Celebrating 100 posts with a homemade coconut marshmallow giveaway

Do as the Tuscans do – don’t toast your bread for traditional Panzanella Bread Salad!

Simple meat sauce made with turkey and lots of veggies. A healthy, simple, and delicious dinner option.

Cheese Souffle

The making of pasteis de nata…a wonderful Portuguese custard tart.

Drunken Shrimp. Serve with Good Crusty Bread.

Meat Filled Zucchini With Tomato Sauce

A sweet treat for Teacher Appreciation Week – O’Henry Bars!

My quest for a Simple Fruit Salad

Spiral Börek. Phyllo filled w/ red pepper paste-flavored beef filling, shaped into a large spiral.

Niçoise Salad, colorful, flavourful and filling, while hitting all the food groups. A great prep ahead dish for your next BBQ.

Honey Mustard Chicken Pot Pie

Soft and chewy, these Gooey Double Chocolate Cookies are irresistible!

This rare Kyoto mochi was originally created to be part Chinese medicine and part Japanese confection.

A wonderfully fresh hummus made with chick peas, garlic, lemon, olive oil and a bunch of fresh parsley – great way to get your greens!

This version of coleslaw with a bit of crumbled blue cheese in the dressing is definitely one of my favorites!

Antioxidant Rich Rosemary Chocolate Truffles

Sweet and Sour Pork

One of my favorite flavor combinations in one salad! Sweet roasted beets, arugula, and creamy goat cheese.

Peach whipped cream is so light and refreshing.

A simple, quick and healthy snack – and some interesting info about Avocados. (I’m trying to eat my way through the alphabet).

Meatballs that are definitely worth frying.