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Market Matters- Sustainably Sourced Seared Albacore with Avocado & Truffle Oil
Avocado Chicken Parmigiana
This is one variation of Southern Italian dish "Parmigiana", which is made with shallow-fried eggplants slices topped with tomato sauce and cheese. It is then baked until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Some recipes use hard grated cheeses such (read full article)
Squash Blossom Quesadillas Test Your Culinary Compass
Black Bean and Mango Tostadas
Some of my favorite meals are the simple ones. Black bean and mango tostadas are at the top of our list when it comes to easy dinner recipes. This meatless meal is loaded with fresh flavors and hits the spot every time. We use corn tortillas for th (read full article)
Easy And Tasty Roasted Corn Salad Recipe.
The photo certainly doesn’t do this easy Roasted Corn Salad combination any justice (sorry about that). The recipe is simply a mixture of Roasted Corn (cut off the cob), Sun Dried Tomatoes, Avocado, Green Onions and Sea Salt — That (read full article)
5 Days of Veggies: Corn
Hope everyone enjoyed our 5 Days of Fruit series last week. We had so much fun doing it we decided to do a "5 Days of Veggies" series this week, and we're kicking it off with corn. Corn is a staple and many people eat it at least once a week, but th (read full article)
Simple Ways to Enjoy Strawberries
Yesterday I told you about the nutritional benefits of strawberries. To follow up, here are some of the ways I like to include my farmers market strawberries into meals (you can do the same with strawberries from the supermarket too!): Top whole gra (read full article)
Guest Post: Sensational Summertime Salads
This guest post comes from Allison, who shares her struggles and triumphs while learning how to cook, at Post-College Kitchen! ~~~~~ Summertime makes eating fresh & healthy salads easier than ever! Start with a bed of greens (spinach is my favor (read full article)
Grilled Corn, Avocado and Tomato Salad
I was looking for a light, and bright tasting salad to go with pulled pork sandwiches and beans. Finally I combined the best of a few recipes with corn, tomatoes and avocado. I added lime and rice vinegar to a simple vinegrette an (read full article)
Beach Day and Updated BLT's
I spent the morning at the beach. By myself. Just thinking. Staring out into the waves.Every so often I went for a swim to cool off. The waves were gentle swells that lifted me up and down, up and down. The water temperature was "walk in perfect". Th (read full article)
Fish Tacos with Sweet Corn Salsa
It was a hot day and I wanted to spend as little time as possible in the kitchen. It worked out really well, I hardly spent any time at the kitchen, Scott was largely responsible for dinner.I highly recommend saving some fresh, local sweetcorn for m (read full article)
Chilled Soba, Avocado, & Grapefruit Salad
“Summer is the time when one sheds one’s tensions with one’s clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit. A few of those days and you can become drunk with the belief that all’s righ (read full article)
Ten Quesadillas
One, little two, little three, quesadillas, four, little five, little six quesadillas, seven, little eight, little nine quesadillas, ten quesadillas all! Yes! I've been eating quesadillas last week, and I never get tired of them. I love cheese, and f (read full article)
Grilled Steak with Avocado Sauce
Yum. Yum and Yum..and yum and yum and yum and yuuummm. Really that is all that came to mind when I was trying to figure out how to describe the dinner that I just had. Yes, that is right, I am writing this literally minutes after I finished eating i (read full article)
CEiMB: Chicken with Warm Tomato-Corn Salad
I am super excited to be the HOST for this week’s Craving Ellie In My Belly Cook Book Club. My goal was to pick something that really embraced summer, yet was light and simple. I was able to pick up almost everything I (read full article)
Tastes of Past and Present - Shrimp Cakes with Cilantro Yogurt Sauce
Years ago when I lived in Baton Rouge, I frequented a local burger joint that served a spicy shrimp burger. It was the same idea as a crab cake, yet made with shrimp and placed on a bun with some remoulade sauce. The shrimp cake itself was (read full article)
7 Layer Dip Cups
I bought four ramekins a few weeks ago and it was the best purchase I've made to use in my kitchen. They make serving individual servings simpler and since I'm a snacker (new word) this is perfect. Plus I'm a little bit of a germaphobe s (read full article)
Avocado and Green Tomato Gazpacho
I literally JUST made this for dinner, accompanied by flax crackers. A few more ingredients than I would like, but with everything on hand, and with the assistance of MY BEAUTIFUL NEW VITAMIX (YESSSS!), I whipped it up really fast. Pretty yummy, but (read full article)
Yes, but What do You Really Use?
In each person's personal life there comes a time (or two or three) when others bring your profession into play by asking for advice. For me, it's always welcome. I love to share with others and if I can help someone in their food life it makes me ha (read full article)
Saffron Rice & Black Bean Burrito w/ Shaved Goat Cheese & topped w/ Pineapple-Sriracha Salsa
I felt like having a burrito today. Instead of going to the MANY Mexican spots here in the Italian Market, I decided to make my own. I wanted a veggie burrito, but still wanted it to be hearty. Here’s what I came up with – turned out quit (read full article)



