Health

I love fig season… and now is the time to enjoy them. Figs are great in salads and pair beautifully …

Here is my Fab Four roundup for the summer!

Delicious and so easy to prepare. This recipe is a must-have to pull out when you are in need of …

The beauty of a crostata, which is basically a pie baked on a baking sheet, is that it can be filled with almost any fruit. I love rhubarb for its ability to elevate the taste of the fruit with which it is paired. After tasting this crostata, I exclaimed, “I have outdone myself!” Both impressive looking and incredibly delicious, this is a hostess winner!

When Jeff and I spent the night in Paris this week, we had dinner at a great bistro called “Substance.” We both ordered the green gazpacho soup as an appetizer; after one spoonful, we looked up at each other and said: “wow…this is delicious!” Quelle damage that I neglected to ask the chef for the recipe. Upon returning home to LA, I was determined to recreate it. I scoured the internet for recipes that I thought might be similar, and came up with this one from All Recipes that was a near match!

This is a new twist on a family pasta favorite that I have been making with penne pasta since my kids were little.

Here is the perfect summer salad…a variation on the classic Caprese but with all the sweetness of the season.

This is my absolute favorite dessert! It takes absolutely no time to make and is so delicious that you will have it on repeat forever! This dessert can be made vegan and gluten-free by substituting gluten-free flour for regular flour, and nondairy margarine like Nature’s Balance, for butter. You can also substitute coconut sugar for brown sugar. No matter how you prepare it, the taste is superbly delicious!

If you have never tried The Beyond Meat Burger, I insist you do it today. This Vegan burger rivals any beef burger I have eaten. We created ours with caramelized onions and an aioli sauce. The results were amazing!