It’s the last day of the month and in keeping with my plan at the beginning of the year to recap the noteworthy things I made, here goes:
No-Bake Rolo and Caramel Cheesecake Parfaits
Roasted Grapes and Balsamic Reduction with Cheese and Crackers
15 recipes Using Cake Mix (and none of them actually make a cake) – Thanks to Pinterest, this post has been a hot tamale
Apricot Butterscotch Peanut Butter-Filled Sandwich Cookies
20 Peanut Butter Recipes for National Peanut Butter Day
Orange Ginger Tempeh and Brown Rice Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette (vegan, GF if GF tempeh is used) – my new favorite salad
Corn Chip-Crusted Southwestern Salmon Cakes with Creamy Lemon Chili Sauce (GF)
Old-Fashioned Butter Mints (no-bake, GF) – this is another recipe that people on Pinterest have loved and I’m a little surprised because I thought I was the only one who liked these old-fashioned mints like my grandma used to keep in her candy jar
Mango and Sour Cream Muffins with Streusel Topping
Pumpkin Spiced Brown Rice Tempeh and Cranberry Salad – (vegan, GF if GF tempeh is used)
Noteworthy Non-Food Posts:
20 Father’s Day Gifts Under $20 – This took me forever to write – not sure what I was thinking
Coronado Island – Skylar’s last day of school picnic. Picnics on my last day of school growing up in rural Minnesota looked a wee bit different
New Storage Cabinet – I am in love with a cabinet. I’m so happy I have a place to store my dishes and it’s all neat and organized. Best purchase of 2012.
What were the highlights of your June?
In food, I’ve been making an effort to post more savory recipes. However, I like to bake more than I like to cook savory foods, which pushes me outside my comfort zone. I’ll almost start a baking project but then I think to myself, I can’t post more cookies.
So I make tempeh salads instead, which isn’t entirely a great trade going from cookies to salads for my tastebuds, but holiday baking season is right around the corner, right?
In other matters, I’m loving the warmer weather and it’s by no means ‘hot’ in coasteal San Diego (low to mid 70s as daytime highs) but I love summertime. Longer days, summer fruit, being able to run outside in just a sports bra and shorts is something I wait all year to do and have been loving every mile of it.
Previous Months
January 2012
February 2012
March 2012
April 2012
May 2012
The winner of the Healthy Surprise Snack Box Giveaway is Liz (Little Bitty Bakes)
I love your recipe recaps, Averie. I get to stare at all your beautiful different pictures all in one post!! I may try to do month recaps soon, it’s a great way to bring back the posts from the previous month.
“I’ll almost start a baking project but then I think to myself, I can’t post more cookies.” –> no, please don’t stop with the cookies!!!
you and me both with the cookies :) they never get old!
and the FF spinach & artichoke dip…well, there are so many people who write in telling me they want “healthy” recipes or are watching their stats closely, so figured it was a way for those that want to lighten it up, they can.
You always make the best looking food Averie! Mouth watering. Would love to dine at your house! Hmmm highlights of the month – summer is FINALLY here and Im soaking it all up :)
These look great :-)
Yes, I could do without the heat!! Thank goodness the crazy lady who owned the house before us installed air conditioning, and my due date is only a week away.
The highlight of June was celebrating my 42nd birthday.
But here I am, 3.5 hrs from the end of the month, still pregnant. So I think I know what my July highlight is gonna be.
42 and pregnant in the 3rd trimester in the summer…hugs mama!