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I am a multicultural Southern California native with a lifelong passion for entertaining and all cuisines. A retired corporate executive, now loving life as a recipe developer and food blogger.
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Baked Figs with Goat Cheese
Baked Figs with Goat Cheese is an easy but impressive appetizer that your guests will love. This 5 ingredient recipe is quick to prepare and can be made ahead of time, making this a great choice for holiday entertaining. Fresh figs are stuffed with honey goat cheese, fresh sage, and walnuts, then warmed in the oven. Finished with a drizzle of honey, these figs are best served warm as a scrumptious and festive holiday appetizer.
Cider In The Rye Cocktail
This chilled Cider In The Rye Cocktail is filled with warm spices and autumn flavors, making it the perfect holiday cocktail. Spiced apple cider, rye whiskey, lemon, and my Quick Honey Simple Syrup are combined to create a delicious and festive drink for the holidays (or any time of year). Straight rye whiskey balances the sweetness from the honey and cider, resulting in a well balanced aperitif with subtle sweetness. Garnished with a cinnamon sugar rim and apple, this cocktail is definitely autumn in a glass!
Pumpkin Ravioli with Walnut Sage Butter
It’s incredible that such a simple recipe can be so delicious! This Pumpkin Ravioli with Walnut Sage Butter recipe has sophisticated flavors, but uses only 5 ingredients and is so easy to make. The combination of fresh honey roasted pumpkin ravioli, along with butter, fresh sage, toasted walnuts, and a touch of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, give this vegetarian dish a rich and luscious taste. On the table within 20 to 30 minutes, it’s easy enough for a weeknight meal, but can also be served as an elegant dinner for two.
Nutty Indoor S'mores
When the weather starts to cool down and you start missing summer campfires, my Nutty Indoor S’mores are the perfect fix. This quick and easy dessert has a special twist from traditional s’mores. Pillowy marshmallows combine with my Homemade Nutella (recipe coming soon!) and roasted hazelnuts to give them that extra bit of crunch & flavor. This 4 ingredient recipe takes less than 10 minutes to make, and can easily be made gluten-free and vegan!
Bourbon Maple Cold Brew Cocktail
If you love coffee and bourbon, then this amazing Bourbon Maple Cold Brew Cocktail might become your favorite libation! You will want to make this easy 5 ingredient recipe again and again. This sweet dessert cocktail recipe combines bourbon, cold brew coffee, pure maple syrup, and coffee liquor. Shaken into a blissful froth, this cold brew cocktail is served with a demerara sugar rim that will satisfy any sweet tooth. It’s a fantastic recipe brimming with fall flavors!
Salted Caramel Iced Latte
Our Salted Caramel Iced Latte is so frothy and delicious, you’ll be surprised that it’s sugar-free, keto friendly, and dairy-free! Our easy, 3 ingredient recipe takes less than five minutes to make, which makes it the perfect pick-me-up afternoon drink. This recipe is extremely versatile, and can be made with full sugar and real dairy, as well. Try it anytime you feel like a cool and richly flavored coffee drink.
Healthier Lemon Mint Aioli
Our Healthier Lemon Mint Aioli has all the flavor but only half the fat of traditional aioli recipes. Made with fresh mint, lemon zest and juice, garlic, Greek yogurt, and yes…mayonnaise, this delicious spread will enhance any sandwich. With its Mediterranean flavor profile, it’s the perfect condiment for our Turkey Feta Burger. And, it’s terrific on beef burgers and grilled chicken sandwiches, too!
Miso Glazed Chilean Sea Bass
Sweet and savory flavors infuse our Miso Glazed Chilean Sea Bass. This delicate sea bass gets exquisite flavor from being coated in a simple 4 ingredient marinade for 24 hours. Whether it's grilled, baked, broiled, or pan seared & baked, it turns out beautifully every time. Serve with our Sauteed Sugar Snap Peas and our Coconut Forbidden Rice for an Asian influenced meal that is sure to please your palate. Inspired by the miso glazed black cod recipe at the famous Japanese restaurant, Nobu, this impressive Miso Glazed Chilean Sea Bass is surprisingly easy to make.
Sautéed Sugar Snap Peas
Fresh, crisp, and garlicky, these Sautéed Sugar Snap Peas are so yummy that you’ll wish you doubled the recipe! Gently sautéed garlic combines beautifully with the natural sweetness of sugar snap peas. And, their bright green color becomes more vivid as it’s cooking! Prepped and cooked in under 30 minutes and using only 5 ingredients, this is a quick and easy side dish that the whole family will love.
Easy Roasted Zucchini
Our Easy Roasted Zucchini recipe is as simple as it gets! This clean eating side dish recipe is quick and easy to prepare, and tastes delicious. The roasting process lightly browns the edges, and allows the zucchini to retain its fresh flavor. For an extra burst of freshness and saltiness, the zucchini is finished with a sprinkling of fresh lemon zest and a light dusting of sea salt flakes. Roasted in minutes, this 5-ingredient recipe is the perfect side dish for a quick weekday meal, or even when you are entertaining.
Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade (non-alcoholic)
Our Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade is just as refreshing as it is vibrant in color! With the perfect balance of sweet and sour flavors, this tasty non-alcoholic beverage is a nice change from traditional lemonade. This 4-ingredient recipe can be made ahead, and is easy to make in large quantities, too! The festive color and fizz make this drink great for summer barbecues, pool parties, or gatherings with family and friends - especially when strawberries are in season.
Champagne Paloma Cocktail
Our Champagne Paloma Cocktail is the perfect grapefruit cocktail for spring or summertime! Full of tangy and bright citrus flavor, this tequila based cocktail is made with fresh squeezed juice, and topped off with a bit of Champagne (or Prosecco). The first sip of this light and effervescent cocktail will likely put a smile on your face.
Quick Pickled Onions
With only one red onion, you can make three jars of our small batch, sweet and tangy Quick Pickled Onions! This ridiculously simple 5-ingredient recipe is ready in as little as 1 hour, and produces the most glorious bright pink garnish for your tacos, burgers, sandwiches, tartines, bagels & lox, pulled pork, BBQ sandwiches, and more! It not only provides a beautiful pop of color, but it’s absolutely yummy as a garnish on our Avocado Toast with Smoked Salmon.
Avocado Toast with Smoked Salmon
Our Avocado Toast with Smoked Salmon is a very quick and tasty, savory breakfast. Accompanied with a side salad, it also makes a wonderful and healthy light lunch. Creamy avocado slices are combined with thick sliced smoked salmon and briny capers, which are layered on toasted European-style whole grain bread. We finished it with a generous squeeze of fresh lemon juice and our homemade Quick Pickled Onions for a European style tartine (open faced sandwich).
Ricotta Toast with Kumquat Marmalade
Our Ricotta Toast with Kumquat Marmalade is a sweet and savory treat that will delight your taste buds! This quick and easy 5 ingredient recipe is so simple, and takes only five minutes to put together. We took the ordinary ricotta toast recipe and pimped it up by using our delicious Kumquat Marmalade that has no refined sugar. This nutritious breakfast and afternoon snack has an extra tart and sweet flavor that we think you will love. If you’ve never had ricotta toast, then you are in for a treat! Can be made gluten-free.