Cinco de Mayo Party Recipes + Pin It Party!

There are plenty of reasons to throw a party this weekend: Cinco de Mayo, Kentucky Derby, a good friend’s first communion, my niece’s birthday…or just because it’s FINALLY spring. Any of the following quick, delicious and simple Cinco De Mayo themed recipes would likely make party guests happy to find on a party buffet table…of [...]

Tomato Basil Risotto + Cooking Light Cookbook Giveaway

Tomato Basil Risotto | TeaspoonofSpice.com

It’s nearly Halloween, but we’ve had only one frost here in Chicagoland; so I still have a few tomatoes hanging onto their vines in the ‘garden’. (The tomato patch was actually just a strip of wasted space between our driveway and the neighbor’s fence. It worked great!) So, while tomatoes are reaching the very, very [...]

Cantaloupe Gazpacho – {First on the First}

Cantaloupe Gazpacho

As I mentioned a few posts back…baby #4 is expected any time now…which has led to many, ummm, side affects: #1 Forgetfulness and #2 Nesting. Both play a surprisingly large role in this Cantaloupe Gazpacho recipe. As you note from the title, it was supposed to be posted on the September 1st – like all [...]