Summertime is a season during which even the most ardent fruit lovers may feel overwhelmed. Peaches, plums, berries, melons... Everything is so delicious but it can be difficult to keep up, and at the end of the day, standard fruit salads may start to lose their luster.
This one pairs two underutilized melons with a zippy lime vinaigrette and fresh mint. It's healthy, beautiful and full of flavor!
The creamy, nutty texture of the black rice pairs so nicely with chopped mango, scallions, avocado and a lime-serrano-rice wine vinaigrette!
Read MoreA super-flavorful red chili scented with cinnamon, chock full of beans and easy to make with a number of pantry staples.
Read MoreFish tacos, well crafted, have got to be one of the best dishes ever. And late spring through summer is the perfect time to enjoy them. There are times however, when tortillas and all the fixings sound a bit heavy and require more energy and input than I'm willing to expend. Solution: Salad!
Read MoreI found this recipe years ago in Cooking Light. It's not overly sweet and is an interesting, refreshing version of your standard lemonade.
Read MoreThis is citrusy, creamy perfection. Please make and enjoy this ASAP. It's marvelous with rose petal jelly and toast, in Ebelskiver pancakes, with scones, straight from the bowl...
Read MoreWanting a more natural alternative to Nanny's Lemon Lime Refrigerator Sheet Cake, I created this, a delicious, intensely lime cake with equally intense lemon-sugar glaze.I adapted this from a Bon Appetit recipe published in 2009.
Read MoreA wonderfully fresh and super healthy salad full of herbs, dried fruit, nuts, quinoa and a great vinaigrette. I've never served this to anyone who didn't become an immediate fan. Recipe from a 2005 Cooking Light. It doubles/triples well.
Read MoreI made this salad up one night during a bout of inspiration and was incredibly pleased. It is refreshing, zingy and just lovely all around.
Read MoreSummertime calls for frequent use of salsas, and fruit-based ones are no exception. This is particularly good on a steaky white fish like halibut.
Read MoreI found the original recipe for this Chile Verde on foodnetwork.com; it was the 2001 champion and was written by Karen Ray. This is a really delicious, bean-free chili!
Read Moremusings from a stay-at-home, cooking-obsessed mom
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