Grilled Pear Salad with Strawberries & Chevre
Grilled Pear Salad
with Strawberries and Chevre
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients
• 1 clove garlic, pressed
• 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon honey, to taste
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• plus 1 tablespoon for pears
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 4-oz. package mixed greens, washed and dried
• 3 large […]
DIY Beeswax Food Wraps
How to Make Beeswax Food Wraps
Supplies
- Squares of fabric
- Beeswax bars or Beeswax pastilles
- Kitchen grater (for wax bars)
- Iron
- Parchment paper
- Kitchen towels
- Scissors
Step 1: Cut your squares.
Any cotton fabric will work. This is a great way to use up scraps of fabric, or you can […]
Charoset
Charoset
Total Time:
15 minutes
Servings: 6
Charoset is a traditional Passover dish of apples, walnuts, wine and honey, served as part of the Seder ritual. Each Jewish ethnic community has its own variations on the dish, so feel free to adapt it to your liking! You can enjoy this tasty apple salad over oatmeal at […]
Cactus Paddle Tostadas
Cactus Paddle Tostadas
Total Time:
35 minutes
Makes 8
Ingredients:
• 3 tablespoons safflower or corn oil
• 3 pounds fresh nopales rinsed, cleaned and diced; or, if canned, rinsed thoroughly
• 1/2 pound ripe tomato chopped
• 3 tablespoons white onion chopped
• 1 tablespoon cilantro chopped, optional
• 1 jalapeño pepper chopped, seeding optional
• 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed […]
Naturally Dyed Eggs
Egg dyeing is a fun way to celebrate this time of year—and it’s a tradition that goes way back—as much as 5,000 years when Persians celebrated springtime with eggs colored with plant-based dyes. Plant dyes can be just as useful today and they’re plentiful; in fact you very well might have dye-worthy ingredients in your kitchen already.
Here are some great […]
Spinach and Almond-Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
Spinach and Almond-Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
Total Time:
30 minutes
Makes 6
Ingredients
- 6 portobello mushrooms, stems and gills removed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, diced (about 2 cups)
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 12 ounces frozen spinach, thawed
- 1/4 cup low-fat milk
- 3 […]
Arugula-Kumquat with Orange-Currant Vinaigrette
flat lay bowl of spinach, arugula, kumquat and cheese salad on dark table
Arugula-Kumquat Salad with Orange-Currant Vinaigrette
Total Time:
15 minutes
4 Servings
Ingredients:
For the vinaigrette
• ¼ cup dried currants
• 3 Tbsp. fresh orange juice
• 2 Tbsp. walnut oil or extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 Tbsp. white balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
• Salt and black […]
Candied Citrus Peel
Candied Citrus Peel
Total Time:
55 minutes
Makes about 30-40 candied strips
Ingredients:
• 4 to 5 large valencia or navel oranges
• 2 cups water
• 1 ½ cups granulated sugar divided
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
Directions:
Trim the tops and bottoms of the oranges. Use a vegetables peeler or knife to peel the oranges from […]