Stay strong! Spring is mere weeks away. To make sure you make it through the end of winter both healthy and unscathed, we’ve rounded up a few immunity-boosting, healing elixirs and tonics to get you ready for the sun and outdoor fun ahead. Check out the recipes below!
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Love These Lavender Recipes
Let lavender liven up your next meal. You’ll love these new recipes, plus a few new wine pairings.
Prime Time Eats at Pecan Grill
Love you some Lubbock? If you’re just passing through and in need of a place to stay, I recommend the Overton Hotel near the Texas Tech campus. It’s home to a fantastic restaurant called the Pecan Grill…
Stop and Smell the Lavender!
Lavender is a fun herb to work with, and has a TON of uses, from aromatherapy to antiseptic! If you’ve never cooked with lavender before, go ahead and put it on your spring to-do list ASAP!
Tempting Tax Day Cocktails
Taxes all done? Who needs a drink! We handpicked three spring cocktails that don’t mess around; a welcome reprieve from crunching numbers no doubt! One vodka, gin and whiskey based concoction for your palate’s approval.
Fiesta like a VIP!
Fiesta fever has officially begun! I brought a tried and true local Tex Mex spot already in celebration mode on to SA Living, PLUS details on how you can win 2 VIP tickets to my favorite Fiesta event of them all…a $500 value!
Simple Seasonal Sangrias
It’s sweet, Spanish, and great for spring and summer. We’re talking sangria on We Are Austin! It’s the perfect time of year to enjoy a refreshing glass on the porch and we have some secrets to share for making the perfect batch…
The Cure for the Common Irish Coffee & Cocktail!
My all time favorite coffee (until now) hails from the Buena Vista in San Francisco – a classic in my book. These Irish variations, however, come MIGHTY close. Lucky for you, we have the recipes! Plus, a spirited shot or two from the one and only Baileys…Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Honey lavender peach crisp
How Hill Country can you get? With this dish, you will feel like you are in the heart of the rolling hills. Peaches, lavender and a crispy crust…delicious! Talented Chef Ross Burtwell from Cabernet Grill in Fredericksburg uses as many local ingredients as possible…
Chocolate & Red Wine Time
Dark chocolate and red wine…find yourself floating up to heaven just thinking about the combination?! Keep flying and I’ll fill you in on the results of a wine and chocolate pairing I recently did at my house. There were 11 of us – 2 sommeliers, 8 admitted chocoholics and one who ‘just isn’t into desserts’. […]