A Side of Sweet

This Champagne Lemonade Poptail is Your New Summer Cocktail

Gluten Free Dairy Free Nut Free Egg Free Vegetarian Vegan

You new favorite summer cocktail recipe will be this champagne lemonade with a twist – it’s a poptail (aka an alcoholic ice pop cocktail recipe) garnished with a strawberry fruit bar!

Imagine, you’re looking for a cool cocktail to enjoy on a hot summer night with some friends. You want something that’s easy to make, but doesn’t involve a millions steps or a lot of prep. Champagne lemonade is just that. It’s so easy I’m not sure you can even call it a recipe. You still want to impress your friends though, and make the night memorable, no matter how casual it is.

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Move Over Ice Cream, Guaclandia is Coming to San Francisco

If you’re looking for a FREE fun event to do in San Francisco this weekend, check out Guaclandia at Fort Mason in the Marina. It’s an avocado lover’s dream come true! Guaclandia Tour Wholly Guacamole Avocado Museum - San Francisco Free Things to Do

If you’re in San Francisco and you’re wondering what to do this weekend – I have you covered!

Guaclandia is rolling into San Francisco this weekend to fulfill all your avocado fantasies! This one-of-a-kind mobile exhibit is brought to you by Wholly Gucamole. It will feature interactive activities, photo ops to help keep your Instagram game strong and best of all – unlimited samples of America’s #1 refrigerated guacamole.

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3 Easy Appetizer Recipes Using Store Bought Dip

Entertaining shouldn’t be a chore! You’ll love these three easy appetizer recipes using store-bought dip that are perfect for a potluck or a dish to pass.

Being a blogger can be surreal at times. There’s the part that everyone sees with glamorous international travel, eating decadent desserts and trying all the newest restaurants. But that’s just part of it.

Blogging involves a lot more ‘alone time’ than people might think. For every fun event we go to, there are days of work in front of a computer, editing photos and videos, and catching up on emails. Furthermore, I also do the majority of my food photography work alone. If I didn’t work as a doctor as well, I could probably go days without ever leaving the house!

Read on for three easy appetizer recipes for summer entertaining!

4 Ingredient Warm Bacon Queso Dip in a Bread Bowl

Nut Free Egg Free

Make perfectly cheesy warm Bacon Queso Dip in a bread bowl in just a few steps with this easy recipe! Only 4 ingredients and it’s sure to be a party favorite.

This dip is heaven in each bite. It’s perfectly salty and cheesy and every other wonderful adjective you can think of.

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Vegetarian Rainbow Tortilla Pinwheels – Healthy Appetizer Recipe

Nut Free Egg Free

Vegetarian tortilla pinwheels are a potluck classic but this rainbow version is a total upgrade! This healthy appetizer recipe is quick and easy to make.

Tortilla pinwheels were a potluck classic growing up in the Midwest. They were a welcome presence at every party and usually had an assortment of sandwich meats and sliced cheeses in them. I could never pass them up.

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Homemade Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches

Vegetarian

These Homemade Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches Recipe are the perfect summer treat! This halfway homemade version is so easy and totally Instagrammable.

When I think about these waffle ice cream sandwiches, all sorts of annoying made up foodie words come to mind like NOMTASTIC and FOODGASM.

Cringeworthy right?

Yet those words come to mind as I bite into a heavenly mix of all my favorite foods – ice cream, waffles, chocolate, sprinkles, pistachios…

Read on for the waffle ice cream sandwich recipe with step-by-step photo instructions!