'Breakfast, Brunch & Lunch' Category
Red Quinoa with Corn-Avocado Salad
If you’ve never tried quinoa, you might not know how to cook it at first. Luckily, this grain that is mostly found in South America, is as easy to handle as rice. If you can boil rice, you can cook quinoa. Although you can certainly eat it alone, I thought it tasted particularly good with [...]
Organic Baked French Toast with Blueberries
This is another FoodNetwork.com recipe that I thought was worth sharing. I tried making this just this morning and not only did it make the house smell amazing, it was really easy to prepare and turns out to be a wonderful dish for entertaining. You can find the recipe for the dish here, but read [...]
If You Like Pina Colada….Waffles!
When on vacation in Hawaii last year, Anil and I ate these amazing coconut pancakes at a cozy breakfast place on Waikiki beach. The pancakes were actually just regular once you could get at iHop but they came with this fabulous coconut syrup that I could almost drink! That breakfast inspired me to whip up [...]
Fruit Tart
This is a very easy recipe that’s great for entertaining! I copied Ina Garten’s recipe, which can be found here: Fruit tart recipe. Rather than copying that recipe on the blog, I will just give you a few tips and will tell you what I did differently: Instead of using plums, I used quartered nectarines [...]
Crispy Cheese Toast
There’s lots more to love than just cheese on this toast! Super quick to make and sure to satisfy, any time of the day. Ingredients A few slices of bread (Publix Chicago-Italian bread works the best!) A few sprigs of cilantro, chopped A few thinly sliced onion rings A slice of American and Pepper Jack [...]
Spicy Spinach Quesadillas
A very simple brunch or lunch dish. Habanero cheese is very spicy and is not sold everywhere, so if you don’t like much heat or can’t find it, substitute it with Pepper-Jack and add some crushed red pepper if desired. Ingredients (for about 6 quesadillas) 6 tortillas 4 cups of baby spinach, washed and dried [...]
Asparagus and Goat Cheese Pie
Ok, so I cheated on this one and used Alton Brown’s Refrigerator Pie recipe, found here: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/refrigerator-pie-recipe/index.html. Instead of his suggestions, I added some blanched asparagus, tomato-basil goat cheese, and crushed red pepper. The result was as good as it sounds!
Asian-style Lettuce Wraps
If you’re stuck with a lot of lettuce, this will help use up some of it. Most of the other ingredients in this dish are ones you most likely already have on hand, making this quick and easy to whip up. In my recipe, I had leftover turnips that I added in instead of the [...]
Mediterranean Spring Salad
A super satisfying springtime salad! For those of you who don’t like to measure things, this salad is mostly build “by the handfuls”. Ingredients (for two people) Mixed baby greens (arugula, romaine, spinach, etc.) A handful of feta cheese A handful of walnuts, shelled and coarsely chopped Two handfuls of garlic flavored croutons A handful [...]
Easy Taco Salad
This makes a great weekend lunch, or a light snack when shared. Unlike traditional taco salad, this recipe does not feel heavy, but fresh and healthy instead. If you use a Goya Sazon seasoning packet, be aware that this does contain a small amount of MSG. Look for MSG free taco seasoning instead if you [...]
