Blueberry Lemonade Popsicles

We're still settling into our new home even though it's been a year since we moved. New community, new climate... . It takes a while, and I'm all about giving myself and my family all the time and space we need to adjust. Blogging, I'm afraid, has taken a back seat to the scramblings of every day life in our new place. That said, I just had to carve out a few moments to practice taking blog photos in our new home (I am way rusty) and bring you our favorite summer popsicle.

These Blueberry Lemonade Popsicles are the perfect summer treat!

These Blueberry Lemonade Popsicles are everything you want in a summer treat. Fresh blueberries - tart and sweet. Juicy fresh lemon adding just the perfect amount of pucker. Goodness, my mouth is watering already. Let's get started.

Chocolaty Chocolate Dairy Free Ice Cream

Well, it's been a while, hasn't it? Did you miss me? I sure missed you. Lots going on in the Loverbee household this summer - new job, big move, diet overhaul, homeschool overhaul. More on these fabulous resets at a later date. But before our busy summer ends, I want to share one more ice scream recipe with y'all. This creamy treat is dairy free, intensely chocolaty, and a big favorite in our house.

Our favorite Chocolaty Chocolate Dairy Free Ice Cream!

We make this Chocolaty Chocolate Dairy Free Ice Cream all summer long - all year long, really.

Fresh Peach, Walnut, and Poppy Seed Green Salad

Move over peach pie. This Fresh Peach, Walnut, and Poppy Seed Green Salad showcases summer fresh peaches like no other dish.

If you're heading to a barbecue over the Labor Day weekend, bring along this fresh green salad loaded with ripe fragrant peaches. I love it alongside anything grilled - chicken, steak, even burgers.

Bright and fragrant peaches totally make this Fresh Peach, Walnut, and Poppy Seed Green Salad.

I didn't want to let peach season pass me by before I got to enjoy this lovely salad - and I'm not much into green salads, let me tell you. I'm more of a slaw or marinated veggies kinda gal, but this is one of my favs. It is so fresh and fabulous. And it's pretty too.




Gorgeous green romaine, spinach, and sliced green onions form the perfect bed for bright and beautiful sliced peaches and toasted walnuts. All is tossed with perfectly sweet and tangy poppy seed dressing. So yum!

A drizzle of sweet and tangy poppy seed dressing is just lovely over this Fresh Peach, Walnut, and Poppy Seed Green Salad.

Fresh Peach, Walnut, and Poppy Seed Green Salad

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup walnuts
1/2 a head of romaine lettuce, washed, dried, and torn
2 large handfuls of spinach, torn
3 to 4 peaches (ripe, but firm), sliced
3 green onions, sliced
about 1/3 cup of poppy seed dressing, maybe more (I love Brianna's)

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Add walnuts to a baking sheet and bake for about 7 minutes until you can smell the walnuts toasting. Watch them carefully so they don't burn. Cool walnuts and then roughly chop.
3. In a large bowl, lay down the romaine and spinach. Sprinkle on peaches and then the green onions and walnuts.
4. Drizzle on the the dressing and toss gently just before serving.

The Best Grilled Potato Salad Ever

Okay, guys. This is it. This is the one. If any recipe was ever gonna make me famous, it is this recipe. And I'm gonna share it with you. Why? Because I can't hold it in anymore. I just have to share the magic.

This grilled potato salad truly is the best potato salad ever.

If you're not a potato salad person, get ready to fall in love with potato salad. This recipe is beyond amazing. If you are a potato salad lover, get ready to meet the dish of your life. Extreme words, I know. But an extremely delicious dish deserves such high praise.

It was like discovering penicillin the day I made this potato salad. Okay, slight exaggeration, but you have to try it. I had seen someone throw grilled potatoes into a potato salad and decided to give it a try. I just happened to have balsamic mayo in my fridge that day (along with celery, green onions, and eggs) so that's what went into the salad. It also occurred to me, in a moment of utter inspiration, to amp up the smokey flavor with some smoked paprika. What a grand idea that was. Okay, here it goes.






Slice about a pound of red potatoes into rounds. Toss them with plenty of salt and pepper and a drizzle of olive oil. Grill 'em on a grill pan for about 20 minutes or so, turning them over a few times for even cooking and browning.






Slice up a couple of hard boiled eggs, some celery, and a few green onions.



Dump in the grilled potatoes and the rest of the ingredients and gently toss together.

There is no better potato salad than this Best Ever Grilled Potato Salad!

Taste your salad and add in more mustard, vinegar, smoked paprika, and/or salt.

Friends, keep this recipe close to your hearts. Print it out and put it in a safe deposit box. Put it in a trust for the generations that will come after you. Okay, I'm stopping now. Just promise me you'll try this recipe and cherish it forever.

You're welcome.

The Best Grilled Potato Salad Ever

INGREDIENTS
1 to 1 1/2 pounds red potatoes, sliced into 1/4 inch rounds
olive oil to coat potatoes
salt and pepper to coat potatoes and more for salad
1/2 cup mayo, maybe more
2 celery ribs, sliced
4 or 5 green onions, sliced
2 or 3 hard boiled eggs, sliced into rounds
1/4 tsp smoked paprika to start
1/2 Tbsp dijon mustard to start
2 tsp balsamic vinegar to start

DIRECTIONS
1. Toss potato rounds with plenty of salt and pepper and a drizzle of olive oil.
2. Grill potatoes on a grill pan over medium high flame for about 20 minutes or so, turning a few times for even cooking and browning.
3. Toss grilled potatoes into a large bowl with celery, green onions, and eggs.
4. Dump in the rest of the ingredients and toss gently to coat.
5. Taste your salad and add in more salt, pepper, smoked paprika, mustard, and/or vinegar.
6. Add a comment to this post thanking me profusely for this life changing recipe. Ha!