MEXICAN STREET CORN {INSPIRED}

There’s something so beautiful about traditional Mexican street corn that makes me want to just eat it all up!  I wanted to create a version inspired by how beautiful it is but with different flavors and textures, and, of course, healthy!  And, I’m happy to say, I think I succeeded.  I  know it seems impossible but this dish is even MORE DELICIOUS than it looks.  Which is just crazy.  We ate it for three days in a row!  We served it to friends with fish tacos and I’m pretty sure they had a conversation about it on the car ride home (how could they NOT, it was so good!)  There is nothing better than fresh sweet corn.  Except, it turns out, fresh sweet corn grilled and topped with lime crema, cilantro and hemp seeds.  Sweet corn season starts in the Spring, so hop to it!  xx- Sarah {recipe after the jump}

This post was sponsored by the Florida Sweet Corn Exchange, a group of family farmers based in West Palm Beach who are committed to growing the sweetest, non- GMO corn.  Thank you for supporting the partnerships that help keep A House in the Hills going!

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BLACKBERRY MANGO FRUIT LEATHER

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I had a childhood obsession with fruit leather, it was my favorite snack ever! And when I say fruit leather I mean fruit roll ups, the content of which I don’t even like to think about. So recently I made my own! Mango and blackberry goodness. They taste even better than the fruit leather of my childhood, I’m a little bit obsessed. I do have to warn, they’re not difficult to make by any means but they’re more time consuming than the average recipe I post on here. Mostly because they have to cook for 4-6 hours at a low heat. So this is a recipe to make on a Sunday funday when you’re craving an adventure in the kitchen. There’s something so satisfying about unpeeling homemade fruit leather and tasting the fruits of your labor though (hehe), I highly recommend! Hope you love. xx- Sarah {more after the jump}

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CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER SHAKE {VEGAN + GF}

Happy Monday friends!  I’ve been on a no super cold foods thing since January per the instructions of my acupuncturist.  But this weekend I broke, and I broke hard.  It was a chocolate peanut butter shake that did me in.  It’s such a simple drink to whip up, full of healthy things, and utterly decadent. I suggest you make one, even if your acupuncturist advises against it.  Because really, what’s one chocolate peanut butter shake gonna do?  And how is a girl supposed to live for more than three months without one?  SHE ISN’T!!!  xx- Sarah {recipe after the jump}

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CRIPSY PEANUT BUTTER BALLS (VEGAN + GF)

I’m not going to lie to you, I would marry these crispy peanut butter chocolate balls if marrying chocolate balls was a thing.  They are insane, the kind of crazy that’s so good it borders on bad.  The kind of crazy that’s best made to share because there’s pretty much no chance of resisting them once you have a batch of them in your refrigerator and THEY WILL BE EATEN ALL AT ONCE, if they have their way with you!  You’ve been warned.  Have at them!  xx- Sarah

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VEGAN + GLUTEN FREE CREPES

It took me five rounds of batter and failed crepes to get this recipe right, there were many a crepetastrophe!  But in the end it was worth every bit of it, they’re so delicious and the perfect weekend brunch treat!  Filled with chocolate hazelnut spread and bananas- they’re divine.  I do have to warn you, getting the crepes perfectly thin in the pan takes a bit of practice.  The trick, I found, involves moving the pan around to spread the batter as soon as you pour and using just the right amount of batter.  Once you nail it though, I think you’re good for life.  And then you have years of vegan, gluten free crepes in your future.  And what a future it is!!!  Enjoy!  xx- Sarah


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THYME ROASTED HEIRLOOM CARROTS

Happy Wednesday friends!  Thanks so much for sharing the excitement with us about the move and vacation rental!  I re-read yesterday’s post and realized I was kind of vague about why we’re leaving the desert and I don’t want to be that vague writer that doesn’t talk about what’s REALLY going on, even when it’s not truly a juicy story.  So here’s the skinny:  We’ve really struggled with meeting people and making friends in Palm Springs.  For the first 15 months we literally knew no one except our real estate agent.  Because of that we were constantly going into LA and San Diego to spend time with friends, or having friends come out for the weekend.  Every attempt we made to meet people was a dead end and kind of laughable (senior citizen tennis lessons anyone?). Being that we both work from home and have no industry base here in the desert, there was a lot of US time, maybe too much US time to be honest.

Since that point we’ve met some great people, but it takes time to turn brand new friendships into the kind of friendships that we have in our old home towns, of course.  And the great people we have met are still very few in numbers, lead busy lives and are already established with their own friends here.  All of this is a very typical experience for moving to a new town, but we’re at a point in our lives where our friendships are high up there on the MOST IMPORTANT list.  Living so far from the ones we love the most is harder than we anticipated, and even the sweetest house in the desert is pretty lonely when you can only share it with friends on occasion.  So there it is. We shall live in a nearly empty two bedroom apartment to be closer to the ones we love, very happily.  Home, as they say, is where the heart is.  Thanks again for your support and excitement for us!  Recipe for these seriously tasty thyme roasted heirloom carrots after the jump!  xx- Sarah

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