As summer starts coming to a close, you can start collecting and drying all those herbs from your garden and make your own, signature herb seasoning mix! This one shown in this post is actually a mix from my mom's house, and I'll tell you all about what I included in a minute, but for now, let's talk about how special this project can be. I just spent the last year or so at my parents' house in Florida, recently moving back to Chicago. My parent's have always kept a small ...
DIY Herb Seasoning Mix
Sour and Spicy Mango Chili Paletas (Popsicles)
Let me introduce you to these spicy mango paletas. A few years ago I stumbled into a family-run, mostly Spanish speaking ice cream shop. I was new to the neighborhood but the shop was not. I might know a little polite Spanish, enough to fumble though an introduction, I by no means speak Spanish. And worse than my vocabulary is my accent. It's embarrassing. So needless to say, I was not sure what I was ordering. It involved a lot of pointing and smiling between myself and the abulea trying to ...
Meyer Lemon Bread Loaf
I love lemon anything, and this meyer lemon bread is one of my favorite things ever! In fact, one of my favorite breakfast items is the lemon loaf from Starbucks and that's what I had in mind when I made this. Not a copy-cat recipe, because I punched up the lemon a little with extra lemon juice and lemon zest. Meyer lemons are thinner skinned, brighter yellow orange and slightly sweeter than standard lemons. Peak season for runs from November and runs through March. Meyer lemons are said to be ...
Salad Ideas: The BIG Salad + a basic jar dressing
Let's talk about healthy eating, let's talk about salad ideas and let's talk about leftovers. Now, let's talk about this salad. The BIG salad. It's a few weeks into January and hopefully you're sticking to those resolutions. If not, here's some inspiration in the form of a salad. A really big salad. This is a favorite meal in my mom's house and I've adopted it. It's a throw-together with what you got kind of meal, and there for more of a 'salad-idea' than a real recipe. So I'm going to ...
A week with DeliverLean
This past week I had the opportunity to work with DeliverLean, a meal delivery service delivering healthy ready-made-meals to South Florida. I elected my delivery to start the week after Thanksgiving, a great time to refresh a little after all the cooking and overeating. And as someone who is a big believer in a packed lunch for work, this was a game changer. The DeliverLean plan I chose was their vegan menu, which included some really creative items and has definitely ...
Pumpkin Cake Roll
One of my favorite fall desserts, the pumpkin roll. Pumpkin spiced caked rolled up with a cream cheese frosting and dusted with powdered sugar. A simple, unfussy desert for Thanksgiving, or any time in the fall. For those who aren't into pumpkin pie but want something festive and autumn-flavored, this pumpkin cake roll is perfect. My mom buys these giant heirloom pumpkins every year, several of them, starting at Halloween. They are giant, gorgeous and more importantly, delicious. Well, as ...