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Just Like Paradise

July 25, 2016 by Vanessa Leave a Comment

When was the last time you reached a state of complete happiness?

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves how to take a relaxing break. You deserve it.

This drink is Just Like Paradise in a glass. The ingredients, Camarena tequila, fresh squeezed grapefruit and lime juices, and lemon-lime sparkling water, alert your tastebuds. The tartness of the grapefruit is balanced by the sweetness of the sparkling water.

It’s your turn to take a break. Cheers!

Feel free to let me know what you think of this cocktail in the comments section below.

Just Like Paradise

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One sip and you'll be daydreaming about a beach scene. Cheers!

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Prep Time 5

Total Time 5

Course cocktail

Cuisine American

Servings 1 glass

Ingredients

1 1/2 oz silver tequila
1/2 c. grapefruit juice
1/2 c. lemon-lime sparkling water
juice of 1/2 lime
kosher salt
cubed ice

Instructions

Rim a cocktail glass with a lime slice.
Then rotate the glass in kosher salt on a small plate to rim it.
Fill glass with ice cubes.
In a separate larger glass, combine all ingredients except salt.
Stir well.
Pour into ice-filled cocktail glass and garnish with grapefruit slice.

Notes

Use a short cocktail glass for this drink recipe.

5 Minute Lemon Pie

July 23, 2016 by Vanessa Leave a Comment

You wouldn’t believe me unless I showed you, so I’ve got the summer’s easiest dessert recipe ever. I’ve never created anything in the kitchen that was this simple. 5 Minute Lemon Pie is bright in flavor and the kind of dessert you can throw together in a hurry if you’re expecting company. And you only need three ingredients!

Make sure you refrigerate the pie for at least an hour before serving so it can set up. Garnish with whipped cream, berries of your choice, and lemon slices. You could also try different flavor combinations instead of lemon such as key lime and berries.

The only thing sweeter about this pie is that it only takes 5 minutes to make.

5 Minute Lemon Pie

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The easiest, most delicious pie you'll ever make.

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Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 8 slices

Ingredients

1 9- inch graham cracker pie crust
2 14 oz. cans sweetened condensed milk
1 c. lemon juice
1 lemon optional garnish
1/2 pint blackberries optional garnish
whipped cream optional garnish

Instructions

Pour sweetened condensed milk and lemon juice into a large bowl and mix thoroughly.
Pour mixture into a graham cracker pie crust.
Refrigerate for at least an hour.
Garnish with whipped cream, lemon, and blackberries.

Notes

Don't like lemon? Try key lime or another fruit juice to flavor your pie.

Shrimp Scampi with Pasta and Parmesan

July 17, 2016 by Vanessa Leave a Comment

A Delicious Dinner in 30 Minutes

Shrimp Lovers! Where ya at?

My Shrimp Scampi with Pasta and Parmesan must be the easiest, fastest classic shrimp recipe of all time…well, next to shrimp cocktail. Bonus: It’s not that expensive either. If you look for a sale on a frozen bag of shrimp at the store and you are willing to shell these little guys yourself, you’ll save money.

My goal is to provide you with recipes you can make after a long workday without little fuss. Real food.

If you can boil pasta and chop a few ingredients, you’re on your way to enjoying tender shrimp scampi in less than thirty minutes.

Shrimp scampi makes your tummy happy.

The lemon juice adds brightness to the richness of the garlic butter wine sauce, a perfect balance of flavors. Don’t skimp on the fresh herbs, which give the dish depth of flavor. And who doesn’t love a recipe that includes booze? Use a dry white wine, that you would normally sip on anyway, to add to the garlic butter sauce. Warning: Don’t overdue it on the red pepper flakes, if you opt to include them. A little red pepper goes a long way. Oh, and don’t forget to sprinkle shredded parmesan after plating to finish it off.

Enjoy! If you make this recipe, I want to hear from you. Post a comment with a photo of your plate below or tag me on Instagram with #ODLrecipes.

Shrimp Scampi with Pasta and Parmesan

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Classic shrimp scampi is a quick, impressive weeknight meal ready in 30 minutes.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Course pasta, seafood

Cuisine Italian

Servings 3 -4 servings

Ingredients

3 T unsalted butter
2 T olive oil
4 diced large garlic cloves
1/2 c. chardonnay
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
pinch red pepper flakes optional
large pinch black pepper
1 lb large raw shelled shrimp
1/4 c. chopped parsley
1/2 juice lemon
1/2 box Barilla spaghetti
1 T shredded parmesan

Instructions

Using medium heat, melt olive oil with butter in a large skillet.
Add garlic and saute while stirring for just under a minute.
Add chardonnay, red pepper (optional), salt, and pepper.
Cook while stirring occasionally until the sauce reduces 1-2 minutes.
Add shrimp and saute for 4-5 minutes.
In the meantime, bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the dry spaghetti according to package directions.
Add parsley and lemon juice. Stir. Reduce to low temperature and cover.
Add in cooked and drained spaghetti to scampi and toss.
Add parmesan and serve warm.
Garnish with a sprig of parsley.

Notes

Red pepper flakes are optional.

Cucumber Mint Raspberry Detox Water

June 24, 2016 by Vanessa Leave a Comment

It’s water. Unless I’m parched from a morning dog walk or at the gym, I don’t drink the doctor-recommended daily amount of water.

I may now. This tall glass of H20 is delicious and refreshing!

Add freshly sliced cucumber, sprigs of mint, drop in a few raspberries, and you’re on the way to Water Flavortown. Try a refreshing glass of this detoxifying water and get the benefits of adding healthy nutrients to your system.

