During the spring and summer months, we want to enjoy all the season has to offer, by entertaining friends and family on our lovely patio. You, too? Summer entertaining is the best time to connect with family, friends, and neighbors! We love layered salads, so we think you will enjoy this Barbecue Chicken Layered Pasta Salad recipe today!

Barbecue Chicken Layered Pasta Salad

And of course, the more salads, the better, like this Farmer’s Red Potato Salad Recipe or Summer Italian Spaghetti Salad Recipe. But for this salad? Grab some leftover rotisserie chicken, black beans, favorite pasta, and fresh veggies. Oh, and a little crunch on top! (more…)

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Friends, here’s a twist on turkey burgers with cilantro, mint, garlic, and ginger! Of course, serve on your favorite kind of buns. We love brioche, because they are so soft and buttery-good.

Savory Turkey Burgers

What we’ve found is that no matter who’s coming over for dinner, everyone LOVES a good burger! They are the best served with BEST Easy Grilled Vegetables, and my most popular salad recipe on my blog right now: Summer Italian Spaghetti Salad! SO GOOD! (more…)

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Grilling steak is easy! Serve this Grilled Garlic Pepper Tri Tip for your next summer party, and make enough leftovers for steak salad, tacos, or wraps!

Grilled Garlic Pepper Tri Tip Recipe

Warm weather and grilling season have arrived and we couldn’t be happier! Outdoor entertaining is all about the food, but quite honestly, it begins with good friends. (more…)

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Friends, one of the easiest, healthiest appetizers we love to serve is stuffed endive leaves. You may have tried my Endive with Strawberry Mint Honey Recipe or Roasted Butternut Squash Endive Appetizer.

This Easy Walnut Endive Appetizer is great any time of year, but I specifically love to serve it at a Mexican feast.

What are endive leaves

Endive is sometimes called chicory, but the French call it chicorée frisée. That sounds pretty nice! Awhile back I was limited with appetizer ingredients, so I served a very simple Stuffed Endive with Walnuts and Honey Recipe. (more…)

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I love the autumn season for entertaining in our backyard. Truly, Oregon is beautiful this time of year!

I love to grace a table with elegant dishware, simple flowers (’tis the seasons for mums), and beautiful people. Sometimes we complicate entertaining so much–even when we have dishes stashed in our buffet or cabinets, easy to pull out and set a quick table–that we scare ourselves from doing it.

Minestrone Soup Recipe

Today, this post Fall Dinner Party Minestrone Soup Recipe is just that … elegant and beautiful and tasty! (more…)

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Perfect for summer grilling, try this Lime Dill Shallot Grilled Salmon Recipe for hosting. Plus, you can get the coolest Camp Chef Cooler 50 (and efficient) cooler for your deck to hold drinks!

Lime Dill Shallot Grilled Salmon Recipe

Moving into our smaller mountain home 2 years ago has changed the way I look at hosting. What used to be a large, set table, where my husband and I loved plating the food and serving each guest, now looks a bit different. For summer hosting, we love salmon! This Lime Dill Shallot Grilled Salmon Recipe is a winner for sure! (more…)

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If you’ve tried my Tasty Taco Mini Stuffed Peppers that I recently posted, then you’ll love these mini taco boats today! YUM! The secret is in the sauce, make this fabulous Greek yogurt dip, and drizzle over the mini tacos. Serve with your favorite chips and drinks! ENJOY!

Mini Chicken Taco Boats and Jalapeño Greek Yogurt Dip

A few years back we enjoyed these Mini Chicken Taco Boats and Jalapeño Greek Yogurt Dip for an outside dinner with our kids, a quick and easy meal! We also regularly enjoy these Rotisserie Chicken Mole Tacos Recipe and Flank Steak Tacos Recipe. I’m all about “easy” for weeknight meals. Or this Chicken Taco Dipping Board! (more…)

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Friends, today enjoy this tasty Honey Lime Boneless Chicken Thighs recipe! Sky’s the limit when creating a budget-friendly Cinco de Mayo party!

Honey Lime Boneless Chicken Thighs

When you plan ahead, borrow, delegate, and stick within your budget, you’ll feel good about hosting a party that combines delicious foods with fun and a festive spirit. (more…)

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If you’re looking for how to grill the perfect steak, then this recipe is for you! Grilling steaks is so easy, especially with this 4-ingredient recipe, served with a side of your favorite onions or asparagus!

This recipe today is fantastic and so easy, but you may also love this Grilled Garlic Pepper Tri Tip recipe! Made similar as my delicious prime rib recipe!

Grilled Steak Recipe

The sun was out so we sat outside and enjoyed this grilled steak recipe this week (in between the bouts of cold weather).

How to grill steak

It’s a fact that food tastes better when it’s hot off the grill, so today take note of this super easy, Pepperoncini Steak Marinade for Grilling, our go-to steak recipe. You can’t mess up! With 4 simple ingredients, there’s so much flavor, and as long as you don’t burn it on the grill, you’re golden! If you love tri tip, try this Grilled Garlic Pepper Tri Tip recipe!

The sunshine has been glorious here in central Oregon. In fact, I snuck in a little nap on our back deck yesterday. I can feel springtime coming, I can feel it in my bones. I shut my eyes and I can feel myself floating on the Deschutes River. :) (more…)

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This past week, we had our little blogging community over for a meal. Twelve around the table, to be exact.

I love these Teal Birch Tree
Salad Plates I found at Pier 1. They are so “Sunriver-ish,” with birch trees (we have birch and aspens), which we have on the side of our house. (more…)

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