Way down yonder where the dolphins play, you'll find all sorts of baby sea animals swimming and splashing all day!  These Deep Blue Sea - Baby Sea Animal Sugar Cookies are perfect for a special baby shower or birthday party.  

It's easy to build an entire shower or birthday-themed party around these sweet and colorful baby sea animals - and they taste as wonderful as they look!

Baby Beluga Sugar Cookies are one of my new favorites to make!  Navy Blue royal icing makes the perfect deep blue sea for a hand-painted Mama Beluga and Baby Beluga on the go!  

WOWSER!  We have a huge hit this summer!  I made a quadruple batch of my Honey Sriracha Orange Barbeque Marinade, Glaze & Sauce earlier this week, and my family has absolutely devoured this!  It is gone...all gone!  I usually make my barbeque glazes and sauces in double batches for summer grilling, but this new treat has taken on a life of its own and they are craving and eating it like CRAZY!

For three days in a row, they have enjoyed the most delicious glazed chicken ever - we've had it roasted, we've had it grilled, we've had it ka-bobbed, rolled into sandwich wraps, and sliced and put on top of fresh garden salads.  To say that it is to die for is a huge understatement! 

There's nothing better than a S'More when you're sitting around a campfire, but for National S'More Day, there's nothing better than a S'More Cookie Bar in your hand!

One of our favorite things to do when camping is make S'Mores.  Before the campfire season rolls around, S'More Cookie Bars will remind you of magical moments around a campfire.  These soft and chewy graham cracker cookie bars are swirled with melted milk chocolate and soft and gooey marshmallow goodness - what's not to love?

My kiddos were hesitant only for a moment - and then declared that these are BETTER THAN S'MORES!  High praise indeed, from a group of kids that grew up making S'Mores in the warm glow of a campfire with girls scouts, boy scouts, family and friends.  In the summer and fall there aren't too many weekends that we don't have a campfire somewhere and someone is scampering off to find graham crackers, chocolate bars and fresh marshmallows.

I think there were even a few tears when the plate was empty....I have an idea that we will be making more of these real soon!

What are your favorite smells of summer?  Blooming flowers, suntan lotion, damp earth after a summer thunderstorm, campfires....does sunshine have a smell?  One of our favorites are the smells of backyard grilling.  And whenever someone in the neighborhood is cooking something on the grill, everyone plays a guessing game as what they're making!  Whether its hot dogs over a campfire, burgers on the grill, or ribs on a smoker, it's all good!

​But one of our favorites this year is Korean Barbeque Steak Kabobs!  The smells wafting thru our backyard and into the house were WONDERFUL!  And even the neighbors were coming over to ask "What the heck is that fabulous smell coming from your grill - and what time should we be there for dinner?"  Korean Barbeque....it will change your life!

When we were little, we always knew it was summer when Mom made the first batch of this simple, slightly tart and slightly sweet Rhubarb Raspberry Sauce.  We would spread it on top of buttered toast, or spoon it over ice cream, pound cake, angel food cake until the last spoonful was gone.  My Dad loved to eat a bowl of it all by itself.  Wonderful recipe, wonderful memories!   ​