Beet and carrot salad with mustard garlic vinaigrette - boiled root veggies, tangy pickles and lots of fresh dill drizzled with a lovely mustard garlic dressing - a fantastic winter salad that's easy on the calories, yet filling and satisfying. Well hello there, and a happy new 2017 to you!! I hope this week goes easy on you (it's a short ...
Roasted cauliflower salad with lemon garlic dressing {capers + parmesan}
Roasted cauliflower salad with lemon garlic dressing - bold flavors of anchovies, garlic, lemon, cumin and capers with a generous sprinkling of Parmesan cheese on top! Hello there, and a happy Monday to you! It looks like it's going to be quite a busy week with Halloween just around the corner, and everyone in full prep mode. Kids are ...
Roasted beets, pomegranate and kaniwa salad {corn + avocado}
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 ...
Caramelized onion, lentils and mushroom soup {smoked sausage + fennel pollen}
Caramelized onion, lentils and mushroom soup - creamy, hearty and decadent soup, topped with smoked sausage and fennel pollen for an irresistible depth of flavors. I've been on a mushroom binge lately, and today's recipe will again be mostly about mushrooms. It's a hearty, cozy soup of caramelized onions (because these two can't live without ...
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 ...
Salmorejo {cold tomato soup + smoked sardines}
Salmorejo - this Spanish creamy tomato and bread soup, is a summer favorite, served chilled, and topped with smoked sardines, and chopped red onion. I can eat my weight in tomatoes, and I never get tired of them. While on vacation back in my home country, we had a blissful 10-day stay at a beach villa with a garden full of tomatoes - at ...