Growing up in our family owned grocery store, I had a unique opportunity to learn about different fruits and vegetables. I saw many customers purchasing the green tomatoes we had on display and often wondered what they would be making with them and so I asked! I learned about fried green tomatoes and had to…
easy appetizer
Zucchini Cakes with Herb Dipping Sauce
I love zucchini, but I feel that it must be transformed somehow. Zucchini fries, little zucchini medallions with mozzarella, zucchini bread (my mom was sneaky like so many moms are about vegetables) or zucchini cakes! Zucchini is currently in season, as demonstrated by the monster piles of zucchini I found at the Farmer’s Market. I brought…
Spring Salad with Tobys Chunky Feta
May is National Salad Month! A perfect reason to combine all of springs delicious vegetables, eat some greens and top it off with a delicious dressing. Which led me to created this crisp, filling Spring Salad with Toby’s Feta Ranch Dressing! I was introduced to Toby’s recently and have been enjoying it since. The chunky…
Best Ever Guacamole
Mexican cuisine is definitely one of my favorites. Hussein often asks, “if you could have Mexican food everyday would you?”. The answer is undoubtedly, yes! 😀 Many traditional Mexican dishes have pork or lard, so I learned to make these dishes myself.
Butternut Squash and Arugula Pasta
One of my favorite things about fall are all the different varieties of squash. Growing up, my family ran a small produce market and I absolutely loved when we got in the first pumpkins of the season. All those gourds, inspired this butternut squash and arugula pasta! My sister, Deana and I would help arrange…
Game Day Bites
I grew up watching football, college and professional. Sundays, Monday’s and Thursday nights from September until the Superbowl in February, were spent watching football. My mom a Dallas Cowboys fan. My dad a Detroit Lions fan. My sisters and I, didn’t have strong opinions until years later when Deana became an Indianapolis Colts fan, Mona a Lions…
Easy Chicken Dinner
We’ve got a winner… winner.. chicken dinner! 😀 This is the perfect meal for those evenings after a long day at work and your family responds with “I don’t know” when asked what they want to eat. Yes, we all get that response. And we all need a super easy chicken dinner! A dinner that…
So Many Ways to Toast
Many often ask where I find inspiration for my recipes or what my process is for developing new recipes. I sometimes have an idea after seeing something at the farmer’s market or on the web. But most of the time, I have no idea what I am going to do until I actually start doing…
Mediterranean Zucchini Boats
As the first day of Spring approached, all I could think was “summer is almost here”. And with that thought, I reflected on the beautiful flowers, the greenery, the water and the bounty of fruits and vegetables that come in the summer. I began to create a salad recipe and thought it needed a little…
