Butter cake and blueberry cobbler fall in love in this romantic recipe called Red, white and blueberry buckle. This bad boy butter cake is so loaded with fresh berries and sugar cookie streusel that it “buckles” as it rises. Use lemon zest or cinnamon (but not both) to flavor the cake batter. No need to […]
Fruit and Veggie Love
Fruit and veggie love is a flexible eating style that allows me to balance my love of junk food, wine and tequila 🙂 I’m crazy for fresh colorful fruits and veggies: Strawberries, oranges, eggplants, zuchinni…you name it! I’ve even got a fruit and veggie love board on Pinterest. But another side of me is equally smitten with roast chicken, chocolate […]
Fruity Greek Salad
Fruity Greek Salad is a summer salad sensation. Sweet and tart, salty and satisfying. Pretty to look at, simple and fast from fridge to table. Fresh lemon juice, olive oil, feta cheese and mint kiss the salad with bright Greek flavors. Adding fruit to green salad is an easy way to add more fruits ‘n […]
Mediterranean Eggplant Dip
Simply roasted eggplant dip with olive oil, fresh lemon juice and caramelized onions makes a great appetizer with crunchy vegetables and pita chips. One of my favorite cookbook authors, Claudia Roden, calls it “poor man’s caviar”. In her book, Simple Mediterranean Cookery, Claudia describes this dip as the most popular way to eat eggplant all […]