{Tea for Two & Two for Tea}

Kate Spade creates such elegant, feminine, and eye catching pieces. When I set my eyes on this adorable tea pot it made me want to put on a lavish affair. What could be better than having a fabulous tea party with florals, macarons, and bursts of color?

Here are a few inspirations for this chic party.

 *Images via pinterest.com and google.com

{A Sweet & Refreshing Meal}

Last night, I created a delicious concoction. I made a peach-pineapple margarita! It was so refreshing for summer time and the color is vibrant and beautiful. The recipe is below, you must try it out! It would be great for a summer BBQ, dinner party, or cocktail party with friends and family! We made these outstanding ancho chicken tacos with cilantro slaw and avocado cream that are a great compliment to the sweet margaritas! (The tacos are also healthy, but don't tell anyone, it will be our little secret!) Pair these refreshing drinks with these delectable tacos and you've got a perfect summer dinner! Enjoy!

Ancho Chicken Tacos with Cilantro Slaw 

and Avocado Cream

Ingredients

• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/4-inch strips
• 3/4 teaspoon ancho chile powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• Cooking spray
• 1/8 teaspoon grated lime rind
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, divided
• 1/4 cup light sour cream
• 2 tablespoons 1% low-fat milk
• 1/2 ripe peeled avocado, diced
• 2 cups packaged angel hair slaw
• 1 tsp of Honey
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 (6-inch) corn tortillas

(I added the honey to the recipe because the slaw really needed a sweet element and the honey works perfectly!)

Preparation 

1. Heat a large skillet over high heat. Sprinkle chicken evenly with chile powder, garlic salt,

 and cumin. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 4 minutes, stirring 

frequently. Remove chicken from pan.

• 2. Combine rind, 1 tablespoon juice, and next 3 ingredients (through avocado) in a blender or food processor; process until smooth.
• 3. Combine remaining 1 tablespoon juice, slaw, onions, cilantro, honey, oil, and salt, tossing to coat.
• 4. Heat tortillas according to directions. Divide chicken mixture evenly among tortillas. Top each tortilla with about 1 tablespoon avocado mixture and 1/4 cup slaw mixture.

Calories: 319, Fat: 11g, Protein: 30g, Carb: 25g, Fiber: 5.1g, Chol: 72g, Iron: 1.3mg, Sodium: 385mg

*Drink image & recipe via me, Taco image and recipe via cookinglight.com

Ciao, Summer!

As sad as it is to say, we must say farewell to our beloved summertime. Goodbye sweet drinks, sundresses, free time, a good book and sunshine. Hello college, mass amounts of coffee, and libraries.

I will miss....

I'd love to send off summer by providing a recipe involving a great ingredient, St. Germain!

St. Germain, which is elderflower liqeur, is very sweet and adds great flavor to any drink. You can even cook with it! Add to seafood, rice, dessert and more!

This is called the French 77 . All you need is lemon juice, St. Germain liquer & champagne.

Ingredients:

1 shot St. Germain liqueur                       

¼ shot fresh-squeezed lemon juice

Champagne

Directions:

Pour first two ingredients into a chilled flute.

Top with Champagne & Garnish with a lemon twist.

Drink this with family and friends and toast to the past summer and the wonderful year ahead! ENJOY!

- xoxo Alex