Citrus Berry Salad with Lime Honey Mint Dressing

This is a beautiful salad that takes advantage of the citrus and berries that are everywhere right now. A light honey, mint and lime dressing brings it all together. I served this at a brunch, but it's good anytime of day as a side dish or snack. Did I mention it's pretty? Here's what you'll need.

1 C grapefruit sections
1 pint blackberries
1 pint blueberries
1 pint raspberries
1/4 C orange juice
1/4 C Key lime honey (or regular honey with lime zest added)
3 TBL fresh mint, chopped

citrus berry salad with lime honey mint dressing

Add all the fruit to a bowl and mix.

In a separate bowl, make the dressing by combining the honey, orange juice and chopped mint.

Pour the dressing over the fruit and stir to coat the fruit.

Enjoy!

Lynn

Organized Baking Center

This is what my baking center looked like after the holidays. Really. I didn't mess it up for dramatic effect. Every time I opened it, something fell out or got stuck. This is so unlike me. I just kept thinking I would get around to it. Well, this weekend I finally did. The funny thing is it only took about an hour from start to finish. Of course, that doesn't include the trip to the store to buy the containers...

The first thing I did was take everything out of the drawers. I was surprised to find so many duplicate items, but that's what happens when you can't see what you have.

I pulled out the drawers and cleaned them out. Yuck! Then I lined them with some cute shelf liner that I found at the dollar store. My shelves are 18"x13" and the paper was 18" wide, so all I had to do was make one cut and install. Lucky me! I just followed the instructions on the package.

I put the drawers back in and got down to business.

Now about those containers...

I've seen all kinds of cute containers online that people have said they got at the dollar store. My trip to the dollar store was not very successful. Aside from the cute liner, I got nothing. You see, my drawers are pretty small, so I wanted to use every inch of them. I decided I wanted square or rectangular containers that would fit together closely. The only place I was able to find them was a a higher end store that specializes in containers. While they didn't break the bank, they weren't exactly cheap.

I measured the cabinets making sure to get width, depth and height of each space. I then made a list of the items I wanted in containers and headed to the store. I was able to lay it out in the store to make sure everything fit.

When I got home, I started filling the containers and labeling them. I want my daughter to make me some cute labels, so in the mean time I just used clear packing tape and a marker.

In no time at all, I had everything back where it belongs. No more duplicated items either!

I love it! I'm not sure it's normal to be this excited about a clean cabinet.

I'll keep you posted...

Lynn

Hot Chocolate Mix

I'm not a coffee drinker, so when it's cold outside and everyone is enjoying their hot coffee, I feel a little left out. That's why I decided to make up a batch of this hot chocolate mix. I can make a single serving whenever I want a hot beverage, and it's so much better than the stuff that you get out of an envelope. It's delicious mixed with water, and if I want something a little more rich, I use milk. Add a few marshmallows and you're set! I made a triple batch for a large meeting and served it with heart shaped marshmallows and everyone loved it. Even the coffee drinkers were excited to have something different. With only 5 ingredients and a food processor you can whip it up in under 5 minutes. Store it in a zip top bag in the pantry or a cute container on the counter. Her's what you'll need: