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I am a multicultural Southern California native with a lifelong passion for entertaining and all cuisines. A retired corporate executive, now loving life as a recipe developer and food blogger.
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Heavenly Layer Bars
We have taken the traditional cloyingly sweet 7 layer bars recipe and pimped it up to balance the flavors and sweetness in this popular dessert. Our Heavenly Layer Bars have outstanding texture and complex flavor, thanks to the additions of extra dark chocolate, white chocolate, unsweetened sliced coconut, and a cinnamon walnut crust. Finished with a light sprinkle of Himalayan pink salt, this salty sweet dessert bar hits all the right notes. These tasty dessert bars are incredibly decadent and so easy to make, which makes this a great recipe to bake with your kids!
Pumpkin Spice Brioche Bread Pudding
Fluffy, moist, and full of warm spices, our Pumpkin Spice Brioche Bread Pudding is everything a bread pudding should be. This delicious dessert has a soufflé-like texture and is drizzled with our Bourbon Caramel Sauce and topped with our homemade Candied Cinnamon Pecans. These extras bring this dessert to a whole new level! Served warm from the oven this dessert pairs really well with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, which melts alongside the pudding to create an instant, créme anglaise sauce. This is the perfect dessert to welcome the Fall season.
Sautéed Kale
Our Sautéed Kale is quick, healthy, and delicious! This kale side dish pairs so well with everything from grilled or roasted chicken, fish, shellfish, or tofu. It has a garlicky flavor without being overpowering, and a subtly spicy flavor for those that like a bit of a kick in their veggies. Prepped and sautéed in less than 15 minutes, this side dish is a great addition to any weeknight meal. Simple ingredients make this veggie recipe so tasty, plus it is keto, gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan!
Roasted Salmon with Garlic & Herb Sauce
Our Roasted Salmon with Garlic & Herbs is the perfect recipe to make when you need a quick dinner for the family, and is impressive enough to serve when you are entertaining. Even though this recipe is easy to put together, the flavors are rich and sophisticated. Salmon filets are lightly seasoned and roasted to perfection with fresh lemon, then topped with a beautiful butter and garlic sauce that is finished with roasted lemon and fresh herbs. Served with our Sautéed Kale, this makes a beautiful and healthy dish that you can be proud to serve your family or your guests.
Citrus Vinaigrette
Our Citrus Vinaigrette has a beautifully bright flavor that will perk up any salad. What gives this salad dressing its uniqueness? We used fresh ingredients, as well as sweet and savory elements, to create this lovely vinaigrette. For a twist on the typical citrus salad dressing recipes, we used the juice and zest of clementines, lemon, fresh rosemary, coarse Dijon mustard, and a beautiful extra virgin olive oil. Simple ingredients, but when combined, they make the perfect vinaigrette to dress our Fresh Citrus Salad. This recipe is vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free, healthy, and super delicious!
Fresh Citrus Salad
Two types of greens, a few sweet and salty ingredients, and a beautiful citrus dressing, make this Fresh Citrus Salad a delight to serve and enjoy! This salad has a lovely balance of crunchy texture and sweet and salty flavor, with ingredients like peppery arugula, crisp spinach, caramelized shallots, honey roasted almonds, and our beautiful clementine based Citrus Vinaigrette (recipe coming soon). Crumbled feta cheese gives it a deliciously salty and creamy finish. It’s a great salad to make when you are entertaining!
Cucumber Avocado Gazpacho
Smooth and silky on the tongue, this delightful Cucumber Avocado Gazpacho has layers of complex flavor in each spoonful that will leave you wanting more. Gazpacho makes a fun hors d’oeuvre when served in a small glass, or a great first course, and it is a lovely light lunch when paired with a crisp salad. The fresh flavor in this clean eating recipe for cold summer soup will leave you energized and loving gazpacho again.
Magic Lemonade
Transforming everyday lemonade into something truly magical, our Magic Lemonade is both stunning and refreshingly tangy. Made with agave lemonade, this vibrant drink is mesmerizing to watch, as the kaleidoscope of colors continually change when the lemonade and butterfly tea slowly combine. We have joined two super easy and tasty drink recipes to create this beautiful non-alcoholic beverage that is great for adults and kids alike. The flavor and look of this lemonade provides a unique appeal for all ages, which makes this a great make ahead recipe for entertaining, and a wonderful drink to serve a crowd.
Spicy Roasted Broccoli
Just 5 ingredients in this flavorful recipe for Spicy Roasted Broccoli. Inspired by the a spicy seasoning that is used to make Pici all’Aglione (Tuscan Pasta), this broccoli is roasted to perfection with olive oil, Italian Seasoning Aglione, and lemon. Right out of the oven, this dish is finished with lemon juice, and a light sprinkling of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. This quick & easy side dish is deliciously healthy, keto, gluten-free, and vegetarian, and can easily be made vegan & dairy-free! Don’t be surprised if this recipe becomes your go-to side dish for all occasions!
Grilled Chilean Sea Bass
Our Grilled Chilean Sea Bass is marinated in garlic, fresh thyme, and olive oil, then grilled to perfection! This clean eating recipe is so simple, yet adds a wonderful flavor without overpowering the beautiful, silky texture and delicate taste of this fish. The result is tender and moist fish that can be served on its own, or with your favorite sauce. The rich and tangy flavor of our Fresh Roasted Red Pepper Sauce complements this fish perfectly!
Biscoff White Chocolate Hearts
White chocolate meets Biscoff cookie butter, to make this delectably sweet and creamy chocolate treat. If you like the flavor of speculoos cookies, then you will love these little dessert bites. Incredibly simple to make, these Biscoff White Chocolate Hearts take only a few minutes to make, with just 4 ingredients. Drizzled with a little white chocolate, these little chocolates will most definitely satisfy your sweet craving. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, or anytime of year!
Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
This easy Roasted Red Pepper Pasta dish combines our Fresh Roasted Red Pepper Sauce with whole grain penne, toasted pine nuts, and some fresh basil. As the finishing touch, drizzle on some extra virgin olive oil, and top with freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese. This pasta dish is amazing with our fresh sauce, or our Easy Roasted Red Pepper Sauce, but you can always use your favorite jarred red pepper sauce for a super quick and tasty meal. This pasta is simply delicious!
Fresh Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
This Fresh Roasted Red Pepper Sauce is the perfect complement to fish, chicken, gnocchi, and pasta. Fresh red peppers are roasted (or grilled), then simmered with garlic, fresh herbs, wine, and a few other ingredients to bring out the amazing flavor in this sauce. It’s a great make ahead recipe, and gets better over time. Easy, delicious, and versatile, this recipe is vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free! We also offer a few variations of this recipe to make it richer, or more refined.
Toffee Caramel Ice Cream Pie
Perfect for summer weather, our Toffee Caramel Ice Cream Pie is ridiculously easy and absolutely yummy! This decadent dessert tastes sinful, but doesn’t leave you weighed down like most ice cream mud pies. A delicious light caramel swirl ice cream is smoothed into our quick and easy vanilla wafer crust. It’s topped with toffee bits, and drizzled with warmed caramel sauce just before serving. It is so delicious year round!
Lemon Tart (Tarte au Citron)
This is a classic French lemon tart recipe (Tarte au Citron) that is surprisingly easy to make and incredibly delicious. Finished with a dusting of powdered sugar, this beautiful lemon tart is elegant in its simplicity, and even more impressive when served with a raspberry coulis. This tart recipe uses our easy Shortcrust Pastry recipe, which is then filled with a very tart lemon custard filling. You know this is an authentic French lemon tart when you get that pucker on your first bite!
Shortcrust Pastry (Pâte Brisée)
This absolutely perfect Shortcrust Pastry recipe makes a lovely buttery base for any tart, pie, or quiche filling. It’s a bit more delicate than your typical pie crust, so it adds a tender, flaky, shortbread-like taste and texture to any dessert or quiche. Try this traditional French pastry with our Lemon Tart (Tarte au Citron) recipe for the perfect combination of flavors and textures!
Triple Berry Crisp
Wild blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries are tossed with vanilla and cinnamon, smothered with a delicious, crispy pecan streusel and oats topping, and then baked to perfection. When served warm with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream, the result is a succulent bite of warm berries and sweet, crispy cookie-like topping. After just one bite, you’ll swear you’ve gone to fruit crisp heaven! This simple dessert comes together in minutes, and is great for entertaining.
Blood Orange Mimosa
This Blood Orange Mimosa is delightfully refreshing, and the bright crimson color makes this cocktail a show stopper! Mimosas are not just for brunch, and this brilliant cocktail can definitely be served any time of day! Our Blood Orange Mimosa can easily be made ahead, which makes this the perfect drink for entertaining.
Butterfly Martini
Similar to a butterfly, this cocktail transforms into something absolutely magical and elegant. Our vodka based Butterfly Martini recipe uses lemon and ginger, for a uniquely exotic flavor profile. This beautiful cocktail comes alive when combined with butterfly pea flower tea, it mysteriously changes from a light blue color into a lovely lavender hue, when fresh lemon juice is added. A touch of ginger syrup adds an exotic flavor, and turns this delicate drink into something special.
Ginger Simple Syrup
Our Ginger Simple Syrup has the perfect depth of ginger flavor, without being overly pungent. It’s delicious in hot tea, a wonderful sweetener for cocktails, and a refreshing change when drizzled on pancakes. Whether you like a light touch, or a major punch of ginger, this recipe is easily customizable. The bonus is you end up with candied or crystallized ginger for snacking!