Marinated Cucumbers, Onions, and Tomatoes

This looks super yum-yummy and perfect for summertime. In fact, it will be on my dinner menu tonight!  Enjoy!

3 medium cucumbers, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick

1 medium onion, sliced and separated into rings

3 medium tomatoes, cut into wedges

1/2 cup vinegar

1/4 cup sugar

1 cup water

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper

1/4 cup oil

Combine ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.

Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving

Beach Towel Clips

Let this officially fall under the category of awesome products that I have always needed but never knew existed. And if you already knew about Boca beach towel clips, please don't tell me. 

Let me just tell you about my beach towel experiences before these fabulous little clips.  I'm sure they are much the same as everyone else's.  I have tried everything I could think of to keep my beach towels in place.  I always use extra large beach towels, and usually try to bring two of them to drape over my chair.  Sometimes that works, but let me just tell you how much extra large towels bulk up when you are carrying large quantities of them around with you (for yourself and your husband, too). Eek!  I have tucked, folded, and tied my beach towels, and no matter what, they usually always still end up rumpled in a ball in the bottom of my beach chair the first time I move a muscle.  And let's not even mention what happens if the wind happens to pick up!

But then these little beauties came along.  I actually saw someone using these at the pool recently, and knew my beach towel worries were over.  So I ordered myself the flamingo clips (of course) and threw in some alligator clips for hubby for good measure.  These went straight into my pool bag and happy days are here again!

                                     

It's the little things in life sometimes.  But daggonit if these didn't just hit the spot.  :)

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Garlic Roasted Green Beans

If you have been a fan of our Garlic Roasted Asparagus recipe, then this recipe is for you! It's a new take on green beans, and it's super-quick and delicious. Try it for yourself.

Garlic Roasted Green Beans

1 pound fresh green beans

4-6 cloves garlic, minced

3 Tbsp. olive oil (approx.)

salt

pepper

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Snap ends off of green beans and place on a cookie sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Cover in minced garlic.
3. Roast for 15-20  minutes.

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