I used to hate beets. No joke, for years I refused to eat them. The funny thing is, my incredibly picky brother, Eytan, was the one who finally convinced me to try them pickled, and voila! Now I just can’t …
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Grilled Summer Peaches
Grilled fruit is amazing. The smoky heat brings out the wonderful flavors while caramelizing the natural sugars for an added layer of sweetness. This was the first time I had ever used peaches. I’ve grilled pineapple which is also pretty …
Very Berry Summer Soup
One of the strongest and fondest memories I have of summers growing up is my mom’s strawberry rhubarb soup. She left it chunky so the rhubarb was soft and stringy, the strawberries bursting with flavor. On the hottest of summer …
Roasted Radishes w/ Garlic & Thyme
At a recent trip to an Indian restaurant, I had a delicious dish of tomatoes, potatoes and radishes. I’d never had anything but raw radishes before (in fact, I’d never even contemplated cooked radishes), but they were really good; the …
Spicy Coconut Carrot Soup
I wanted a cold soup for a first course over the past holiday, but AK isn’t so into fruit soups so I needed something different. Both potato and carrot are great cold, but I decided on carrot since it’s light, …
Easy & Delicious Baked Apples
[This isn’t exactly my recipe, but since I have participated in the buying of ingredients and it was baked in my oven, I figure it counts :)] AK first made these divine baked apples for me a few months ago …
Basil & White Bean Dip
Basil & White Bean Dip I like chumus but have been wanting to try a white bean dip for a while. I made my ginger, basil & pine nut crusted salmon earlier this week and had some leftover basil, so …
Sweet Potato Muffins
Annoyingly, grocery stores seem to think that people don’t use canned pumpkin year-round since I haven’t been able to find it in any stores near me. Thus, I decided to make sweet potato muffins instead! I used fresh sweet potatoes …
Sesame-Soy Tofu w/ Asian Mustard Greens
I was at Shoppers last week and was pleasantly surprised to see that they had expanded their Asian vegetable section! They had lot of different sizes of bok choy (including teeny baby ones the size of my thumb!), and Asian …
Chewy Maple Nutmeg Granola Bars
I’ve probably mentioned this before, but I love granola bars. Unfortunately, I have not yet found a gluten-free and dairy-free store bought version that I like, so I continue to experiment with homemade (also, so much cheaper this way!). This …