This Roasted Beet Salad with Feta has a fantastic mix of naturally sweet and savory flavors. Super simple to make! As I ate spoonful after spoonful of this roasted beet salad, I convinced myself that I could give up all desserts for the rest of my life. I always say the same thing at the…
Citrus & Chickpea Salad Recipe with Lemon Herb Dressing {Healthy New Year Challenge – Week 4}
This healthy chickpea salad recipe is full of flavor from fresh citrus and a bright lemon herb dressing. Eat it on its own or serve it on a bed of greens. Thank you for Sunkist for helping me to share this recipe with you. When it comes to choosing between sweet and savory, savory garners…
Pink Grapefruit Recipe with Honey Mint Syrup
This refreshing fruit salad recipe highlights pink grapefruits, mixed with an easy honey mint syrup. Serve this as a healthy snack or brunch dish. I have been a sucker for grapefruits ever since I was a kid. Whenever we visited my grandparents at their cottage, grapefruits would be on the menu for breakfast, carefully segmented…
Watermelon and Blueberry Mojito Salad
Watermelon gets a little boozy in this delicious Watermelon and Blueberry Mojito Salad. The adults at your party will love you for this! This is definitely not the fruit salad of my childhood! At least, I don’t remember my mum soaking the fruit in rum. But then again, my mum grew up in Jamaica, the…
Boiled Potatoes with Olive Oil, Basil & Mint Recipe
This boiled potato recipe, with olive oil and fresh herbs, couldn’t be simpler, but the flavors will convince you to make this side dish several times each week. This recipe is straight out of my mum’s playbook, and it’s always amazing to me how something so simple can taste so good. When I was a…
Grilled Eggplant & Zucchini Salad Recipe with Feta, Chickpeas & Mint
“What are you going to write for your post?” my husband asked last night. “I have no idea,” I responded. But maybe that’s okay, because yesterday was a day when I just soaked in the sights and sounds of my family. It was Mother’s Day, so there was some pampering involved. A perfectly sweetened cup…
Artichoke Hummus Recipe with Hazelnuts & Fresh Mint
Afternoons were always the worst time of day. In the past, noshing turned from a healthy snack into about four handfuls worth of calories that could be considered a full blown meal. Cheese and crackers, then a few more cheese and crackers, maybe a cookie, then bites of the previous night’s leftover dinner. My goodness,…
Rice Noodle Salad with Endive, Shrimp & Soy-Ginger Dressing Recipe
Belgian endive, as the name suggests, was first a product of Belgium (though there are now many growers in North America). So, why the heck am I pairing it with Asian ingredients, such as rice noodles, ginger and soy sauce? Why should the Belgians get to have all the fun, I say? Endive, with its…
Watermelon Mojito Sorbet Recipe
When I was a kid, eating watermelon was a different experience than it is now. For one, we never considered making it into a sorbet, mojito-inspired or otherwise. More importantly, the refreshing summertime fruit was packed with large black seeds. As an adult, I appreciate not having to sift through the watermelon in my mouth…
White Bean Dip with Kalamata Olives & Mint Recipe
Last week I reviewed each recipe that I made in my second year of blogging in preparation for writing Top Recipes of Year Two and a Giveaway (be sure to enter your name into the drawing for a gorgeous Shun knife). It quickly became apparent that my blog is sadly lacking in the dip and…
Grilled Pattypan (or Summer) Squash, Tomato & Feta Cheese Salad Recipe
As June turns to July, one of the first stops I make is a little farm stand about 15 minutes from our house. It is run by a family that believes that garden fresh vegetables do not require chemical sprays to flourish and nourish. As strange as it sounds, finding a live grub or two…
Creamy Zucchini & Coconut Milk Soup Recipe (Dairy-Free), Meeting Tartelette & the EVO Conference
You know there is a lot to talk about when the title is almost as long as the blog post itself. Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the food blogging workshop at the EVO Conference (Evolution of Women in Social Media) in Park City, Utah. The big draw for me was to…
Crispy Pancetta, Bocconcini & Olive Mint Tapenade Crostini Recipe
When my mum comes to town, shopping is bound to be on the agenda. Now, this is not frivolous shopping. Well, in my food-obsessed opinion, cruising the aisles of the local specialty market is far from being a superficial way to conduct some mother-daughter bonding. When we walked away with a bag full of international…
Triple Chocolate Mint Cookie Recipe
Mint and chocolate are a match made in heaven, and these tender, chewy cookies are no exception! I’m not sure exactly when the start of swimsuit season turned from a time of excitement and anticipation to one of sheer dread. There was a point in my life when shopping for a new swimsuit was pleasurable….
Candy Cane Mint Chocolate Fudge Recipe
(Note (12/23/10): Two people have reported having difficulties with the chocolate fudge setting up properly. I am going to re-test this recipe some time after the holidays to figure out the problem. In the meantime, try the Chocolate Nutella Fudge with Sea Salt. Many people have reported making this one to rave reviews. Warning: it…
Corn on the Cob with Mint-Feta Butter Recipe
When it comes to corn, I am a purist. Butter, salt, eat. That’s my modus operandi. However, purists are meant to be corrupted. When I spotted this recipe in Gourmet Magazine, I opened my arms to the heavens (That’s where the food gods live, don’t you know? Have you not seen the trailers for the…
Cool Honeydew-Mint Soup
As I mentioned in previous posts, I am a member of a cooking group. There are six of us and we meet once a month to cook and dine together. I have been a part of this group for about nine years. The members have changed over time, but one constant is that we always…