I'm telling you, this Summer Dinner Party Menu will totally wow your guests and make you a culinary star! Each course is better than the last, and highlights beautiful, seasonal summer ingredients. This menu sums up my tagline, "creative, comforting food for casual entertaining." This outdoor or indoor delectable … [Read more...]
12 Most Popular Recipes of 2016
The 12 most popular recipes of 2016 on Cooking On The Weekends have been chosen by all of you. Below is one delicious recipe from each month of 2016 that was the most visited, shared and cooked throughout the year.I want to thank all of you for visiting my site, looking at my photographs, reading bits about my life, … [Read more...]
Watermelon Pizza Recipe with Lime
This raw watermelon pizza recipe with lime is a beautiful, refreshing, and super delicious summer dish! The lime flavor puts it over the top, and I always love finding new ways to use finger limes in recipes. This is a new favorite!I grew up in a family with many artists. My grandfather was a painter and made … [Read more...]
Watermelon Sorbet & The Most Unique Watermelon Recipes
Nothing says summer more than juicy, cold watermelon! This sorbet is a sweet, refreshing way to celebrate the warm weather, along with an array of the most delightful, most unique watermelon recipes -- from salads to cake!Easiest Ever Three-Ingredient Watermelon Sorbet Recipe This dessert is somewhere between ice … [Read more...]
Top 10 Things to Throw on the Grill This Summer
Top 10 Things to Throw On The Grill This Summer! From succulent steak and juicy watermelon, to earthy mushrooms and crisped corn, there's no topping foods grilled to perfection to serve on Memorial Day, or any time during the warm summer months! Top 10 Things to Throw On The Grill This Summer 1. Chile-Lime … [Read more...]
Compressed Watermelon Salad & Creamy Lemon-Lime Avocado
Have you ever compressed watermelon? You won't believe what a difference it makes! The flavor of the watermelon becomes sweeter and more intense, and in this recipe it's balanced perfectly with a bit of spice, fresh tomatoes and a tangy, creamy dressing. I have so much to talk about that I don't even know where to … [Read more...]
Balsamic Glazed Watermelon-Avocado Chopped Salad
A unique, delightful summer salad with a combination of beautifully blended, vibrant flavors. And this Watermelon-Avocado Salad has a secret, unexpected ingredient that's adds a delicious smokiness. It's beautiful, hearty, refreshing, packed with amazing flavors and it's screaming with summertime deliciousness. This … [Read more...]
Eight Awesome Grilled Side Dish Recipes
It's Memorial Day weekend and we're firing up the grill, and inviting friends over to enjoy this summer kick-off with a delicious BBQ. I thought we needed a handful of awesome sides to throw on the grill with the entrée -- so here we are. (FYI, my 8-year-old is responsible for my overuse of the word … [Read more...]
Chile-Lime Grilled Watermelon Recipe
Chile-Lime Grilled Watermelon will be the hit of you summer BBQ! Sweet, subtly spicy and super refreshing, it's the perfect side dish to all sorts of grilled foods.This post contains Amazon affiliate links for your convenience at no additional cost to you. Add the tangy flavor of a lime, and the spicy flavor of a hot … [Read more...]
Watermelon Cucumber Salsa Recipe
This salsa says poolside snack, it screams early summer barbecue appetizer, it cools me off just to look at it, and it happens to be one of my favorite weekend recipes in the summertime! Culinarily speaking, this Watermelon Cucumber Salsa is the best, most delicious way to celebrate summer! And today is the first … [Read more...]
