The temperature is rising again so let's cool off with all of our favorite things that summer brings!  Join us at Ryan & MJ's and bring the best of....

Spiked Eegee's:  Ann & Jason

If you are from Tucson, you understand that Eegee's frozen fruit drinks go hand-in-hand with summer time.  The flavor of the month was Mango Tango.  So, what goes good with that?  Although I think vodka and tequila would both be yummy, we decided on rum which did not disappoint!  And, you can't forget the classic Lemon Eegee that we mixed with Sweet Tea Vodka. 

Which would you like to try?  How about one of each?  Hey... it's summer.... why not?!?



Even Brady couldn't get enough of this delicious mixture!  J/k... although he did continue to try his hardest to get just a sip the whole night :) 

For our beer selection we picked Shiner Bock Ruby Red Grapefruit: 

"The Perfect Summer Beer"!

Recipe:
Order your favorite Eegee's flavor:  http://www.eegees.com/menu-items/our-drinks/
Then add your booze of choice
And enjoy the taste of summer!

Deviled Eggs & Watermelon Salad:  Katie & Denis

Two of the best summer flavors came together with Katie & Denis's appetizers!  They made amazing deviled eggs that had just a touch of kick to them and the watermelon salad with feta and kalamata olives with nothing short of refreshing on the hot June day!

Recipes

Deviled Eggs:

This recipe is from a place in NYC and they make the best deviled eggs!! 

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2007/06/cook-the-book-blue-smoke-devil.html

Only difference when I make this is that I can never find tarragon infused champagne vinegar, so I just use a pinch of regular dried tarragon and then champagne or white wine vinegar.

Watermelon Salad:

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/watermelon-salad-with-feta-and-mint

I left out the tabasco, because that sounded weird to me.  But other than that, this was the recipe I followed.

Deluxe Bacon Burgers & Macaroni Salad:  Ryan & MJ

What's a better summer meal than a barbequed burger loaded with all your favorite toppings?  A bacon barbequed burger of course!!!  These beauties were grilled to perfection and topped with tomatoe, avocado, lettuce, and onion, plus ketchup and your choice of regular mustard, spicy jalapeno mustard, or insane habenero mustard.

To go with them, Ryan & MJ made a delicious macaroni salad - good thing we had plenty of this to cool our mouths off from the fiery mustard! 

Recipe:
Ask Ryan & MJ :)

Tina's Fruit Pizza:  Heather & Eric

We finished our night off with a"healthy" fruit dessert - fruit is healthy right?!? ;)

This sugar cookie-like crust is topped with a cream cheese layer followed by all your favorite fruits of summer - grapes, kiwis, strawberries, and mandarin oranges.  The final display is absolutely beautiful!

A special thanks goes out to Tina for her amazing recipe!

Recipe:

Crust
1 cup powdered sugar
2 sticks butter
2 cups flour
Mix ingredients together. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes. Let cool.

Frosting
2 8oz packages cream cheese
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup powdered sugar
Mix together until creamy.

Wash Fruit
Wash and cut any type of fruit you like. Some ideas are strawberries, bananas, kiwi, grapes, mandarin oranges, and pineapple tidbits.

Wash hands. Frost crust. Put fruit on. Clean up. Eat fruit pizza. YUMMY!!