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PERFECT PAIRS
Some people just have the knack. Their message and the methods used
to convey it simply resonate with people. KYLIE, of the immaeatthat.com
healthy eating blog, has it. In the short 31/2 years since she started
sharing her insights and recipes with the world quite the following has
amassed. We’ll let you look into why she started doing this, but as for
how and where, we’ve got that covered. Registered dietitian √, creative
recipes √, excellent photography √, witty words √! These are all Kylie’s
specialties and she happily displays them regularly on the blog and all
those social media sites (seriously like 6+ though Instagram has the

biggest and most engaging community
feel). It certainly helps that you can tell
she really cares and wants her message
to be fun but also help others. And people eat.it.up. (Pun intended). Take a
read, the #1 ranked post, “Ice Cream
Scoop Cookies,” for example, hits all
kinds of high notes. Awesome food,
humor, trials, but most importantly, a real
life feel. Kylie does not come across like
some preaching head from atop an
ivory tower, and we love that. Anyway,
keep an eye out if you have not been
already.
We have a word for this pairing:
Refreshing. This set up just oozes refreshment (honey too). You probably don’t
think of bruschetta as “refreshing”. We
are here to tell you otherwise.

The cool mixture of ricotta, goat cheese
and vanilla bean, topped with peaches,
honey and truffle salt, sitting on a
Common Bond baguette is actually quite
refreshing. Maybe it was the cool
cheese/vanilla mix, or maybe it was the
peaches. We don’t care. We just want
another...maybe we will be lucky
enough to see this on the blog soon??
Asked about the paired beer sangria,
Kylie says she was thinking “gimme all
the fruit.” Makes sense as red wine is
mixed with a boatload of fresh citrus
(lemon, lime and orange), 100% fruit
juice (mixed berry or grape), peaches
and mint. The drink is finished off with
some carbonated water and surprise,
ginger beer (!). You get a great burst of
flavor in every sip (or guzzle). So yeah.
It’s summer, this perfect pair is full of fresh
ingredients (we should mention many of
them are from local purveyors), it tastes
and looks awesome (that picture!) and
uhhh, excuse me, immaeatthat, now.

For the full recipe, go online to
www.localhoustonmagazine.com

By Mike Cook | Photography by Kennon Evett

PEACH & VANILLA BEAN CHEESE BRUSCHETTA + BEER SANGRIA
IMMA EAT THAT | www.immaeatthat.com.
Instagram: instagram.com/immaeatthat | Twitter: twitter.com/immaeatthatblog

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