http://sweetnicks.com/weblog Food and Life Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:17:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://sweetnicks.com/weblog/2008/07/04/happy-4th-of-july-from-the-sweetnicks-clan/ If you've been visiting Sweetnicks for awhile, you probably know that we (and by we, I mean I) love "Mom Juice" (otherwise known as White Wine Strawberry Sangria).  'Tis one of the few ways I drink wine and, for me, the unofficial kick off to summer.  A cocktail that goes down ... http://sweetnicks.com/weblog/2008/07/02/serving-up-summer-cocktails/ One of my favorite columns in Gourmet magazine is their Ten-Minute Mains.  I mean, really, how can you not want to see what main course recipes you can make in 10 minutes, right?  Especially when it's from Gourmet magazine.  In the April issue, they included a recipe for Capellini with ... http://sweetnicks.com/weblog/2008/07/01/arf5-a-day-125/ Panzanella, an Italian bread salad, is one of my favorite go-to recipes in the summertime, and it made its first seasonal appearance last week.  Using tomatoes that I bought from the farmer's market and basil fresh from our garden, I love eating something that incorporates just-picked ingredients, especially when they're ours!  ... http://sweetnicks.com/weblog/2008/06/29/perfect-summer-salad-panzanella/ Nothing says summer more than a glass of fresh squeezed lemonade. Well, maybe Jersey tomatoes. Oh and blueberries. But you get my drift. As much as I love fresh squeezed lemonade, I have managed to go nearly 38 years without ever having made it myself at home. I kind of ... http://sweetnicks.com/weblog/2008/06/26/fresh-squeezed-lemonade/ I don't drink wine. I do, however, use it to cook with often and when making cocktails, like one of our favorite summertime drinks, Mom Juice.  When I saw Rachael Ray make a Red Wine Rice on 30 Minute Meals the other day, I knew it would be a perfect use for ... http://sweetnicks.com/weblog/2008/06/26/the-first-rachael-ray-recipe-i-ever-threw-away/ I was attempting to get the short and sweet ARF/5-A-Day roundup up late last night, but the laptop was achingly slow and I just didn't have the wherewithal to head downstairs to the office computer.  So here we are with an early morning edition instead. The Chocolate Lady is back this week, ... http://sweetnicks.com/weblog/2008/06/25/arf5-a-day-124/