Fennel Friday is HERE and we have been playing with fennel salads this week much to my delight! Putting raw fennel in a salad is crunchy, aromatic, tasty and good for you – so what are you waiting for? Start creating some spring salads for lunch, dinner and in between! The Fennel and Blood Orange [...] Read more »
Spring is almost here and the selection of fresh spring veggies that is available with more frequency just makes me DROOL and it also makes me want to make salads … lots and lots of salads! Super healthy, lightly dressed and bite after bite of guiltless crunchy pleasure … that is a fennel and asparagus [...] Read more »
Perfect for a Meatless Monday or anytime, this recipe was inspired by the Quinoa and Grilled Sourdough Salad by Yotam Ottolenghi. I say inspired because it quickly took on a life of its own and I hope that it does the same for you. The recipe is a cross between a Lebanese fattouch, an Italian panzanella [...] Read more »
One of the best parts about quinoa is the flexibility – there are an endless number of ingredients, spices, dressings and ways that you can make a dish with quinoa! I ran across this recipe from How Do You Cook Quinoa and with a few adaptations for what I had in the kitchen, I had [...] Read more »
I made the Quinoa and Black Rice Salad with Cumin recipe for a beach gathering a few weeks ago. It was a hit – the Full Moon was a hit too! We had a lovely cold front that came through here in South Florida and temps were in the 60′s and skies were clear – [...] Read more »
From roast beef to sushi to eggs benedict to waffles and pancakes – Brunch is a creative zone that allows for a diversity of dishes and flavors. It is one of my favorite “meals” (so to speak) and I wish we could have it every day but then it would not be so special, I [...] Read more »
I grew up with some of the most amazing chopped antipastos in the world. Ingredients were picked up at the Italian Market in Philadelphia and the Italian markets in our area (northern Delaware) and then tossed with olive oil and vinegar and consumed with fresh loaves of Italian bread. YUM. and then YUM again. It [...] Read more »
I have had serious beet cravings recently which means that my body must need some of the healthful benefits of beets – or I am just craving the luscious purple root! Beets – whether intentional or not – are healthful though and since this week is National Women’s Health Week, I thought I would cover [...] Read more »
