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LMD: Hot Summer Trends!

July 31, 2011 By Lena

Permit me to state the obvious: this summer has been HOT. In fact, we gave up BBQ’ing (gasp! I know!) a few weeks ago, because hubby couldn’t stand to be beside a 400-degree fire pit in 120-degree summer heat.

Alas, now that it looks like most of the stifling humidity is behind us, I decided to search for a few delicious summer recipes that I could share with friends and family. Of course I went straight to Life Made Delicious, and they didn’t disappoint! I found recipes for 10 summer trends that had me drooling at first glance.

Here are a few of my faves:

Banana Fudgy Pops: Who can resist the sweet combination of chocolate and banana? And popsicles just happen to be my sons’ favourite summer treat! These flavourful frozen goodies are made with soy milk – perfect for tackling dairy intolerance and for an extra punch of protein. A bonus: the prep time is only 15 minutes!

Green Garden Fries: At this very moment, I have asparagus and zucchini in my fridge just begging to be consumed. Separately, I was uninspired to eat my greens. But thankfully I came across this recipe for crispy green “fries” made from fresh garden veggies. Oven fried and served with a lemony Greek yogurt dipping sauce, they are the perfect summer side dish!

Mini S’mores Hand Pies: While the name of this recipe leaves much to be desired, I can’t deny that I am loving the combination of crunchy graham crackers, melty chocolate and ooey-gooey marshmallows. There’s even cream cheese listed as an ingredient – how can you go wrong? I have fond memories of stacking S’mores as a child; this seems to be a less messy, yummy alternative!

Click here to see the Top 10 Summer Recipes and trends.

I plan on making the Green Garden Fries this weekend, so I’ll be back with an update on their degree of yumminess! Until then!

I am part of the Life Made Delicious Blogger program and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: easy recipes, Life Made Delicious, summer recipes

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  1. roswell

    July 31, 2011 at 6:54 am

    oh the smoores hand pies look so good i think we may just have to try those

  2. JENNNY

    July 31, 2011 at 4:55 pm

    making veggies into fries will definitely do it for me! yummm

  3. Nicole

    July 31, 2011 at 6:01 pm

    yummmmmy it all sounds so good! :)

  4. Lena!

    July 31, 2011 at 6:26 pm

    Can't wait to make those "fries" tonight!

  5. Erie

    August 1, 2011 at 3:24 am

    Thanks for the post! My husband can't get enough of the Banana Fudgy Pops!

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