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Greek Green Bean Salad is Perfect for Potluck or Picnic
When it’s as hot as it is everywhere, everyone loves a cool, refreshing and nutritious vegetable salad. And when my Mediterranean garden is overflowing with fresh green beans, this Greek green bean salad is just about the best gift anyone could bring to a potluck, picnic or party. Packed with Vitamin C, lots of B […]
Whipped Feta & Spicy Honey, Yummy
Somebody will be licking the bowl when this dish disappears. It’s cool and hot all at the same time and perfect for those hot summer day parties and picnics.
Pickled Garlic, Spicy Salad Fixin’
So simple to make, so versatile to use, you’ll wonder why you haven’t had this in the fridge forever…this recipe shows you how to pickle garlic fast and easy in the kitchen. In the refrigerator, it will stay fresh in the fridge up to 3 months.
Roasted Beet Hummus, Pretty in Pink
Push the flavor of everyday hummus with this homemade roasted beet hummus and you take it to a whole other level of tasty. The roasted beets bring out the sweet in this oh-so-easy blender appetizer.
Spanish Salmorejo, aka the Other Gazpacho
Last year at the height of the garden season we made some super tasty gazpacho. Today we’re going to make Salmorejo, another healthy Spanish classic that celebrates the incredible flavor of really fresh vine ripened tomatoes. When the garden gods grace you with way too many tomatoes (I know, I know, it happens to me […]
Spicy Pickled Radishes, Summertime Salad Refreshment
This video gives you a really quick lesson on how to make spicy pickled radishes with a fresh harvest from my garden… or your garden! So simple, so colorful and so healthy – the perfect way to start a party, all summer long!
Garlic Zucchini Bites
This dish is so easy and so yummy, this healthy platter will disappear fast. And all that overabundance of summertime zucchini will too! It’s every bit as good as classic Spanish garlic zucchini with a little twist when I use early summer garlic scapes instead of garlic cloves. A little less sharp, a little more […]
Perfect Quinoa, Every Time & 3 Ways to Play It
This super food seed is as good for you as it is versatile and tasty. But it can be a little difficult to cook it right. You just need patience and a little time, but it saves really well in the fridge or the freezer, so take your time and make a big batch. You […]
Spanish Ratatouille, Pisto Manchego!
One of my very favorite movies ever is Ratatouille. And so it’s no big surprise that making the Spanish version of this Mediterranean vegetable stew recipe, known as Pisto Manchego, is something I just had to make. The vegetable bits are a little less chunky than the French version, the flavors are as garden fresh […]
How to Make Healthy SPANISH FRENCH TOAST (Torrijas Recipe)
In this video, I’ll show you how to make healthy Spanish French toast. This healthy no-fry, no egg version of Spain’s famous french toast known as torrijas, is a dinner dessert not breakfast in Spain. But this is unlike any other torrijas recipe which usually calls for dipping the bread in egg and then frying […]
