients

Ice
3 parts Watermelon Pucker
2 parts white Tequila
3 parts Sweet & Sour Mix
Sliced Strawberries

Instructions

Add ingredients in shaker.
Shake vigorously for about 30 seconds.
Pour into martini glasses or spice jar. Enjoy 🙂

June 7, 2016 by Tanya 3 Comments

Peach Sweet Tea and Rum

Cool and refreshing Peach Sweet Tea that's perfect for the summer.

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My all time favorite season is summer! I got married on the first day of summer. I dream of summer in the winter. If I could put summer in my pocket and keep it year round I would. I can’t control my excitement that the warm weather is finally here!

You know what that means in the South? Fireflies, porch sitting, and Sweet Iced Tea!

Well, let me correct myself. People in the South drink sweet tea year round, not just in the summer. However, mixing a pitcher of sweet tea and sitting on your front porch waving to neighbors is a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon. As a matter of fact, sitting on your front porch drinking this Peach Sweet Tea and Rum and waving to neighbors is a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

This Peach Sweet Tea and Rum drink was created using Southern Breeze Sweet Tea. These tea bags are not your typical tea bags. The cool thing is they come in Family Pitcher sizes already. No need in finding 10 tea bags to make 1 pitcher of iced tea, all you need is 2 of these Family Sized bags.

How much sugar should you add when making sweet tea? A question you don’t need to ask when using Southern Breeze Sweet Tea because the sweetener is in the bag! What a win with this no sugar sweet tea!

Feel free to make this tea on its own without the addition of alcohol or fruit. I added peaches and rum into my tea because....well I have no good reason, it's rum and peaches, why not?

This drink is a breeze to make and you will enjoy sitting on your porch waiving and cheesing at everyone as they walk by. You may even catch yourself smiling and waving at that neighbor who you secretly dislike.

If you like this, you'll love my Spiced Iced Sweet Tea.

Here are the recipe deets:

Prepare your Southern Breeze Sweet Tea by bringing 2 quarts of water to a boil.

Once boiled, add water and 2 Family Sized Tea Bags to a pitcher and let steep for about 5 minutes.

tea bags for iced tea in water in pitcher

Remove the bags and discard. Place pitcher in fridge to cool.

Once cooled, Slice 2 ripe peaches and add to the pitcher. Add ½ cup of dark rum.

dark rum for iced tea in measuring glass

Stir and serve over ice. Enjoy 🙂

glass of peach tea lemonade in southern breeze sweet tea glass

*Southern Breeze Sweet Tea is zero calories and contains the sweetener in the bag along with the tea leaves. It comes in a variety of flavors for all you sweet tea lovers out there.

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Peach Sweet Tea and Rum

Author: Tanya

Ingredients

2 Family Sized Southern Breeze Sweet Tea Original Flavor
2 quarts of water
2 ripe peaches
½ cup dark rum

Instructions

Prepare your Southern Breeze Sweet Tea by bringing 2 quarts of water to boil.
Once boiled, add water and 2 Family Sized Tea Bags to a pitcher and steep for about 5 minutes. Remove the bags and discard.
Place sweet tea in fridge to cool.
Once cooled, Slice 2 ripe peaches and add to the pitcher. Add ½ cup of dark rum. Stir and serve over ice. Enjoy 🙂

May 31, 2016 by Tanya 9 Comments

Strawberry Basil Lemonade Recipe

This Strawberry Basil Lemonade Recipe will leave you refreshed and and satisfied. Try this delicious spin on your traditional Lemonade recipe.

strawberry basil lemonade in a pitcher with lemons surrounding it

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Post updated on 3/28/19

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If you follow me on the Gram, you will realize that I eat out more than I should. I promise I am trying to change my ways but I won't lie, I love restaurants. Typically when I go out to eat, I always order just a water to drink. Why you may ask? Because I am cheap and also because I think water is delicious!

Well one day while eating out with my hubby, I decided to be fancy and ordered a strawberry lemonade instead of a water. You all, I was super excited about this strawberry lemonade. I was ready for my taste buds to jump out of my mouth and do the running man on the table. And not that new dance they claim is the running man, but old school Kid&Play running man.

I was ready for magic....and when I took that first sip of that strawberry lemonade, I wanted to cry. It was gross. I politely asked my waiter to bring it back and went back to my traditional water. This is where the idea of strawberry basil lemonade began.

This experience made me want to go home and make up my own recipe for strawberry lemonade, and I did!

strawberry basil lemonade in glass with stray

This recipe calls for a few simple ingredients: strawberries of course, lemon, sugar, and......BASIL! A lot of you are probably thinking I have gone insane? " Basil?" "In my drank?" "Are you for real?"

Why yes I am.

Now feel free to omit the basil if you want, this strawberry lemonade is still delicious without it. But I wanted to kick it up a notch.

How to make Strawberry Basil Lemonade

First, create a simple syrup by combining 1 cup of white sugar and 1 cup of water in a medium pot and bring to a boil. Boil until sugar is dissoved. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

sugar in measuring cup being poured into water in saucepan

Next, squeeze about lemons to make about 1 cup of squeezed lemon juice. Set aside.

Next, chop about 12 medium straberries, yielding about 1 ½ cup of strawberries. Add that and about ¼ cup of basil leaves to a food processor and process until smooth. I like to use my mini food processor for this recipe.

Strain strawberry and basil mixture through a fine strainer into a pitcher. Add simple syrup mixture, lemon juice, and 2 ½ cups of water to a pitcher. Stir until combined.

water being poured into pitcher with strawberry syrup

Serve chilled over ice and Enjoy 🙂

Variations of this Recipe

This flavor profile goes great in a margarita. Check out my Strawberry Basil Margarita.

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Strawberry Basil Lemonade Recipe

This strawberry basil lemonade recipe is a refreshing sweet treat that is perfect for any spring or summer day. #strawberrylemonade #summerdrinks #lemonade

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: people

Calories: 149kcal

Author: Tanya

Ingredients

1 ½ cups chopped strawberries about 12 medium strawberries
¼ cup basil chopped
1 cup lemon juice squeezed from lemons
3 ½ cups water divided
1 cup sugar

Instructions

Create a simple syrup by combining 1 cup sugar and 1 cup water in a small pot and bring to a boil until sugar is dissolved. Turn off stove and allow mixture to cool to room temperature.
Add strawberries and basil to a food processor or blender and pulse until combined and mixture is smooth.
Strain strawberry and basil mixture into pitcher.
Add 2 ½ cups of cold water, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a pitcher. Stir until combined.
Serve over ice. Enjoy 🙂

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