Foodie's Nest

Here are the top Midori cocktails that showcase this bright green Japanese melon liqueur! These drinks are sweet-tart and refreshing with fresh citrus and quality ingredients. Got a bottle of Midori ? This neon green Japanese liqueur was emblematic of drinks of the 1980’s, brightly colored and intensely sweet. It’s now back in style and and better than ever, with an earthy melon flavor that makes fruity, sweet tart drinks. I’ve made hundreds of cocktail recipes , and I’ve found that when paired with fresh lemon juice and quality ingredients, Midori creates some genuinely delicious cocktails! Here’s a list of my best Midori cocktails, from the citrusy Japanese Slipper to the classic Midori Sour . My Top 5 Midori Cocktails Midori Sour The most f...

This Dijon mustard dressing is the 5-minute homemade vinaigrette you’ll make on repeat: tangy, balanced, and made with pantry ingredients. Skip bottled dressing and whisk this up instead! This Dijon mustard dressing is as easy as they come. Really! There’s no lemon juice to squeeze and no garlic to mince: all you do is mix together a few ingredients that are probably already in your pantry. The flavor of this vinaigrette is one of my absolute favorites: it’s perfectly balanced, tangy and savory. It takes only 5 minutes to put together this easy homemade salad dressing and I promise, it will become your new go-to! 5 Star Reader Review “Perfect dressing for a spring salad that I was serving with crab cakes. I didn’t have maple syrup, so used local honey, and it was delicious!!” -Nancy Ingredients in This Dijon Mustard Dressing One of the keys to eating healthy in the long term: making your own salad dressing! Befor...

Make drinks for a crowd with my easy mojito pitcher recipe ! Mint, lime, white rum, and soda water come together for the ultimate big batch summer cocktail. The minty mojito is one of my favorite classic cocktails of all time. But have you ever tried to make more than two mojitos, one after another? It takes far too long to make them to order. So enter: my very favorite mojito pitcher recipe! I made this big batch cocktail for an outdoor dinner, and it’s so much more fun with this party drink in your hand. It’s minty, tangy, bubbly, and every time I drink one I feel that carefree feeling like the last day of school before summer vacation! 5 Star Reader Review “This recipe was a winner! I made it for a girls night my friend was having. Everyone loved it!” -Beth Mojito Pitcher Ingredients The Classic Mojito was invented in  Havana, Cuba , though the exact origin is unknown. Some say it goes all the way back to the 1500...

Here’s the best grilled onions recipe that comes out sweet, smoky, and perfectly charred! All you need are three ingredients and 15 minutes for the easiest grilled side dish of summer. Say hello to one of the best summer side dishes out there: grilled onions! The grill does wonders to this layered vegetable: the flavor turns from spicy to sweet and a little smoky. It becomes a tender and charred version of its former self, and the bright pink color is simply vibrant! When we’re grilling, Alex and I make sure to throw in red onions with a pile of other grilled vegetables because they add incredible flavor. They’re a perfect side to grilled shrimp or burgers : or even as a burger topping! Ingredients You’ll Need Onions and the grill are the perfect pairing! Because they’re are so perfectly suited to grilling, you barely need to season them at all. When Alex first pulled these off of the grill, I kept asking “What did you put o...