Hi everyone, are you still on summer holiday mode? Looking for a creative and exotic idea for an afternoon tea? Give this mediterranean inspired teatime spread a try. It’s cool, light, refreshing, and easy to put together. Honestly, this is the easiest afternoon tea spread with the most spectacular of results. Give it a try!
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Peanut Salad
Okay, I must confess I had never had peanut salad before until my friend Padmini served it at a dinner she hosted. This delicious salad is a great way to use an array of summer garden vegetables and herbs like cucumbers, tomatoes and mint. Perfect served on a cool evening or a warm summer day, give this eclectic salad a try!
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Mixed Daal
Mixed daal is one of my favorite lentil dishes that I learnt from my Mom. I’ve been making it the same way she taught me for decades. As much as I love this dish, it always amazes me how every time I make it for a dinner party all guests love it just as much.
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Apple Date Salad with Nuts and Seeds
Here is a salad recipe with the crunch of apples, nuts, seeds and sweet dates. Really an easy recipe that looks great and tastes even better. Serve it with a side of crusty bread and tea and it makes for a wonderful light lunch option.
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Friday Flowers. Flowers from Friends
Hello and happy Friday! Today I’d like to share a few pics of gorgeous flowers and plants I’ve received the last few weeks. With California opening up fully from our year long restrictions on socialization, we are finally able to get together with friends and extended family . With all of us meeting being fully vaccinated we are even getting together and celebrating over dinners, lunches, and teas. With each happy occasion that I’ve hosted I’ve received beautiful flowers and plants.. Enjoy today’s Friday flowers from friends 🥰🌸🌺🌼.
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Roasted Cauliflower and Olive Salad
This is a delicious salad that is hefty enough to fill you up. Cauliflower adds the fill-me-up factor while the briny olives add a tangy edge. Honestly this is a simple salad that is simply outstanding.
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Quick & Easy Pineapple Salad
A pineapple salad that got such rave reviews when I served it that I was pleasantly surprised, especially given how quick and easy it was to make. With so few ingredients and a sprig of mint, it was so easy to make you have to give it a try!
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Sweet Dessert Wine Apricot Blackberry Cobbler
Another cobbler recipe? Yes! That’s right! Because its summer and we are swimming in fruits and what better way to use up a large quantity of over rip fruit than in a sweet delicious cobbler. Here is another cobbler recipe to add to your cobbler repertoire. This time its made with summer sweet apricots, blackberries all flavored with sweet dessert wine!
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Rosé Lime Watermelon Cocktail
With our hot summer days in full force a glass of chilled rosĂ© wine is a welcome respite on a lazy summer evening. How about jazzing it up a bit? This cocktail does just that. With in season watermelon juice, a bit of lime syrup, and wine, the result is a delicious cocktail that’s cool and eclectic.
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Cauliflower Broccoli & Summer Corn Salad with Apples and Green Goddess Dressing
This salad takes fabulous summer corn, cauliflower, broccoli, and celery to create a hearty dish that can be made ahead and taken to any gathering on a hot summer day. Really creative and delicious, this salad just requires that you cut a few ingredients and buy a green goddess dressing . Super easy and delicious, its the perfect summer salad.
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