Roasted Tomato Salsa

Roasted Tomato Salsa As the summer approaches, one of my favorite items at the local farmer's market is the cherry tomato.  They are fantastic to eat straight but they also make the sweetest and most delicious salsa.  You can use it for salsa fresca (aka pica de galio) or if when they get ALMOST overly … Continue reading Roasted Tomato Salsa

Roasted Pepper Spread

Roasted Pepper Spread Roasted Pepper Spread This is another recipe that is inspired by when you buy vegetable in bulk and completely forgot about them. Yesterday, I walked into the kitchen to finally clean things up and I realized that there was still a bag of peppers that we hadn't used up.  Since, we had … Continue reading Roasted Pepper Spread

Strawberry Mango Salad

Strawberry Mango Salad Strawberry Mango Salad Warmer weather means more berries and mangos in the market! When people think of fruit recipes, usually a dessert or some type of sweet treat comes to mind.  However, I always love combining strawberries and mangos to make my favorite salad.  The goal in making this salad is to … Continue reading Strawberry Mango Salad

Roasted Brussel Sprouts

Roasted Brussel Sprouts I absolutely cannot complain, I have kids who love brussels sprouts.  Recently, I happen to stumble upon a large bag of it at Costco and of course I had to buy it.  This time of the year we see it at most grocery stores and I thought I would share how I prepared … Continue reading Roasted Brussel Sprouts

Pea Shoot Shrimp Summer Rolls

Pea Shoots Shrimp Summer Rolls Recently, my friends at Pilates Barre of NJ took me to the Happy Harvest Hydroponic Farms. These ladies were working on balancing clean living with clean eating and thought I would enjoy the field trip. I have to admit outside of Disney World's EPCOT, I have not seen a working hydroponic … Continue reading Pea Shoot Shrimp Summer Rolls

Cauliflower Tots

Cauliflower Tots There is one thing that is constant with my kids and it's that they love tator tots.  There is no faster way for them to get to the dinner table than me saying "tator tots"!  This may also be true for some of the grown ups in my life...heh heh.  As you all … Continue reading Cauliflower Tots

Avocado Corn Salad

Avocado Corn Salad There is nothing that says summer more than corn on the cob. Especially midsummer, when corn is so economical. I usually make extra corn to have leftovers and then I cut the kernels off. All you do is toss the grilled or steamed corn kernels with some other veggies of the season … Continue reading Avocado Corn Salad

Salmon Cobb Salad

Salmon Cobb Salad I am always playing around with different recipes for salads.  I hear it from my readers all the time that they are desperate for new ways to make their salads more interesting.  This year, I am going to commit to creating new recipes to eat our greens! Let's start with a traditional recipe … Continue reading Salmon Cobb Salad

Roasted Kale

Roasted Kale This past week has been a crazy whirlwind week for me and now its settle down for a bit.  I looked in my fridge and realized that I had some kale that really need to be cooked up.  It was not really in a state that I wanted to eat it raw.  It … Continue reading Roasted Kale

Oven Roasted Rosemary Radishes

Oven Roasted Rosemary Radishes Not everyone loves raw radishes, one of the reasons is that it can have an astringent taste when it is raw. However, by roasting in the oven with your favorite herbs, it brings on a whole new dimension. My favorite is rosemary, the woodsy notes of this herb goes very well … Continue reading Oven Roasted Rosemary Radishes