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Buffalo Sauce Hot Dog with Blue Cheese

Buffalo Sauced Hot Dog with Blue Cheese and shaved celery combines all the flavors of our favorite buffalo wings into an awesome hot dog.

Beer Steamed Hot Dog with Gruyere and Onions

This is such an amazing hot dog. Beer Steamed Hot Dog with Gruyere and beer soaked onions topped with a honey dijon mustard.

Black Bean Chili Hot Dog

Upgrade your chili dog this season with this black bean chili dog. A hot dog topped with sour cream, cheese, and crushed tortillas.

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Bayou Swamp Water Cocktail

Bayou Swamp Water Rum Punch. This Bayou Swamp Water Cocktail is filled with pineapple juice, coconut rum, citron vodka, Chartreuse and blue curaçao. Dangerously Delicious.

Hazelnut S’Mores Martini Cocktail

Hazelnut S’Mores Martini Cocktail is a very grown-up take on the classic s’mores of childhood. Make a batch of these for your next bonfire.

Tujague’s Grasshopper Martini Cocktail

Tujague’s Grasshopper Martini Cocktail is like drinking a York peppermint patty. The perfect dessert or after dinner drink.

Scarlett O’Hara | Southern Comfort Cocktail

The Scarlett O’Hara Southern Comfort Cocktail is a refreshing summer sipper, made with Southern Comfort, cranberry juice and lime.

Spicy Cajun Bloody Mary Cocktail

Spicy Cajun Bloody Mary is a spicy adaptation on the classic. Topped with shrimp, cornichons, and blue cheese stuffed Tabasco olives.

How to Make the Perfect Daiquiri

How to Make the Perfect Classic Lime Daiquiri – a cocktail to try again. Made properly, a daiquiri is pure heaven. The simple balance of rum, sugar, and lime.

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Vampiro Tequila Cocktail with Jalisco Sangrita

Vampiro Tequila Cocktail with Jalisco Sangrita. This spicy tequila cocktail mixed with a traditional Jalisco Sangrita. Sangrita’s are my new cocktail obsession. Sangrita or “little blood” has traditionally been served as a chaser for excellent quality tequila. It would have been a mixture of fruit juices and finely ground chili pepper. Many sangrita recipes call for tomato juice, but that would not have been part of the traditional recipe, the original recipe would have been made from leftover juice from fresh fruit salads and changed based on the fruits used.

Today’s cocktail culture is creating very intriguing sangritas as an ingredient in some pretty amazing tequila cocktails. This recipe calls for a combination of grapefruit, orange, and lime with a touch of spicy jalapeno pepper.

10 Special Mother’s Day Menus for any Lifestyle

Celebrate mom with one of these amazing and super easy Mother’s Day Menus. Everything from a simple and elegant Mother’s Day brunch to an extravagant dinner feast and a backyard barbeque or a happy-go-lucky Mother’s Day picnic. There is definitely a menu plan for your lifestyle – all super easy and totally stress-free.

Spicy Blackberry Bourbon Grilled Chicken Skewers

Spicy Blackberry Bourbon Grilled Chicken Skewers is an easy appetizer or main dish for your next backyard barbecue. The tartness of blackberries combined with the smoky bourbon and a touch of honey makes these chicken skewers irresistible.

Mother’s Day Brunch Menu | Happy Mother’s Day

Celebrate Mom with a fabulous Mother’s Day Brunch. This menu is the perfect way to enjoy a day with your mom. Happy Mother’s Day

Sheet Pan Roasted Root Vegetables

Sheet Pan-Roasted Root Vegetables pair perfectly with grilled or slow-cooked meats, BBQ chicken, and roast pork.

Famous New Orleans Morning Call Beignets

Famous New Orleans Morning Call Beignets are by far my favorite beignet in the New Orleans area. Served with café au lait beignets are quintessential New Orleans breakfast or late night treat, and makes an awesome brunch dessert.

Cajun Slow Cooked Brisket

Cajun Slow Cooked Brisket is super flavorful and tender and the perfect dish to serve for a brunch or backyard barbecue.

Spinach, Bacon and Cheddar Cornbread

Spinach, Bacon and Cheddar Cornbread is perfect to serve alongside chili or voodoo shrimp and is great to serve for brunch.

Easy Dutch Oven Cornbread | Camping Recipe

Easy Dutch Oven Cornbread | Camping Recipe. Cornbread is one of my favorite camping foods. It is easy to make in a Dutch oven and pairs well with other camping favs like chili, BBQ, and grilled meats.

Easy Mexican Chocolate Kentucky Bourbon Fondue

Easy Mexican Chocolate Kentucky Bourbon Fondue is such a fun dessert and this is heavenly with spicy chocolate paired with smokey Bourbon.

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