Category Archives: holidays

spicy pineapple margaritas

I cannot believe we are less than a few weeks from Cinco de Mayo 2016 already! I also cannot believe I have not posted a margarita in almost a year. A year??!! I do not know what I have been … Continue reading

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easter on the island 2016

4 years ago we unknowingly started a tradition of spending Easter on Kelleys Island. Unfortunately our streak was broken in 2015 by a bitter cold winter and a waffling ferry schedule. With Bingham having not yet experienced an egg hunt … Continue reading

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lemon blueberry ricotta pancakes

All my life I have used ricotta cheese for lasagna and stuffed shells. And all my life I have thrown out extra ricotta that went bad because quite frankly I did not know how else to use it. Shame on … Continue reading

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mimosa sangria

If there is such a thing as “having too much of a good thing” it does not apply to this cocktail. Mimosas are why brunch exists. Sangria is why long afternoons exist. Together they are a dream come true. The … Continue reading

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green is good

It has been rainy here the last couple of days…which I sort of love. Not that I am ready to move to Seattle or anything, but a day or two of mother nature’s melancholy is good with me. Winter was … Continue reading

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