Marinated grilled vegetables with whipped goat cheese - eggplants, peppers, zucchini, asparagus, and onions, marinated and grilled till soft on the inside and charred on the outside, then doused in garlicky marinade, and served with whipped goat cheese on the side. With BBQ season in full force, this tried-and-true recipe of marinated ...
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 ...
Skinny green smoothie
Skinny green smoothie - cucumber, lemon, and mint give this green smoothie a great fresh taste, mango makes it slightly sweet and creamy, and baby spinach provides all the green health benefits. This skinny green smoothie tastes great despite the lack of sugar and fat! Most green smoothies I've tried are a sugar bomb, trying to completely ...
Coconut lime chia pudding
Coconut lime chia pudding - creamy, delicious and super nutritious, with a refreshing tropical flavor - it's a great summer breakfast that can be made the night before. Only one week till the school year ends! I think I might be more excited than my kids this year. Although I'm a little sad, and shocked (as always) at how quickly it flew by, I ...
Matcha chocolate rice pudding {jade rice + coconut milk}
Matcha chocolate rice pudding - jade rice, cooked in creamy coconut milk, infused with greet tea powder, and topped with dark chocolate crust - delicious and elegant dessert. This matcha chocolate rice pudding is a delicious and elegant twist on the good old rice pudding. It's made of jade rice, matcha green tea powder, and coconut milk, ...
Roased beets and charred onion salad {rosemary + pine nuts + pecorino cheese}
Roasted beets and charred onion salad - sweet and smoky, earthy and flavorful, with rosemary, pine nuts, Pecorino cheese, and a drizzle of truffle oil - this warm salad is nothing short of spectacular! Roasted beets and charred onion salad - sweet and smoky, earthy and flavorful, this warm salad is nothing short of spectacular! I'm ...
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 ...
Coffee Coconut Quinoa Brulee
Freshly brewed espresso, and coconut milk provide the flavoring for this quinoa breakfast, and a quick brulee on top completes the perfection! This one's for you - hard-core coffee lovers, exhausted, sleep-deprived, always on the run, multi-tasking champion moms out there - treat yourself (or your mom) to this coffee coconut quinoa brulee ...
Seeds and greens kaniwa salad
Seeds and greens kaniwa salad - this salad is all about the texture and fresh spring flavors - featuring 6 different seeds, including the superstar kaniwa seed, and crunchy green veggies, it's delicious and super nutritious. I dubbed this salad my 'bird food' salad. It has 6 different seeds (not counting the peas which are technically seeds ...
Easter salad {eggs, olives + radishes}
Easter salad - tender lettuce, cucumbers, radishes, green garlic, Kalamata olives, and boiled eggs - this salad is a celebration of spring at every bite, and a great recipe to use leftover Easter eggs. I called this 'Easter salad' because this is the traditional green salad we serve on Easter, next to the rack of lamb. It's also the perfect ...
Green pina colada breakfast bowl
Green pina colada breakfast bowl - this tropical bliss in a bowl tastes like ice cream and is as healthy, as it's delicious. This is by no means an Irish recipe, but it's our small tribute to St. Patrick's day (at least we got the color right), and I promise the little Leprechauns are going to lick their bowls clean! This green pina ...
Carrot almond salad {fresh turmeric + coconut dressing}
Carrot almond salad - ribbons of rainbow carrots, doused in creamy, turmeric coconut dressing, topped with toasted almonds and fresh cilantro - an explosion of exotic flavors that will surely tantalize your taste buds! This rainbow carrot and almond salad is an explosion of colors, and flavors! It has the most exotic taste - bursting with ...
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 ...
Strawberries and cream breakfast bowls {coconut + caramelized quinoa}
Strawberries and cream breakfast bowls - creamy strawberry coconut yogurt with crunchy caramelized quinoa topping - it's a treat, with health benefits! Although not technically spring yet, it seems we are into a full blown spring mode here in California. You can feel it in the warm, sweetly perfumed air, and increasingly longer days; you can ...
Kohlrabi and celery salad {walnuts + garlic aioli}
Kohlrabi and celery salad - made with toasted walnuts, and homemade garlic aioli, this simple salad is extra crunchy, delicious and super nutritious, light on calories too! This simple salad features a little-known winter veggie - the kohlrabi. I have vague memories eating raw kohlrabi as a kid - I remember my mom making a salad of grated ...