Every spa you go to serves cucumber water in the relaxation lounge, but why? It’s incredibly detoxifying.

Water detoxes your system, while the cucumbers add Vitamin B and potassium. An anti-cancer herb, peppermint is known for soothing your stomach. Lemon contains citric acid that aids in digestion as well. Also, the ripened raspberries contain flavonoids that increase brain power.

It’s incredibly refreshing and much better for you than artificially sweetened water.

Try it today!

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Cucumber Mint Raspberry Detox Water

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Try a refreshing glass of this detoxifying water and get the benefits of adding healthy nutrients to your system.

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Prep Time 5

Course non-alcoholic drink

Cuisine American

Ingredients

1 c. club soda
1 c. water
1/4 of a sliced cucumber
1/3 of a sliced lemon remove seeds
few springs peppermint
ice cubes

Instructions

Add all fruit and mint to bottom of an empty, tall glass.
Fill with ice cubes.
Fill half of glass with club soda.
Fill rest of glass with water.
Drop in a few raspberries.
Garnish glass with a slice of lemon and a peppermint leaf.

Strawberry Lemon Cream Cheese Turnovers

June 17, 2016 by Vanessa Leave a Comment

I have a major sweet tooth, which doesn’t work out too well when I live with someone who doesn’t eat desserts. Ah, the humanity! Like, who doesn’t eat desserts?

So, every now and again I actually try my hand at “baking.” I don’t consider myself a baker because sometimes things just don’t turn out right and sometimes my recipes are semi-homemade. But at least I try, right? You’re going to want to try this easy recipe for flaky, scrumptious Strawberry Lemon Cream Cheese Turnovers. They can be eaten for breakfast, as a dessert or, when like me, you’ve given in to a craving in the middle of the afternoon.

Strawberry Lemon Cream Cheese Turnovers

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You can substitute any berry in place of strawberries.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 13

Total Time 28

Course pastry

Cuisine Dessert

Servings 6 servings

Ingredients

Strawberry Filling:
One quart sliced strawberries mix with 2 tsp sugar and refrigerate for at least an hour
4 oz softened cream cheese
1/3 cup powder sugar
1 T vanilla
2 tsp strawberry juice
Pastry:
8 oz can Pillsbury Crescent Dough Sheet Original
Frosting:
1/4 cup powder sugar
Juice of 1 lemon
add low-fat milk to thin the frosting a bit, if you prefer it thinner

Instructions

Wash, de-stem, and slice the strawberries. Mix the strawberries in a medium bowl with the sugar.
Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Heat the oven to 375 degrees.
When the strawberries are ready, drain the berries from their juice. Reserve the juice in a separate container. Combine all filling ingredients and add 2 tsp strawberry juice to it. Mix well.
Lay out crescent dough on an ungreased cookie sheet. Slice the dough sheet into six large squares. Stuff each square with a large mound of strawberry filling. Fold the dough square into a triangle shape around the stuffing. Use your fingers to pinch around two edges of the triangle. Dust with cinnamon (optional) and bake for 10-13 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve warm with drizzled frosting. Garnish with lemon zest and sliced strawberries.

5 Healthy Summer Smoothies

June 13, 2016 by Vanessa Leave a Comment

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Looking for an alternative to your usual dash-and-go morning coffee routine? These 5 Healthy Summer Smoothies are the perfect solution to refresh your mornings and give you a natural energy jump start.

Bonus: You add servings of vitamins from produce to your diet. And if you’re making a cool fruit smoothie, there’s no need to heat up the kitchen during the dog days of summer. Fire up that blender and mix the following recipe ingredients until well blended.

Green Detox Smoothie

Full of antioxidants and vitamins, this detoxifying smoothie is the perfect start to the week.

This refreshing green drink boosts your immune system. Spinach is considered an anti-cancer food.

5.3 oz plain Greek nonfat yogurt
1/2 cup low-fat milk
1 cup ice crushed
1/4 cucumber cubed
1 celery stalk diced
Small handful fresh spinach leaves torn
Small handful of flat leaf parsley
1 tbsp honey

Banana Blackberry Smoothie

1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup grape juice
1 cup ice crushed
1/2 of a banana
1/2 cup fresh blackberries

Cantaloupe Mint Smoothie

You know what makes creating a smoothie for breakfast easier? Prepping the melon the night before so it can be easily added to the blender before you head off to work. — Do you know what makes creating a smoothie for breakfast easier? Prepping the melon the night before so it can be easily added to the blender before you start your day. I love how quickly my Magic Bullet blender mixes up a single smoothie at a time when I’m in a hurry!

2 cups cubed cantaloupe
1 cup crushed ice
1/2 cup orange juice
5.3 oz plain Greek nonfat yogurt
1 tsp honey
Small handful of fresh mint torn
Small handful of flat-leaf parsley

Raspberry Chocolate Vanilla Smoothie

It's dessert in a glass and well, it has fruit so it's healthy right? Of course! Top this Raspberry Chocolate Vanilla smoothie with extra milk chocolate chips. It's our secret! — It’s dessert in a glass and well, it has fruit so it’s healthy right? Of course! Top this Raspberry Chocolate Vanilla smoothie with extra milk chocolate chips. It’s our secret!

1 cup vanilla yogurt
1 cup crushed ice
1 cup almond milk
2 cups raspberries
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Raspberry Lemon Smoothie

www.onedelightfullife.com 5 Summer Smoothies Doesn't this smoothie look yummy? We'll take two please. Blend up this easy to make drink for a run-out-the-door breakfast or freeze a few to grab and go. — Yummy, right? Blend up this easy-to-make drink for a run-out-the-door sweet treat or to cool down. [wprm-recipe id="12906"]

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