Easy Peasy Caprese Salad

Sunday Funday in the Herre house today, y'all!

As Adam and I relax after a fun filled week with my fam, soccer games, volleyball practice, job interviews and just normal chaos in your life, we sat down and watched one of our favorite Sunday shows - The Kitchen!

PS - If you guys were keeping up with Food Network Star, we voted for LENNY!! And we were so happy that he won!  We cannot wait for his show to come out guys, you will be getting A LOT of his food on this blog! :)

So, as I was saying we were watching The Kitchen, and the most darling, Geoffrey Zakarian had a recipe that I just wanted to make right then and there, so I did. You should just get up right now and go make it, too!

Cooking teaches love and patience.  So, get your mozzarella, because cheese is happiness, and lets get our cutting boards out y'all for this yummy "Easy Peasy Caprese Salad!"

Yields one serving.

Lipsticks and Squats,

Garden to Table :: Avocado, Tomato, Mozzarella Salad

The summer is time for fresh garden to the table recipes. 

Let's all get together and make this simply easy summertime salad.

Grab your ingredients and lets get started.  All you need is ::

Avocado, Tomato, Mozzarella Salad

- 2 avocados, pitted and cubed

- 2 tomatoes, or one little carton of grape tomatoes, cubed

- 1 small ball of mozzarella cheese, cubed

- 2 tsp fresh basil, or more if you want

- 2 Tbls olive oil

- salt and pepper

1) Put together the cubed avocados, tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese.

2) Drizzle with the olive oil

3) Add your fresh basil, and your salt & pepper to taste.

4) Toss lightly.

5) Eat immediately, either as a side dish or a main dish with a side of crostini.

This dish is bound to be a summertime favorite in your house.

Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies

Adam and I, like many others, are Walking Dead fans.  This past weekend was Dead, White and Blue Weekend, on AMC, and we have been watching it, in between still moving stuff, and weekend errands.

With our favorite show on, and our cupcake phase of moving into our new home, I thought it was time for my baker to come out and celebrate.  So I found this recipe for Brown Butter, Fleur de Sel Chocolate chip cookies, over at Picky Palate, and knew that we had to try it, y'all. I changed a few things to fit what I had in the cupboard.  

So, without further ado, Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Brown butter just makes your cookies heavenly, it make the outside crunchy and the inside gooey.

How to Brown Butter ::

Place your butter in a saucepan over medium heat.  Swirl around in order to help butter melt.  Watch butter closely, it will start to boil and brown, and little brown bits will be at the bottom of the pan.

When the butter has turned a golden brown, and has a nutty smell, immediately take it off the stove, and pour into a bowl, so it will stop cooking.  Let it cool for a minimum of 5 minutes.

The bottom right hand corner, of the above picture is what the golden brown, nutty smellinI would prepare this butter before you start with the other ingredients, so that you have it cooling while you get everything else ready.  MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU POUR IN THE BUTTER INTO YOUR OTHER INGREDIENTS YOU POUR IN THE BROWN BITS TOO.

Now, y'all, go and make these, you'll thank me later!

Other Recipes you might enjoy...

Skinny Bitch : Peanut Butter Banana Muffins

Angry Orchard Cider Cupcakes

Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramallows