Avocado grapefruit jicama salad - this fabulous salad combines the freshest most delicate flavors in one bowl - crunchy jicama, crisp and cool cucumbers, bitter-sweet grapefruit and creamy avocado, with fresh lime juice and lots of cilantro. I couldn't wait to share with you this absolutely gorgeous and delicious salad! I've been making it ...
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, ...
Fall superfood detox salad
Fall superfood detox salad - vitamin-rich, nutritious, and equally delicious, this is the perfect post-holiday detox meal. After last week of non-stop cooking, over-eating and over-drinking, I am ready for a post-Thanksgiving food break. At least for a few days ;) It takes all my will (whatever is left of it) to not succumb to all ...
Roasted Root Vegetables {coconut milk + macadamia nuts}
Roasted root vegetables - cooked in coconut milk, and topped with salty, crunchy macadamia nuts, these are so sweet, creamy and delicious that you will get addicted! You may even skip the Thanksgiving pie! I am so excited to share with you my all time favorite Thanksgiving recipe! I hope it's not too late for some to make it still, ...
Pumpkin coconut soup with walnut gremolata
Pumpkin coconut soup with walnut gremolata - delicious, heart-warming pumpkin soup, with crunchy, garlicky topping of toasted walnuts and coconut - it's fall comfort food in its best. November 1st brought cold and rain. It literally happened overnight, and we went from wearing short sleeves on Halloween night, to wrapping ourselves in our ...
Mushroom salad with lentils and caramelized onions
Mushroom salad with lentils and caramelized onions, topped with crunchy pine nuts and briny capers - it's a symphony of textures and fall flavors, and a fantastic meal in itself, this salad doubles up as the perfect potluck dish, or Thanksgiving side. Last weekend, we packed our bags, and headed for a 4 hour drive up north, to the Mendocino ...
Roasted cauliflower salad with hazelnuts
Roasted cauliflower salad with hazelnuts - warm, earthy, slightly sweet, and nutty - this fall salad is absolutely fantastic, and worthy of your holiday table. With Halloween successfully behind us, it's time to think about the next big holiday on the line. It's funny how lately, I've been seeing wild turkeys quite often in parks and ...
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 ...
Eggplants in tomato garlic sauce
This is a favorite recipe that's very popular during the summer months in the Balkans. It is traditionally made by frying the eggplant pieces and serving them with the sauce on the side. My version is more of a skillet dish, with layers of eggplant smothered in tomato garlic sauce, and lots of feta cheese right before serving. Cooking the ...
Pomegranate guava smoothie
Pomegranate guava smoothie - pomegranate, raspberries, guava and coconut milk, blended together into a super refreshing, exotic tasting, delicious smoothie, chock full of vitamins, antioxidants, and healthy fats. I've been buying a lot of pomegranates lately, and packing them for snack, or blending them in smoothies. Unlike previous years ...
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 ...