Roasted beets, pomegranate and kaniwa salad with sweet corn, avocado, fresh lemon, cilantro and scallions, and toasty pumpkin seeds - this salad is an explosion of colors, flavors and textures. Back in spring, I was inspired by a little known ingredient that turned out to be a superfood as well, and I made this seeds and greens kaniwa ...
Creamy mushroom and leek quinoa risotto {mascarpone + thyme}
Creamy mushroom and leek quinoa risotto - protein packed quinoa replaces rice in this quicker and healthier risotto version, where mascarpone cheese gives it a nice buttery creaminess, and thyme infuses the dish with a warm spicy aroma. I've had this dish on my mind for quite some time. I wanted to make something quick and healthy but with ...
Apple cream torte
Apple cream torte - delicate, tender, moist and cream-like, this apple torte smells and tastes heavenly, and can be served either as breakfast, or dessert. Well hello, and happy Friday morning! I hope you all had a great week, or those who didn't, I hope you soon get to forget it. It's another sunny day here in California, but instead of ...
Mushroom and arugula salad {goat cheese and toasted walnuts}
This mushroom and arugula salad with goat cheese, toasted walnuts and celery, tossed in shallot mustard and truffle oil vinaigrette is simply bursting with earthy fall flavors and is super delicious and satisfying. It doesn't feel like fall yet, around here. It feels more like we're in the middle of July, and I couldn't be happier, of ...
Coconut macaroon peach panna cotta cake {celebrating 1 year of blogging}
Coconut macaroon peach panna cotta cake - made with coconut cream, tangy yogurt, and fresh peaches, this cake is light and fruity, creamy and luxurious - a real summer treat. My blog turns 1 today, and I honestly cannot believe it's been a whole year since I wrote my very first post! Like all new beginnings it brought a lot of excitement, ...
Chocolate hazelnut zucchini bread
Chocolate hazelnut zucchini bread - sinfully delicious, super moist, and rich, with intense dark chocolate hazelnut flavor, this bread is the ultimate chocolate lover indulgence! Could there be anything more indulgent than chocolate? 'No', if you ask me. Nothing beats the pure bliss of biting into a luscious, melt-in-your-mouth piece of ...
Oven-fried zucchini crisps with garlic yogurt dip
Oven-fried zucchini crisps with garlic yogurt dip - this is a fantastic summer finger food, quick and easy to make, and so delicious you need to triple the recipe! One of my all time favorite summer dishes is fried zucchini. It's a traditional Bulgarian meal, that we often had in the summer, and we devoured insane amounts, until we fell into ...
Watermelon jicama mint salad
Watermelon jicama mint salad - this summer favorite will surprise you with its wide range of mouthwatering contrasting flavors and textures - creamy, and crunchy, sweet and tart, but most of all - delicious and refreshing! I'm rarely absorbed by a cookbook like I was with Hartwood. From the first time I lay my eyes on it at Barns & ...
Slow-roasted tomatoes {garlic + herbs}
Slow roasted tomatoes - packed with garlic and herb flavors, slightly caramelized and chewy, these tomatoes are so flavorful and versatile, you will want to put them on anything. You might be surprised but these simple slow roasted tomatoes are the most frequently cooked recipe in my house. I absolutely love them, and I've been making them ...
Cold cucumber yogurt soup {garlic + walnuts + dill}
Cold cucumber yogurt soup - garlic, walnuts, dill, fresh cucumbers and chilled yogurt make this soup super delicious and quite refreshing on a hot day. As the hot summer days are sluggishly dragging by, making a lazy bum out of all of us, I'm beginning to avoid the kitchen stove, or oven as much as possible, and making hack meals as often as ...
Eggs in garlicky yogurt {butter paprika sauce + feta cheese}
Eggs in garlicky yogurt - crispy fried egg whites and soft yolks, drizzled with butter paprika sauce, and served over a bed of cold, creamy garlicky yogurt - this is the ultimate egg dish to dig in with a piece of toasted bread! Let me just start by saying that these eggs in garlicky yogurt, drizzled with butter paprika sauce, and grated ...
Marinated Grilled Vegetables with Whipped Goat Cheese
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 ...
Apricot almond galette
Apricot almond galette - flakey, buttery crust, almond frangipane filling, and jammy sweet apricot on top complete this rustic summer galette. This apricot almond galette has made a few appearances on our breakfast table lately. Although normally this is served as a dessert, with maybe a dollop of ice-cream on top, it's a bit too heavy for ...
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 ...