Olive Oil Recipes

Pressing tree-ripened olives extracts a flavorful, monounsaturated oil that is prized throughout the world both for cooking (particularly in Mediterranean countries) and for salads. Today's marketp...

Jalapeno Focaccia

Keeping my promise, I am sharing with you Jalapeno Focaccia recipe today. Am I the only one who considers making bread at home a success story? For a long time, just the simple idea of baking would send...

Roasted Shrimp with garlic-rosemary and thyme

In my family, we love shrimp in all forms - roasted, grilled or fried. Cooked shell fish changes from gray to a beautiful pinkish orange color, makes me love seafood even more. Its true we eat with our...

Quinoa Salad with Roasted Corn and Mango

My first introduction to quinoa was about two years ago. Until then I just heard all good hype about this whole grain which is actually not a grain. I first tasted quinoa in a vegan restaurant where I e...

Low Calorie Honey Mustard Dressing

This low calorie salad dressing takes less than 5 minutes to assemble and has fresh lemony taste. 1 tbsp of Honey Mustard Dressing is perfect for one medium bowl of Spring Greens Salad. Enjoy more salad...

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Apple

Sweet and tender roasted sweet potatoes with lemony, sweet and tart pan roasted apples were like many holiday flavors singing on my palate. This delicious sweet side dish is as simple as it looks and as delicious as it sounds. I love to pair this with roasted or grilled lamb. If you are already planni...

Whole Wheat Penne in Fresh Tomato Sauce

This hearty wheat pasta dish gets a boost from sweet and tangy tomatoes and creamy goat cheese sauce. Ripe cherry tomatoes get amazingly sweet and juicy when cooked. I paired it with creamy goat cheese...

Sun-Dried Tomato and Walnut Garland Bread

Very festive and homey, gutsy and intense flavored, this beautiful bread is a must bake for family and friends during holidays. Today, I am sharing Sun-Dried Tomato and Walnut Garland Bread. This beauti...

Red Quinoa and Apple Salad

I always stock Quinoa for making salads towards the end of week. You know we only buy groceries once in two weeks and by the end of week 2, my refrigerator is fairly empty. All that left is apples, root...

Basic Rosemary Focaccia Bread

I love Italian style breads, warm freshly baked, dusted with pink salt flakes, dipped in olive oil, herbs, and balsamic dipping sauce... Yum! Isn't it? (and I am enjoying a slice right now while posting...

Zucchini and Peppers Grilled In a Foil

Its fun and very entertaining to cook everything on the grill for a grilling party. From everything I literally mean everything from appetizers to dessert. Everyone adored the Salmon grilled in foil recipe which I shared last month. You can even make fun and easy desserts in foil on the grill which I...