Jan
18
Avocado Garden Salad
January 18, 2011 | 7 Comments
Do you add avocados to your salad?
I occasionally cut one up in chunks and add to any salad I’m making. This time, I was craving something completely new that revolved around the avocado sitting on my counter top.
This was a great side salad. Add more protein to it, like cheese, beans, grilled chicken, salmon, or [...]
Dec
14
Pan Seared Chicken with Tomato and Rosemary Sauce
December 14, 2010 | 5 Comments
Hello everyone!
This recipe is a courtesy of my hubby who creatively whipped something delicious up for dinner while I was in between two online final exams last night. I was skeptical at the beginning, but after biting into it, I thought he outdid himself!
The beauty of this recipe is that you probably have most ingredients [...]
Oct
15
Butternut Squash, Apple, and Curry Soup Recipe
October 15, 2010 | 6 Comments
My friends and I took the kids to a local farm famous for its fall festival. We went down huge hay slides, rode the hayride, ate fresh apples, and drank fresh apple cider. Great time!
Leaving the farm, every person got a free pumpkin-yay. Of course I had to stop by the market and pick up [...]
Oct
5
Two Dinners in One: Grilled Mahi Mahi and Fish Tacos–Day 1
October 5, 2010 | 2 Comments
As much as I like to cook, I don’t like to do it every day. I want to have nights where I don’t need to wash pots or get all my counter tops dirty. There are nights where I just want heat my food up for 3 minutes in the microwave and enjoy a healthy [...]
Sep
22
Cashew and Fruit Salad
September 22, 2010 | 2 Comments
This is a super easy salad that takes less than 10 minutes to make. It’s inspired by a recipe I found in Wegman’s Menu magazine, except that I didn’t roast the cashews at home as they did and added few more ingredients.
Serve as a side salad for two. Alternatively, add grilled chicken strips, salmon, grilled [...]
Sep
13
Recipe: Whole Wheat Date Bars for Breakfast or On-the-Go
September 13, 2010 | 5 Comments
Good Monday morning!
I have a recipe today for breakfast date bars that is amazingly delicious and super healthy. I’ve posted a similar recipe before, date rolls, but I like this one more. They have slightly different ingredients and this one is easier to make. It think it’s also easier to eat–especially for kids.
The nutritional highlight: [...]
Sep
1
Homemade Easy Black and Green Olive Tapenade
September 1, 2010 | 6 Comments
We had friends over few weeks ago and I made this olive tapenade that was amazing. It’s simple to make and all ingredients are fresh. I’m finding myself making more and more homemade foods and I love it. It does take little more time than picking a dip or tapenade from a grocery store shelf, [...]
Aug
18
Corn Fennel Soup with Mozzarella Garlic Bread
August 18, 2010 | 6 Comments
In this weather, posting a recipe for soup is probably not the most appropriate. But, after fasting for hours with no food or drink (read my Ramadan post if you want to know why I’m fasting), a bowl of warm hearty soup is the most soothing thing to start the meal with.
This soup has been [...]
Aug
11
Ramadan Starts and Cheese n’ Thyme Dinner Rolls Recipe
August 11, 2010 | 9 Comments
Today marks the beginning on Ramadan, the holy month during which Muslims fast by abstaining from food and drink from dawn to sunset.
Sounds like a tough task to do, but for the many Muslims who do it every year, it’s a celebration and a month to look forward to. First there’s the spiritual aspect, then, [...]
Jun
23
10 Ways to Use Olive Oil
June 23, 2010 | 12 Comments
A healthy oil basic to Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cooking. I tried to remember all the different ways to use it–and many thanks to Nicole and Georgie who commented on Monday ahead about how they use olive oil.
Here are my top 10 ways. No wonder my kitchen never runs out of olive oil!
To dip your [...]
