Grilled Shishito Peppers!! OMG friends, have you ever tried a grilled shishito pepper? Or, I should probably be asking if you’ve even heard of such a thing. Shishito peppers are a slightly sweet East Asian variety of pepper. Before I tried them at a restaurant, I had never heard of them before. It was love…
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Fig & Hazelnut Salad with Honey Cardamom Vinaigrette
Fig and Hazelnut Salad with Honey Cardamom Vinaigrette…The perfect fall salad with fresh figs roasted with vanilla sugar, toasted hazelnuts, mixed greens, blue cheese, and a hint of citrus. Are you a salad lover like I am? I eat salads year round, I just adjust some of the ingredients to reflect the season. I love eating…
Curry Corn Chowder with Cilantro Lime Shrimp
Curry corn chowder with cilantro lime shrimp…perfect for winding down summer and welcoming cooler weather. Today, I want to share my transition to fall recipe. This chowder feels sorta summer with the corn and cilantro lime shrimp yet is whispering fall. This has to be, hands down, one of my favorite soups. It is chocked…
Almond Butter Stuffed Dates
Almond Butter Stuffed Dates…Satisfy all your cravings in one bite! So, let’s keep it real. We all have cravings from time to time. Right? Sometimes it’s for something sweet, sometimes salty or crunchy. The fact is, we just have a craving. I don’t know about you, but cravings need to be satisfied. What happens when…
Tex-Mex Chicken Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing
Tex-Mex Chicken Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing. The best summer salad Ever!! For those of you that read my blog regularly, you probably noticed that I did not post last week. To be completely honest, last week was, well just crazy. Nothing big and major, just lots of little stuff all crammed together that felt…
Candied Ginger Cashew Butter
Candied Ginger Cashew Butter…One big tasty spoonful of deliciousness! I don’t know about you, but I loooove nut butter. Whether its made from almonds, cashews etc. I am a big fan. I never realized how easy it was to make, and you won’t either until you make it. It comes together in just about 1o…
Zucchini Pasta with Tomatoes and Olives
Zucchini Pasta with Tomatoes and Olives…Summer in a skillet! Summer is really heating up here in MN. For my friends and family in Florida, yes it does get hot here, actually very hot in the summer believe it or not. When the temps rise, my craving for fresh vegetables reach an all time high. This…
Smoky Chipotle Potato Salad
Smoky Chipotle Potato Salad..bring on the fireworks!!! Nothing says fourth of July like potato salad. Agree? So, let’s say this now, this is NOT a riff on your grandma’s potato salad. I kicked up this recipe and took it to a whole new level of being. I mean, it’s still potato salad, but OMG..Wow! If…
Kale Strawberry Salad with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette
Hail to the Kale with this Kale Strawberry Salad with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette! So, this week I’m continuing my farmers market theme with this amazing kale strawberry salad paired with the simplest and most delicious lemon basil vinaigrette. For all of you kale lovers, rejoice! As for the kale haters, I say give this recipe…
Zucchini Tabbouleh
Zucchini Tabbouleh! OMG..Yum With farmers market season in full swing, nothing beats the freshness of the ingredients in this zucchini tabbouleh. A beautiful mix of zucchini, grape tomatoes, scallions, cucumbers, feta cheese and lots of fresh mint and parsley. This salad delivers on all levels. Traditionally, tabbouleh is made with bulgar wheat, but I gave…
