Showing posts with label Nags Head. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nags Head. Show all posts

7/6/17

Things to Eat - Beach House Recipes - Egg Cups & Corona Margaritas

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When we share a beach house with 7 other families, we go through a lot of food. Especially as the kids get older. To make things easy/efficient, every family chooses a meal (for dinner, one family cooks an "adult" meal and one family cooks for the kids). I love that after our work is done we get to sit back and enjoy a ton of good food (and alcohol).

Here were two of my favorite new recipes from this year's trip (thank you Colleen and Janet!):

BREAKFAST EGG CUPS (Recipe from Spend With Pennies)

Ingredients:

1 lb ground turkey sausage (or pork)
6 large eggs
1 cup egg whites
1/2 red pepper, diced
3 tablespoons minced onion
1 cup cheddar cheese
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brown turkey sausage over medium high until no pink remains.
Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray. Divide the red pepper, onion, cooked sausage and cheeses over 12 wells.
In a large bowl combine eggs, egg whites and salt & pepper to taste. Pour egg mixture over the sausage in each well.
Bake 22-25 minutes or until set.

CORONA MARGARITAS

Ingredients:

1 lime, cut into 8 wedges
2 (12-ounce) bottles Corona
1/2 cup frozen concentrate limeade, thawed
1/2 cup chilled tequila
Ice cubes

Directions:

1. Cut lime into 8 wedges, rub lime along margarita glasses and dip in salt to rim glass
2. Combine Corona, frozen limeade and tequila in pitcher and stir
3. Add ice to pitcher and serve

6/26/17

Places to Go (Vacation) - One Day at the Beach in 15 Photos (Nags Head, NC)

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Some photos from our first night in the beach house (over Memorial Day weekend). 8 families. 36 people. So much fun!

6/22/16

Places to Go (Vacation) - Our 4th Annual Memorial Day Outer Banks' Beach Trip (Nags Head, NC)

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For the last four years we've taken the kids out of school for a few days and rented a house in the Outer Banks with friends.

If you ask me, there's no better introduction to summer than spending the end of May at the beach (especially since school doesn't get out until the end of June). Houses rent for cheaper in May, thus allowing us to lounge ocean front at a relatively low cost.

But the best part is the village. Parenting is so much easier when there are 16 adults who all help in different ways. Plus, how wonderful is it to make one meal and then sit back and let your friends cook the rest for you?

And for kids? Who doesn't love night after night of sleepovers with several of your besties?

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DAY 2 - the forecast showed hour after hour of rain. But, luck was on our side. Though the area surrounding Nags Head was covered with storms, somehow we managed to stay precipitation-free all day.

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This may be my favorite photo ever. Just saying.

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Shrimp boil and karaoke on the deck. Total win!!

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And every beach trip needs a dance party!

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DAY 3 - the rain arrived.

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Luckily, we had karaoke, stuffed animals, and Musicly.

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DAY 4 - Fog. Lots of fog.

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This is when the hole digging became serious business.

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Best quote of the weekend, "well, I guess the world needs ditch diggers too."

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The end (for now). We've already reserved for next year and I CAN'T WAIT!!

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