Some of my favorite recipe creations happen purely on a whim. That’s how this dish was born. Creating a dish where all the flavors and textures work in harmony takes imagination to pull together. But when it works, it really works. I try to incorporate global flavors into most of my dishes to experience food from a different perspective. However, …
Energy Blast Breakfast and Snack Granola
I don’t know about you, but for me breakfast feels like the most challenging meal of the day. Maybe it’s just early and the morning coffee hasn’t woken my creative brain quite yet, but consistently coming up with new and inspiring breakfast meal ideas that my family will love and doesn’t leave me with a ton of kitchen clean-up is …
Salmon Pinwheels with Herb Goat Cheese and Asparagus
Being from Minnesota, freshly caught fish is more of a summer pleasure than an all-year-round luxury since warm weather fishing is only five short months long here. There is nothing quite like enjoying a Northerner or Walleye cooking over the grill only hours after it has been caught. Although Minnesota has more than 10,000 lakes to fish from, unfortunately, none …
Authentic Italian Arugula Salad Recipe with Artichokes and Prosciutto
This fall we hosted an exchange student, Ignacia, from Chile. I admit I was unfamiliar with this South American country. Aside from Chilean Seabass, I was unfamiliar with traditional Chilean cuisine but excited to learn more. In Chile, they make a salad similar to an Artichoke Carpaccio. The Italians prepare this traditional dish with thin slices of raw beef topped …
Now, This is Chicken Noodle Soup!
Now, this is Chicken Noodle Soup! My mother’s old-fashioned chicken noodle soup is as authentic as it gets. She was a passionate stickler for a squeaky clean chicken in her recipes and the result was pure, flavorful, savory, ‘Can I have seconds please? ‘, soup you will want to sink your spoon in to. With cooking, I like to get …
Chinese Smashed Cucumbers
Here in Minnesota, Chinese restaurants are a popular option amidst the sea of eating establishments. I love the five flavors of salty, spicy, sour, sweet, and bitter infused into traditional Chinese cooking, but prefer to avoid the MSG found in most of the food at these restaurants. I asked my friend Rachel to teach me how to make delicious, healthy, …
Herb Roasted Root Vegetables
I recently saw an eye-catching photo of an extra thick chocolate chip cookie with creamy melted chocolate oozing from its center. There is something about melted chocolate that convinces me to throw all restraint for eating healthy out the window. Can you relate? The same level of excitement isn’t there for me with root vegetables. Until recently, I had never …
Crème Fraîche Scrambled Eggs
Ah, France. A place I have yet to visit, but it holds a special spot on my bucket list of beautiful destinations to see. This charming and eclectic country boasts of an important and fascinating historical past as much as it does the present day. We know the French culture for many things including their romantic language, age-old architectural wonders, …
Bahārāt Middle Eastern Spice Blend
At the start of every new season, I like to make a bucket list of things I want to learn before the next season begins. At the top of my culinary bucket list is to learn to make the hard to find spices I use in my recipes. The challenging part of global cooking is finding spices unique to a …
Healthy Tropical Blueberry Smoothie: Breakfast in a Glass
Breakfast is one meal I love using a quick and simple breakfast recipe with little to no cleanup. Yet, I’m one of those people, and maybe you are too, who needs a fair amount of fuel to start the day and keep my energy up for the next meal. So skipping breakfast just isn’t in the cards for me. Thankfully, …