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 ...
Purple potato bites with horseradish creme fraiche and caviar
Purple potato bites with horseradish creme fraiche and caviar - bold colors and big flavors packed into a small, delicious morsel - the perfect starter for your holiday dinner or a cocktail party. Great things come in small bites, and in this case - purple packaging. With their festive look, striking color and bold flavor, these little ...
Sesame-roasted, maple chipotle delicata squash
Sesame-roasted, maple chipotle delicata squash - crunchy sesame crust, sweet and spicy soft interior, fun looking, and so freakishly delicious, it's scary - these are your perfect Halloween treat! It's code orange in the house! All around - inside and out. It's really that time of year, when I am competing with myself, and coming up with ...
Eggplant dip
Eggplant dip - with only 4 ingredients, this dip is an easy and impressive summer appetizer, and dare I say, better than Baba Ganoush! Dare I say this eggplant dip is better than Baba Ganoush? Oh, yeah - and I fully assume the responsibility for doing so! This is one of my childhood favorites and I had to share it, as over the years I ...
Steak bites {blue cheese butter + smoked peppita crumb}
Steak bites with blue cheese butter and smoked pepita crumb - seared to perfection, bursting with flavor, tender steak bites are smeared with melting bluecheese butter, and a crunchy topping of smoked pepitas. Here's a fantastic appetizer you can make on a Friday night, or next time you have special guests over. Because these steak bites ...
Pickled quail eggs {horseradish mayo + furikake}
These cute pickled quail eggs are as delicious as they are stunning to look at - served with horseradish mayo, and furikake, they make a spectacular appetizer. These pickled quail eggs, served with horseradish mayo, and furikake, look so stunning, yet are quite easy to make, and super delicious. I must have eaten more than a dozen of these ...
Pistachio honey rose butter
Pistachio honey rose butter - easy, homemade pistachio butter treat with a sweet floral touch from the rose water and honey. On a recent visit to the farmer's market, we were seduced by a local vendor who was selling all kinds of spiced peanut, and cashew nut butters. As we were trying out different flavors, my kids (out of nowhere it ...
Stuffed mushrooms in creamy pesto sauce
Stuffed mushrooms in creamy pesto sauce - salty prosciutto, cheesy goodness and a whole lot of flavor from the pesto cream sauce. My favorite way of eating food is tapas style. When we dine out, I would much rather order a few appetizers than one meal. I love to nibble at, and sample different foods, and tapas tend to condense unusual ...
Roasted Jerusalem artichokes {feta + garlic dill butter}
Roasted Jerusalem artichokes - sprinkled with feta cheese and drizzled with garlic dill butter, they are simply finger-licking good! This recipe is a riff off my favorite way to eat French fries - sprinkled with feta cheese. That's how I've eaten French fries all my life, and to this day, I haven't found a better way. The only other thing ...
Leeks and feta cheese souffle
Leeks and feta cheese souffle - light and airy this souffle tastes like cheesy clouds, and caramelized leeks, and it's easier to make than you think. Light, airy and fluffy - like eating cheesy clouds - that's how this souffle tastes! My first memory of a souffle was when I was little and my grandma made an apple souffle for dessert. ...
Celeriac fries
Celeriac fries - deliciously addictive, these are a great guilt-free snack that can perfectly satisfy your French fries cravings but for a fraction of the calories. Celeriac fries may not sound very appetizing but they are absolutely delicious, and quickly became one of my favorite recipes this winter. They are as addictive, if not more, ...
Sauteed Crab Over Squash Puree
Sauteed crab over squash puree - a lovely medley of flavors that come together as an elegant and delicious appetizer. This sauteed crab over squash puree is such a festive appetizer that's also easy to make, and quick to impress. The inspiration for it came from a recent vacation in French Polynesia. The chef at the private island resort ...
Red pepper jam
You know how they say that smells can invoke the strongest and most vivid memories? For me one such smell is the irresistible aroma of roasting red peppers that's wafting from every street corner of my old home country in the last days of summer. My parents would buy the equivalent of 100 pounds of sweet red peppers, and me and my best friends ...
Homemade Nutella
Homemade Nutella - indulgent, dark chocolate homemade Nutella, made with less sugar, and more hazelnuts, real cacao butter, and cacao nibs for extra chocolaty boost, it's a healthier version with pronounced dark chocolate, hazelnut flavors. I've been meaning to make my own Nutella spread for awhile, but every time I buy the roasted hazelnuts ...