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Refreshing Cucumber Margarita Recipe

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A refreshing Cucumber Margarita Recipe that will help you beat the summer heat. Makes a great Cinco de Mayo cocktail!

Unique Cucumber Lime Margarita Recipe for Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo Cocktail

Cucumber margaritas are at the top of my list this month in celebration of Cinco de May0. They are light and refreshing, and the cucumber juice is surprisingly easy to make. If you mix them up in advance and chill them, they work great packed in a thermos for a picnic. Just serve over ice. They will also be the stars of your Cinco de Mayo fiesta!

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How to Make a Pitaya Bowl with Dragonfruit Puree

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How to make a colorful and delicious dragonfruit pitaya bowl. This smoothie bowl recipe is easy to make! It only has three ingredients and just two steps.

Colorful Smoothie Bowl Dragonfruit Topped with Fresh Fruit Recipe

Dragonfruit smoothie bowls are the perfect summer treat. They are vegan and packed with nutrients. I added cacao nibs to this beauty of a smoothie bowl to add a chocolatey twist without the guilt. You can give in to your cravings and still make good choices.

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Marbleized White Chocolate Covered Unicorn Oreos

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Marbleized white chocolate dipped unicorn Oreos are the perfect party favor. Includes a video tutorial on how to make chocolate covered Oreos using candy molds.Pastel Unicorn Party Treats - Marbleized White Chocolate Dipped Oreos

My unicorn toast got such a great response I had to give one of my favorite guilty pleasures, white chocolate-dipped Oreos, the unicorn food treatment. I didn’t think it was possible to top the unicorn toast, but I think I might have done it! In addition to dipped Oreos, I also made white chocolate covered Oreos using a chocolate mold!

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How to Make Edible Food Paint + Edible Paint FAQs

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Easy tutorial for how to make edible food paint and gold food paint. The paint takes seconds to make and can be used for cookies, cakes, fondant, and more!

How to Make Edible Food Paint and Ideas for How to Use It!Making edible food paint and edible gold paint is easy and there are so many fun things you can do with them! I use them on my baked goods to make them more eye-catching.

You can use edible food paint on anything, but it works best on a flat, light-colored surface that isn’t super porous. Great examples are fondant cakes and cookies with royal icing. You can also paint on chocolate with a slightly different recipe. I’ve included that in the recipe box below.

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Quick Apple Bread Recipe with Cinnamon Sugar

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An amazing Quick Apple Bread Recipe topped with cinnamon sugar. Easy to make, sweet, delicious, and packed with real apple chunks.
Easy Apple Cinnamon Quick Bread Recipe

This bread is so easy to make and the combination of the soft, chewy apples with a bit of crunch from the cinnamon sugar is absolutely heavenly. You’ll want to make this recipe over and over, especially when apples are in season!

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Amazingly Moist Cranberry Bread Recipe

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Tart and sweet cranberry bread recipe with just a tiny bit of crispness that protects each soft and moist slice. The best cranberry bread you’ll ever eat.Easy Moist Cranberry Bread with Orange Juice Recipe

Cranberry bread is one of my favorite holiday traditions in our house. When fresh cranberries arrive at the supermarket I know the holidays aren’t far away.

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