Summer is the season for shorts, tanktops, and swimsuits but also the season of fresh fruits and veggies and lots of sun and heat (especially in the south!). So it’s only natural that we tend to eat lighter in the summertime – both to watch our waistlines and to stay out of the hot kitchen. I’ve already shared my salad and smoothie formulas I use to keep things cool and light.
Today the Blended Blog ladies are sharing our guilty summer pleasures. If you are visiting from Andrea’s blog, come on in!
Summer’s Guilty Pleasures
Corn
Since discovering that corn is a grain and not a vegetable, I have practically eliminated it from my diet, but when summer rolls around, I do splurge a little. My favorite three ways to eat corn:
- Grilled – simply throw husked corn on the grill, turning it till all sides are lightly charred.
- Boiled – as easy as it gets! I don’t even like butter on it just sweet corn goodness!
- Salsa – if we ever have leftovers, I like to cut it off the cob and make a black bean corn salsa. I add diced tomatoes, green onions, cilantro, lime juice and salt. Yum!
Dessert
- Frozen custard – my new favorite! We have a place called Whit’s here (it’s a chain – see if you have it!) but I’ve also had Culver’s. I used to keep ice cream in the freezer but now we just splurge on it every once in a while.
Taking the family to learn about Whit’s! - Key lime pie – it’s so easy to make that I make it for my husband a lot but when we travel to the keys we like to try it at different restaurants. The best on last week’s trip was at Mrs. Mac’s Kitchen in Key Largo.
Perfect tartness, thick crust and the pie-to-whipped-cream-ratio was perfect! - Frozen key lime pie – I love frozen key lime pie on a stick dipped in chocolate! Even when I’m being really good I’ll splurge on this. Can’t get this yumminess where I live!
This one is from the Blond Giraffe. See the crust in there? It’s a regular slice of pie, frozen, and dipped in chocolate.
Drinks
- Sangria – I’ve mentioned that sangria is my favorite summer beverage! (And shared my homemade recipe here.) I like it red or white and will try it if it’s on the menu at a restaruant or Michael will make it at hoe for me. My cheater version is to chop up a ripe peach and put it in a glass of Lambrusco and add some seltzer water. Full of fruit, it just screams summer to me!
- Muddled margarita – last week in the keys I tried a muddled margarita. It is close to the recipe we make at home but we will definitely be trying the muddling trick!
Muddled margarita from Mrs. Mac’s Kitchen. - Key lime martini – on our first night I tried a key lime martini. Then we found this in the local liquor store! Oh my! You can even taste the graham cracker crust! How do they do that?
After two weeks back-to-back of eating out and having lots of splurges, it’s time to get back on the bandwagon! Those waistbands are feeling tight – haha! What are your summer splurges? After you let me know in the comments, hop over to Lana’s blog to see what her guilty pleasures are! Thanks for visiting!
So fun! Key Lime is my favorite and my mom makes me one every year for my birthday. Yep, time to get back on the bandwagon myself but first I shall enjoy one more round of corn on the cob!! Happy Monday!
It’s my husband’s favorite too! Have you tried poke key lime cake? Oh my! It’s good!
I can’t say I’ve ever had key lime pie or custard!
If I make it to the next meetup I’ll bring the ingredients needed to make one! You’ve gotta see if there’s a custard place near you! It so creamy and good!
That frozen key lime pie looks amazingly delicious!
It’s seriously so good!
We are hoping to visit the Florida Keys within the next year and I will definitely be hunting down some frozen, chocolate dipped key lime pie. That sounds amazing!
I have three posts on the Florida Keys! Just search “keys” on my blog for my recommendations! And you can bet that KLP is on there! 🙂 I’ll be back down there in the fall! Have fun!
frozen key lime, that looks good! I’m going to keep pretending that corn is a veggie…excuse me while I go hide under a rock, hehe.
I like to pretend that Pluto is still a planet but I’m so glad that avocado fat is now good for you!
Pinning your margarita recipe. Mastering the making of a cocktail is on my bucket list. But I am not sure what makes a ‘muddled’ margarita. Not sure I’ve ever had key lime pie but know it is your fav so I need to try to find somewhere this far from the Keys and try some in your honor.
I didn’t know corn was a grain and not a veggie…I learned something new (and feel like a dummy) That key lime pie on a stick dipped in chocolate…STOP IT!!! That looks just amazing!!!
DESSERT!!! I can’t have the drinks right now so I’m eating ALL the dessert… lol