Refreshing Tennessee Fruity Tea

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 RefreshHer2 Comments

I can’t think of a better summer beverage than a glass of sweet iced tea. It’s quintessential of the south, in my book. How can you be southern and not serve/drink sweet tea?! It’s cold. It’s refreshing. It delicious.

There is one thing that makes sweet tea even better, and that is of course, fruit flavors. I love a lemon floating in my glass. I also enjoy my Dunkin Tea with a shot of raspberry flavoring!

I recently found a recipe for Tennessee Fruity Tea that has to be the most simple recipe ever, and makes sweet tea a little more special – especially for a hot summer day.

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Easy Summer Dinners: No-Cook and Slow Cooker Recipes

July 28, 2025July 27, 2025 RefreshHer2 Comments

On these hot days in late summer, making supper without heating up the kitchen can be a challenge. I want to provide a delicious meal, but I want to do it without standing at an outdoor grill or without a 375 degree oven causing the air conditioners to work extra hard.

My best tool on these days is the crock pot. While talking with Whitney this past weekend, she was remarking at how many recipes done in the slow cooker include ingredients like creamed soups. In my opinion, those kind of recipes add calories, sodium, and a dish that’s too heavy for a 90 degree day.

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Marriage · summertime

Happy Summertime!

June 20, 2025June 19, 2025 RefreshHer4 Comments

I absolutely love summer. It contains so many special blessings from our good God!

Celebrations! Last Sunday we had a simple Father’s Day. I fixed a meal of Chicken Piccata, Red skin Potato Salad and green beans for our meal after church. I’ll share the new dessert I made next Monday. It was a mini version of a classic! See the pic below for a sneak preview. I shared last week about my dad, but I am also blessed with a husband who is a loving, godly, and fun father and Pappa!

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salad · Side dish · summertime

Corn & Tomato Salad

August 12, 2024August 10, 2024 RefreshHerLeave a comment

I’ll never forget having dinner with Dale and his parents before we got married. It was a summer day in South Carolina and the fresh vegetable stands were brimming with fresh sweet corn from the fields. When we sat down to eat, there was no meat – there was a HUGE bowl of corn and another large platter of cantaloupe. Coming from a family of girls, and also parents

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Dinner · grilling · salad · summertime

Refreshing Summer Menu

June 17, 2024June 16, 2024 RefreshHer3 Comments

Our Father’s Day was a sweet day! Even though my heart pangs at missing my precious dad, I rejoice that he’s in heaven and we’ll have eternity to be together!

Yesterday we had the blessing of being in church and worshiping, then heading home to have our daughter, son-in-law, and grandsons here for dinner.

I love a good reason to decorate the table with a theme and also create a menu for the day. I went with blue and white and folded the napkins like a man’s tie. My grandsons “wore” theirs before the meal! Too cute!

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