Summertime brings with it an abundance of beautiful veggies, and zucchini is one of those that grows prolific with a large harvest from every plant. Here is a recipe that uses up at least 5-6 zucchinis in a delicious Mexican enchilada. Continue reading Mushroom Zucchini Enchiladas
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Pasta Pomodoro with Fresh Tomato and Basil
Pasta Pomodoro with fresh tomatoes and basil has to be the easiest and most delicious of Italian pastas. It’s hard not to like the pure feel good flavors of fresh tomato, garlic, and basil all tossed in a pasta with olive oil.
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Nasi Ulam. Malaysian Herb Scented Rice Salad
Nasi Ulam is a type of Malaysian rice salad made with a variety of fresh herbs and an Asian dimension that comes from toasted coconut and coconut oil. It’s fresh tasting, filling, and easy to make. Continue reading Nasi Ulam. Malaysian Herb Scented Rice Salad
Warm Moong Beans with Fresh Mint and Turmeric
Delicately spiced with just a pinch of turmeric and topped with fresh mint leaves, this recipe is a winner.
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Cantaloupe and Sugar Snap Peas Salad with Feta and Pistachios
This is a sweet refreshing salad with the cheesy tang of fresh feta and a mustardy vinaigrette. Cantaloupe adds not only a fruity flavor in this salad but also gives the salad some heft.
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Toasted Almond Cardamom Ice cream with Mint and Almond Liqueur
This combination of flavors might sound unusual together but they actually taste really good in this ice cream. I would even venture to say this is an avant garde ice cream with flavors that are not typically seen together.
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Jazzed Up Store Bought Marinara Sauce with Garden Fresh Herbs
What can turn a simple store-bought jar of marinara sauce into something gourmet? Fresh herbs from the garden! This is a quick and easy recipe for a flavor packed marinara sauce that requires minimal work.
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Mixed Berry Julep
With loads of fresh berries, lots of mint leaves, sugar and fresh lemon all muddled together; then mixed with chilled ginger ale – oh my gosh just listing all the ingredients makes my mouth water 😋!
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Just add Cream. Kale and Leek Pasta with Green Onions and Cherry Tomatoes
With loads of kale, leeks, green onions and cherry tomatoes, and a little cream this tastes like a creamy pasta primavera.
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Vegetarian Jambalaya
Just pile on the vegetables, add the herbs, toss in the rice, splashes of Tabasco and voila! Jambalaya at your table! This classic Louisiana rice dish is one that I’ve wanted to make forever but had a hard time finding a good vegetarian recipe. Finally I decided to mess around with a traditional jamabalaya recipe and make it vegetarian. I used a recipe by local Louisiana chef Amelia Durand which I found on foodnetwork.com. Though Amelia’s recipe is very meat heavy with lots of spicy sausage, ham and shrimp, boy did that jambalaya look delicious. I figured with so many good things in this dish like tomatoes, celery, carrots, peppers, onions, garlic, herbs and Tabasco sauce, it has to taste good even if I made it without the meat. I was right! This is one delicious jambalaya! Continue reading Vegetarian Jambalaya