Celery root and smoked salmon gratin - in this creamy dish, aromatic celery root pairs beautifully with smoked fish, red onions and dill-flavored crème fraîche for a quick and easy dinner. I have a quick and easy recipe for you today, and yet something that will come out looking, and tasting like a fancy elaborate dish. It's a simple gratin ...
White chocolate coconut truffles {homemade Raffaellos}
White chocolate coconut truffles - creamy, coconut filling, melt-in-your-mouth white chocolate, and a toasted hazelnut inside make these homemade Raffaello truffles an irresistible treat. Ask my 1o-year old what her favorite fruit is, and she will tell you without a moment's hesitation - coconut. Ask her what her favorite food in general ...
Chocolate strawberry martini
Chocolate strawberry martini - your favorite strawberries and chocolate combo gets a boozy lift in this dangerously delicious cocktail. What's the first thing that pops into your head when you think Valentine's day treat? I bet it's chocolate, and then I am ready to bet, your next thought will be chocolate-dipped strawberries. There is a ...
Roasted vegetable guacamole
Roasted vegetable guacamole - this slight twist on the beloved avocado dip is bursting with lovely charred flavors of sweet caramelized onions, tomatoes and jalapeños, smoky cumin, and bright citrus and floral notes from the lime and cilantro. As the big game day approaches, I bet guacamole comes to mind more often than anything else, as ...
Smoky beet salad {chipotle pistachio butter + grapefruit + black garlic}
Smoky beet salad - this spectacular salad of roasted beets, chipotle pistachio butter, grapefruit, and black garlic, drizzled with balsamic vinegar, smoked olive oil, and garnished with roasted pistachios has a complex depth of flavors, ranging from sweet and smoky, earthy and spicy, tangy and citrussy, that will tickle all of your taste ...
Celery root and leeks soup {crème fraiche + toasted hazelnuts}
Celery root and leeks soup - creamy and aromatic, served with garlic crème fraîche, toasted spices, hazelnuts, and lots of fresh parsley, this soup is a winter favorite. I find myself making soup all the time these days. Aside from the usual suspect, chicken soup, which is the number one requested soup by the kids, I make mostly creamy ...
Pomegranate beet citrus smoothie {mint + ginger}
Pomegranate beet citrus smoothie - loaded with antioxidants, and vitamins, spiced with mint and ginger, this smoothie is as refreshing, as it is detoxifying and immune boosting. In between birthday cakes, and celebrations, I am trying to counter my all-too-busy-party life with a dose of healthy. This pomegranate beet citrus smoothie was my ...
Stuffed calamari in lemon butter sauce
Stuffed calamari in lemon butter sauce - these delicious calamari bites stuffed with creamy tuna filling, then cooked in a tangy lemon butter sauce, with capers, garlic and lots of fresh parsley, are the perfect fancy meal for a special occasion. When you hear calamari, you most certainly imagine fried calamari rings, with some sort of ...
Classic Italian Tiramisu
Classic Italian tiramisu - so luscious, soft and airy, with just the right sweetness, and the perfect balance of flavors, this is simply the best tiramisu recipe ever! It tastes deceptively sophisticated, yet it takes 15 min to prepare, and only a handful of ingredients. New Year's resolutions-shmesolutions...easier said than followed. I ...
Beet and carrot salad {mustard garlic vinaigrette + dill}
Beet and carrot salad with mustard garlic vinaigrette - boiled root veggies, tangy pickles and lots of fresh dill drizzled with a lovely mustard garlic dressing - a fantastic winter salad that's easy on the calories, yet filling and satisfying. Well hello there, and a happy new 2017 to you!! I hope this week goes easy on you (it's a short ...
Cranberry rosemary citrus martini
Cranberry rosemary citrus martini - bring on the holiday spirit by shaking up these bright and cheerful, rosemary infused, citrus martinis. It's a little after noon, and I am doing martini shots by myself, next to an unfinished cup of coffee, as I'm trying to capture and synthesize the scent and flavor of Christmas trees, and oranges into a ...
Crab deviled eggs {tarragon + cayenne}
Crab deviled eggs - seasoned with fresh tarragon, and a touch of cayenne, these crab deviled eggs are elegant and simple, yet absolutely decadent - the perfect appetizer for a grand occasion, or celebration. Hello, my friends! I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas, and a relaxing holiday week!! For us, It was a marathon of cooking, ...
3 holiday popcorn recipes
Let the holiday snacking begin with these 3 festive popcorn flavors - smoke & spice, truffle & Parmesan, rosemary, lemon & garlic. As the holidays approach, I get sucked into this unending stream of activities, tasks, and events, and I hardly find the time set foot in the kitchen (you can say I'm saving my strength for the grand ...
31 Christmas cookies from around the world
I know most of you have cookies on their mind around this time, especially if you are the baking type. It wouldn't be Christmas without the sweet, irresistible scent of cookies, baking in the oven, the elaborate decorations of cinnamon-glazed stars, gingerbread Christmas trees, or vanilla-frosted snowflakes. ...
Mexican chocolate shortbread cookies
These buttery Mexican chocolate shortbread cookies, enriched with dark chocolate, and spiced with cinnamon, and hot cayenne pepper, simply melt in your mouth with an intense chocolaty flavor, and a lingering warmth and heat. We're into full Christmas cookie baking mode in our kitchen, testing out different recipes, and picking our favorites ...
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